Dinner tonight: four containers of gravy and a Diet Sprite
October 7, 2014 11:02 AM Subscribe
Imagine you're hungry for dinner, stuck at home and don't really want to cook. But you're also deeply ambivalent about what to order--Chinese? Pizza? Sushi? Well, Mike Lacher has you covered. Give his new web app Seamless Roulette your Seamless.com account details and a maximum cost, and it places an order for you at a random nearby restaurant, for something it randomly selects from the menu. If you like surprises and giving up the power to choose your own meal, this might just be for you.
babsi blöe
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:13 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:13 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
I'm just waiting for it to order 100 .50 cent packets of ketchup or something.
posted by The Whelk at 11:13 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 11:13 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
When you tell me you don't care what we have for dinner, you'd better mean it.
posted by ODiV at 11:14 AM on October 7, 2014 [38 favorites]
posted by ODiV at 11:14 AM on October 7, 2014 [38 favorites]
I'm hoping the mods can take out the word 'being' from the last sentence! Oops.
posted by yellowcandy at 11:15 AM on October 7, 2014
posted by yellowcandy at 11:15 AM on October 7, 2014
Mod note: Thought about taking out a random word instead, decided against.
posted by restless_nomad (staff) at 11:16 AM on October 7, 2014 [89 favorites]
posted by restless_nomad (staff) at 11:16 AM on October 7, 2014 [89 favorites]
$3
posted by phaedon at 11:20 AM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by phaedon at 11:20 AM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
The "recent orders" they list actually don't look so bad, if a little sushi-heavy. I suppose, though, if you're willing to order a random meal from a random restaurant, you'd be willing for it to be sushi.
posted by Curious Artificer at 11:24 AM on October 7, 2014
posted by Curious Artificer at 11:24 AM on October 7, 2014
If you like surprises and giving up the power to choose your own meal, this might just be for you.
As a somewhat picky eater who was forced to eat tons of stuff I hated while growing up, there are few things I would hate more than this.
posted by sockerpup at 11:28 AM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
As a somewhat picky eater who was forced to eat tons of stuff I hated while growing up, there are few things I would hate more than this.
posted by sockerpup at 11:28 AM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
So FUNNY STORY, my wife likes Papa John's so when we want pizza we alternate between Real Pizza™ and Papa John's. So one night she orders it on her phone and tells me and she says she ordered extra sauce on the pizza, and extra ranch dipping sauce. Ok, sure.
So we get the pizza and there's no extra ranch. There's also no sauce on the pizza. And it's like 9 PM and we're hungry so fuck it, let's just eat the pizza. Halfway through the pizza we realize that it's particularly moist and tangy for something that we suspect has no sauce on it.
That's when we realize that, somehow, someway, the people at Papa John's got the idea that they are to replace the pizza sauce with ranch dressing on the pizza. They did not think to call us to verify this abomination of a recipe, they just made the thing. I don't blame the pizza people; I assume it's corporate policy to not question orders like that, as any pizza place run by people not beholden to the Franchise Laws would do before probably refusing to even make it.
It was our own private None Pizza with Left Beef.
posted by griphus at 11:32 AM on October 7, 2014 [39 favorites]
So we get the pizza and there's no extra ranch. There's also no sauce on the pizza. And it's like 9 PM and we're hungry so fuck it, let's just eat the pizza. Halfway through the pizza we realize that it's particularly moist and tangy for something that we suspect has no sauce on it.
That's when we realize that, somehow, someway, the people at Papa John's got the idea that they are to replace the pizza sauce with ranch dressing on the pizza. They did not think to call us to verify this abomination of a recipe, they just made the thing. I don't blame the pizza people; I assume it's corporate policy to not question orders like that, as any pizza place run by people not beholden to the Franchise Laws would do before probably refusing to even make it.
It was our own private None Pizza with Left Beef.
posted by griphus at 11:32 AM on October 7, 2014 [39 favorites]
Yeah I wouldn't try this, most of the take-out places near me are Indian and I have a max tolerance on spicy food.
posted by HypotheticalWoman at 11:34 AM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by HypotheticalWoman at 11:34 AM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
This is like my favorite thing... Now, make it into a restaurant and make me pay extra for rude service, and I can die happy.
posted by joecacti at 11:37 AM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by joecacti at 11:37 AM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
"When you're here - you're family, which means we treat you like crap, expect constant praise, obsessively micromanage your eating habits and you have no choice over what we serve!"
posted by The Whelk at 11:40 AM on October 7, 2014 [18 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 11:40 AM on October 7, 2014 [18 favorites]
This is the kind of app that will teach you to care and live consciously.
posted by srboisvert at 11:41 AM on October 7, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by srboisvert at 11:41 AM on October 7, 2014 [6 favorites]
I can't stand mushrooms, so can I tell it NO MUSHROOMS EVER? Otherwise its a no-go.
posted by marienbad at 11:46 AM on October 7, 2014
posted by marienbad at 11:46 AM on October 7, 2014
joecacti: , make it into a restaurant and make me pay extra for rude service, and I can die happy.
If you like, I can offer you the chance to be berated by phone, for a price to be negotiated. Think of it as a way to get rude service in the comfort of your own home!
posted by filthy light thief at 11:51 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
If you like, I can offer you the chance to be berated by phone, for a price to be negotiated. Think of it as a way to get rude service in the comfort of your own home!
posted by filthy light thief at 11:51 AM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Uber-Roulette: tell it your maximum price and Uber drops you off in a random part of the city.
posted by 2bucksplus at 11:58 AM on October 7, 2014 [27 favorites]
posted by 2bucksplus at 11:58 AM on October 7, 2014 [27 favorites]
This is actually right up my alley. I'm 100% down with saying "fuck it" and letting the universe decide what happens to me. I might try it tonight.
posted by naju at 12:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by naju at 12:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
Uh, there's only 5 seamless restaurants near me. 4 are pizza and the 5th is a Quizno's. Nevermind I guess.
posted by naju at 12:04 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by naju at 12:04 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
DEFINITELY doing this tonight but I live in Astoria so 100% chance of Greek food.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 12:09 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 12:09 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
What $ amount should I put, I'm guess like 22$ for just me otherwise more likely to be appetizers or something.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 12:12 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by Potomac Avenue at 12:12 PM on October 7, 2014
function selectRandomFood() { return "pizza"; }
posted by idiopath at 12:13 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by idiopath at 12:13 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Someone has weaponised the "What do you want to eat tonight?" - "I don't know, you choose" wars.
posted by Omnomnom at 12:24 PM on October 7, 2014 [40 favorites]
posted by Omnomnom at 12:24 PM on October 7, 2014 [40 favorites]
"What do you want to eat tonight?" - "I don't know, you choose" wars.
YOU SEE YOU'D NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM IF YOU KEPT CAREFUL AND DETAILED RECORDS OF YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANS SO YOU NEVER EVER HAVE THIS ARGUMENT EVER AGAIN WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT I'M BEING PERFECTLY RATIONAL YOU'RE THE ONE WHOSE SCREAMING
posted by The Whelk at 12:26 PM on October 7, 2014 [20 favorites]
YOU SEE YOU'D NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM IF YOU KEPT CAREFUL AND DETAILED RECORDS OF YOUR WEEKLY MEAL PLANS SO YOU NEVER EVER HAVE THIS ARGUMENT EVER AGAIN WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT I'M BEING PERFECTLY RATIONAL YOU'RE THE ONE WHOSE SCREAMING
posted by The Whelk at 12:26 PM on October 7, 2014 [20 favorites]
Someone has weaponised the "What do you want to eat tonight?" - "I don't know, you choose" wars.
Why weaponize when you can monetize?
posted by griphus at 12:28 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Why weaponize when you can monetize?
posted by griphus at 12:28 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
I picked up a Little Caesar's Hot and Ready Soft Pretzel Crust pizza on the way to a party last weekend.
instead of pizza sauce, I'm pretty sure they used butter sauce.
I want to get really, really drunk and eat an entire one of those.
posted by rebent at 12:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
instead of pizza sauce, I'm pretty sure they used butter sauce.
I want to get really, really drunk and eat an entire one of those.
posted by rebent at 12:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
If no one in our house can decide what we want, it's cheesesteaks from the local place (which is also the closest place). Often, that means no one can decide on purpose, because cheesesteaks are pretty good.
That's what you have to do people: set a default.
posted by 2bucksplus at 12:33 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
That's what you have to do people: set a default.
posted by 2bucksplus at 12:33 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
I am going to learn machine learning and create a program that does sentiment analysis on Web 2.0 startup disruptive services that MeFi are okay with and not okay with, this is one for the first column
posted by Apocryphon at 12:34 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Apocryphon at 12:34 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
no the default should be nothing as you fast and contemplate being more decisive in life.
posted by The Whelk at 12:44 PM on October 7, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 12:44 PM on October 7, 2014 [8 favorites]
Why weaponize when you can monetize?
Ah, but that's the worst part: "I don't care" means "I actually have a number of preferences that you'll have to slowly draw out of me".
posted by Sangermaine at 12:47 PM on October 7, 2014 [17 favorites]
Ah, but that's the worst part: "I don't care" means "I actually have a number of preferences that you'll have to slowly draw out of me".
posted by Sangermaine at 12:47 PM on October 7, 2014 [17 favorites]
I picked up a Little Caesar's Hot and Ready Soft Pretzel Crust pizza
Welp. Now I know how I'll die.
posted by like_a_friend at 12:50 PM on October 7, 2014 [6 favorites]
Welp. Now I know how I'll die.
posted by like_a_friend at 12:50 PM on October 7, 2014 [6 favorites]
I don't blame the pizza people; I assume it's corporate policy to not question orders like that
So, I have a standard pizza order from Domino's. (Shut up, people who know I used to live in NYC, sometimes you just need pizza-shaped food and not to talk to anyone or put on pants.) It's a medium pizza and a 20 oz diet coke. I sometimes mix up the specific pizza toppings, but it's always one medium pizza and a beverage.
Last year I had a small film shoot at my place, and for lunch I decided to order Domino's. Instead of my usual "pizza for one" order, I ordered like 5 pizzas. The folks at Domino's were so shocked that they called me to confirm that there wasn't a typo.
So, yes, at least at some chain delivery places, the staff is empowered to double check so as to avoid None Pizza With Left Beef.
posted by Sara C. at 1:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
So, I have a standard pizza order from Domino's. (Shut up, people who know I used to live in NYC, sometimes you just need pizza-shaped food and not to talk to anyone or put on pants.) It's a medium pizza and a 20 oz diet coke. I sometimes mix up the specific pizza toppings, but it's always one medium pizza and a beverage.
Last year I had a small film shoot at my place, and for lunch I decided to order Domino's. Instead of my usual "pizza for one" order, I ordered like 5 pizzas. The folks at Domino's were so shocked that they called me to confirm that there wasn't a typo.
So, yes, at least at some chain delivery places, the staff is empowered to double check so as to avoid None Pizza With Left Beef.
posted by Sara C. at 1:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
Little Caeasar's Pizza: It's Edible!
posted by griphus at 1:02 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by griphus at 1:02 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
One night in the near future we will do this and I will report back.
posted by Lyn Never at 1:13 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Lyn Never at 1:13 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
There's a place down the road where you would have even odds of getting delicious fried chicken or some live fish bait. If that isn't casting your fate to the wind I don't know what is.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 1:23 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 1:23 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
It would be more lot more interesting if it was live chicken and fried fish bait.
posted by TheLittlePrince at 1:24 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by TheLittlePrince at 1:24 PM on October 7, 2014 [5 favorites]
Little Caeasar's Pizza: It's Edible!*
*Participation may vary
posted by Wolfdog at 1:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [12 favorites]
*Participation may vary
posted by Wolfdog at 1:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [12 favorites]
That's when we realize that, somehow, someway, the people at Papa John's got the idea that they are to replace the pizza sauce with ranch dressing on the pizza
This was on the menu at a restaurant where I used to work. It was Buffalo Chicken Pizza, and there were also chunks of chicken on the top drenched in buffalo sauce, and then the whole thing was sprayed with a "garnish" of ranch and buffalo sauce, too.
It was very popular.
posted by rue72 at 1:34 PM on October 7, 2014
This was on the menu at a restaurant where I used to work. It was Buffalo Chicken Pizza, and there were also chunks of chicken on the top drenched in buffalo sauce, and then the whole thing was sprayed with a "garnish" of ranch and buffalo sauce, too.
It was very popular.
posted by rue72 at 1:34 PM on October 7, 2014
I am very tempted, but there's no way I'm going to do this.
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 1:41 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 1:41 PM on October 7, 2014
If you have a nut allergy it's a modern version of Russian Roulette!
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:42 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:42 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
I can think of much worse outcomes than a container of gravy for dinner.
posted by Room 641-A at 1:43 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 1:43 PM on October 7, 2014 [4 favorites]
I love this idea, but I wish it were possible to eliminate desserts and drinks. I don't wanna roll the dice and wind up with 10 Sprites in a sack.
posted by showbiz_liz at 1:49 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by showbiz_liz at 1:49 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Yeah, they should have some sort of button you can press that says, "I need actual sustenance."
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 1:50 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by roomthreeseventeen at 1:50 PM on October 7, 2014
no no no no. Each Order should be displayed as an art object in a gallery. Ten cans of soda - contemplate the calorie and sugar load of such easily available drinks, is it really a liquid dinner? A sack full of condiments? Maybe making imitation of food is easier than real food and what does this mean? A Kimchi taco can be a commentary on "authentic cuisine" and the dynamic power of markets to change food trends.
I'd like my grant now.
posted by The Whelk at 1:52 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
I'd like my grant now.
posted by The Whelk at 1:52 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
That's how you get ants, not grants.
posted by mochapickle at 1:59 PM on October 7, 2014 [14 favorites]
posted by mochapickle at 1:59 PM on October 7, 2014 [14 favorites]
Say what you want about Little Caesar's, it is cheaper, better, and largely easier than any frozen pizza you care to name, and it is frozen pizza that surely deserves the scornful status of bottom of the pizza barrel.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 2:02 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 2:02 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
Where might one find this ...pizza barrel?
posted by The Whelk at 2:09 PM on October 7, 2014 [11 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 2:09 PM on October 7, 2014 [11 favorites]
I assume it's corporate policy to not question orders like that, as any pizza place run by people not beholden to the Franchise Laws would do before probably refusing to even make it.
As someone who worked with a couple Indian guys who ordered their pizza with just pineapple and jalapeños (like crust, pineapple, jalapeños, and nothing else), the more likely situation is that you were seen as just another crazy pizza person.
Just the other day I accidentally got someone else's order, which was a thin crust pizza, well-done (burnt), with wing sauce instead of tomato sauce, no cheese, with pepperoni. It was super awful, but someone called in and ordered it.
posted by sideshow at 2:14 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
As someone who worked with a couple Indian guys who ordered their pizza with just pineapple and jalapeños (like crust, pineapple, jalapeños, and nothing else), the more likely situation is that you were seen as just another crazy pizza person.
Just the other day I accidentally got someone else's order, which was a thin crust pizza, well-done (burnt), with wing sauce instead of tomato sauce, no cheese, with pepperoni. It was super awful, but someone called in and ordered it.
posted by sideshow at 2:14 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Amy's Kitchen frozen pizza is actually pretty decent, especially if you throw some of your own toppings on it.
posted by griphus at 2:15 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by griphus at 2:15 PM on October 7, 2014
One night in the near future we will do this and I will report back.
Hopefully!
posted by Celsius1414 at 2:26 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Hopefully!
posted by Celsius1414 at 2:26 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
roomthreeseventeen, one of my best friends is Heir to the Beer Barrel Pizza Empire. Thanks to his father's other local food franchise, "Happy Daz," my friend is also the Pork Prince of Northwestern Ohio.
posted by harperpitt at 2:36 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by harperpitt at 2:36 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Here in Australia we were recently gifted with the ability to order Domino's pizza using PayPal. Pretty handy. That's the best we could come up with in 2014. 2015 is gonna be a ball-tearer.
posted by turbid dahlia at 2:50 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by turbid dahlia at 2:50 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
I don't live close enough to civilization to have Seamless, so I deputized a friend in Manhattan. She ended up with soft shell crab buns (slathered in mayo) and, separately, a dollar's worth of spring roll sauce. She hates mayo, ate it anyway, and I think she might be mad at me.
posted by pemberkins at 3:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [18 favorites]
posted by pemberkins at 3:01 PM on October 7, 2014 [18 favorites]
Oh my god, this is eerie. Just yesterday I was ordering from Seamless and literally said out loud, Why doesn't Seamless have a "random" button where they just pick something from your previous orders and send it?
There's always a huge sigh that comes out of me every time I log into Seamless because picking from a list of options I'm not real thrilled about is pretty enervating. On the other hand, Seamless gets about 40% of my spending money every week. And yes, Seamless, and not their unusable little brother Grubhub who I only go through when I want a restaurant that will send booze.
posted by bleep at 3:40 PM on October 7, 2014
There's always a huge sigh that comes out of me every time I log into Seamless because picking from a list of options I'm not real thrilled about is pretty enervating. On the other hand, Seamless gets about 40% of my spending money every week. And yes, Seamless, and not their unusable little brother Grubhub who I only go through when I want a restaurant that will send booze.
posted by bleep at 3:40 PM on October 7, 2014
Seamless bought GrubHub so now we are spared their hilariously inept ads on the subway.
My big problem is that all the places with delivery range of me suck cause everyone in my neighborhood is 7 or 77 so I end up just ordering tacos or pizza.
posted by The Whelk at 3:45 PM on October 7, 2014
My big problem is that all the places with delivery range of me suck cause everyone in my neighborhood is 7 or 77 so I end up just ordering tacos or pizza.
posted by The Whelk at 3:45 PM on October 7, 2014
RESULTS: Garlic murder wings and walnut chicken yellows. Not bad!
posted by Potomac Avenue at 4:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 4:32 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
griphus: Amy's Kitchen frozen pizza is actually pretty decent, especially if you throw some of your own toppings on it.
Even though i know what Amy's is, my first reaction to this was that Amy's Baking Company had expanded in to a nationally distributed frozen food business and i was like DUDE WHAT?!?!
posted by emptythought at 5:16 PM on October 7, 2014 [9 favorites]
Even though i know what Amy's is, my first reaction to this was that Amy's Baking Company had expanded in to a nationally distributed frozen food business and i was like DUDE WHAT?!?!
posted by emptythought at 5:16 PM on October 7, 2014 [9 favorites]
Seems to be closed now, sadly.
posted by wanderingmind at 5:32 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by wanderingmind at 5:32 PM on October 7, 2014
Damn - not surprising that Seamless didn't let it continue, but it's such a fun idea.
posted by naju at 5:43 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by naju at 5:43 PM on October 7, 2014
Glad I got in there first he said, vomiting sticky sugar walnuts like a fountain.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:47 PM on October 7, 2014 [10 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 5:47 PM on October 7, 2014 [10 favorites]
jesus christ nothing actually funny like this that's sort of at the expense of a company gets to exist for more than 5 minutes anymore, it feels like.
posted by emptythought at 5:48 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by emptythought at 5:48 PM on October 7, 2014 [3 favorites]
How was extra people ordering via seamless detrimental to their operation?
posted by bystander at 6:08 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by bystander at 6:08 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
My guess is that they got a bunch of angry emails from restaurants fielding complaints from irate customers who got wacky shit they didn't want.
posted by Sara C. at 6:14 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by Sara C. at 6:14 PM on October 7, 2014
This is why we can't have rice thins.
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:08 PM on October 7, 2014 [12 favorites]
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:08 PM on October 7, 2014 [12 favorites]
Damn it I actually wanted to try this
posted by showbiz_liz at 7:13 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by showbiz_liz at 7:13 PM on October 7, 2014
This is why we can't have spiced wings.
This is why we can't have iced drinks.
This is why we can't have sliced rings.
This is why we can't have undercooked-looking walnut chicken goo.
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:19 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
This is why we can't have iced drinks.
This is why we can't have sliced rings.
This is why we can't have undercooked-looking walnut chicken goo.
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:19 PM on October 7, 2014 [7 favorites]
Oh, you know, I bet what happened was, a bunch of people got the confirmation emails, read them, decided they didn't want whatever it was, and called to cancel.
posted by showbiz_liz at 7:22 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by showbiz_liz at 7:22 PM on October 7, 2014 [2 favorites]
Oh god there's a Little Caesar that has just opened up in Casula that's only an 11 hour drive from my place, I could be there just in time for the store to be closed and then sit in the parking lot for another 12 hours and then I could have a pizza! I'd probably go for a CRAZY BREAD as well!
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:44 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by turbid dahlia at 7:44 PM on October 7, 2014
i would totally do this if i could make a NO MEAT exception
posted by cristinacristinacristina at 7:44 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by cristinacristinacristina at 7:44 PM on October 7, 2014
I would totally do this if it were just a random choice between General Tsos and sesame chicken as the only two options. And, I don't know, what kind of fried rice comes with.
posted by 2bucksplus at 8:16 PM on October 7, 2014
posted by 2bucksplus at 8:16 PM on October 7, 2014
I picked up a Little Caesar's Hot and Ready Soft Pretzel Crust pizza on the way to a party last weekend.
instead of pizza sauce, I'm pretty sure they used butter sauce.
I'm a little ashamed to know this, but the Little Caesar's Hot and Ready Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza is not made with tomato sauce, it's made with a "creamy cheddar cheese sauce". (Don't judge, there was a commercial on last night.)
posted by Weeping_angel at 9:53 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
instead of pizza sauce, I'm pretty sure they used butter sauce.
I'm a little ashamed to know this, but the Little Caesar's Hot and Ready Soft Pretzel Crust Pizza is not made with tomato sauce, it's made with a "creamy cheddar cheese sauce". (Don't judge, there was a commercial on last night.)
posted by Weeping_angel at 9:53 PM on October 7, 2014 [1 favorite]
Little Caeasar's Pizza: It's Edible!
Let's not get all crazy here.
posted by malocchio at 7:26 AM on October 8, 2014
Let's not get all crazy here.
posted by malocchio at 7:26 AM on October 8, 2014
Glad I got in there first he said, vomiting sticky sugar walnuts like a fountain.
Yeah, and my previously-mentioned deputy in Manhattan had a mystery allergic reaction.
Seamless Roulette: Poisoning People for About Twelve Hours That One Time
posted by pemberkins at 7:43 AM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
Yeah, and my previously-mentioned deputy in Manhattan had a mystery allergic reaction.
Seamless Roulette: Poisoning People for About Twelve Hours That One Time
posted by pemberkins at 7:43 AM on October 8, 2014 [5 favorites]
Seamless Roulette: Poisoning People for About Twelve Hours That One Time
You have no idea how badly I needed that laugh this morning, but thank you.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:00 AM on October 8, 2014
You have no idea how badly I needed that laugh this morning, but thank you.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:00 AM on October 8, 2014
Nah man I was just playin it was just soggy Chinese food made scarier by its unknown provenance.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:06 PM on October 8, 2014
posted by Potomac Avenue at 6:06 PM on October 8, 2014
So, I have a standard pizza order from Domino's. (Shut up, people who know I used to live in NYC, sometimes you just need pizza-shaped food and not to talk to anyone or put on pants.)
I grew up in NYC, love "real" NYC pizza, and yet I'm the SAME WAY sometimes. I prefer Pizza Hut and Papa John's to Domino's, but I love that you can order $10 worth of food and they'll deliver it, usually pretty quickly. Sometimes it's just me and I don't want to place a $25 order!
posted by mirepoix at 11:10 PM on October 8, 2014
I grew up in NYC, love "real" NYC pizza, and yet I'm the SAME WAY sometimes. I prefer Pizza Hut and Papa John's to Domino's, but I love that you can order $10 worth of food and they'll deliver it, usually pretty quickly. Sometimes it's just me and I don't want to place a $25 order!
posted by mirepoix at 11:10 PM on October 8, 2014
joecacti: "This is like my favorite thing... Now, make it into a restaurant and make me pay extra for rude service, and I can die happy."
Ah, but they also need extremelylimited exclusive service -- and no reservations, just the first 25 people to hit submit after 5PM or something.
posted by pwnguin at 11:15 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
Ah, but they also need extremely
posted by pwnguin at 11:15 PM on October 8, 2014 [1 favorite]
i think you're beanplating this. if it's going to be an actual meatspace, brick and mortar restaurant... just let people line up outside.
there's a little tiny storefront in my town that used to be amazing(it's still pretty good, but they switched recipes and it kind of faltered). All they made was biscuits and gravy, and other biscuit-based breakfast meals. There was no real menu, they were only open for a few hours certain mornings, and it was kind of overpriced. There were also no reservations and the place was hilariously small(but you could get carryout).
There would be a FAT line. Like up the block and around the corner. They'd just run until they sold out, and never scaled up or did more than X number of biscuit runs in the oven.
"Line up and maybe get in and get a totally random meal" would well, successfully create a huge line of people. Especially if the food was halfway decent.
posted by emptythought at 3:57 AM on October 9, 2014
there's a little tiny storefront in my town that used to be amazing(it's still pretty good, but they switched recipes and it kind of faltered). All they made was biscuits and gravy, and other biscuit-based breakfast meals. There was no real menu, they were only open for a few hours certain mornings, and it was kind of overpriced. There were also no reservations and the place was hilariously small(but you could get carryout).
There would be a FAT line. Like up the block and around the corner. They'd just run until they sold out, and never scaled up or did more than X number of biscuit runs in the oven.
"Line up and maybe get in and get a totally random meal" would well, successfully create a huge line of people. Especially if the food was halfway decent.
posted by emptythought at 3:57 AM on October 9, 2014
"Line up and maybe get in and get a totally random meal" would well, successfully create a huge line of people. Especially if the food was halfway decent.
It's not totally random, but Maude is pretty close and is one of the hottest restaurants in L.A.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:10 AM on October 9, 2014
It's not totally random, but Maude is pretty close and is one of the hottest restaurants in L.A.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:10 AM on October 9, 2014
It is surprisingly hard to Google a recipe for "garlic murder" wings, but I feel I must have some. What are they?
posted by Joe in Australia at 9:54 PM on October 11, 2014
posted by Joe in Australia at 9:54 PM on October 11, 2014
It's the way I started doing lunch in Japan. I found a couple of hole-in-the-wall restaurants that had all-Japanese menus and just kept going there. I'd decline the English menu and just choose something from the Japanese menu I couldn't read. They caught on and just started suggesting things for me. Nice people. It turned out great.
Now I can read somewhat, so it isn't as fun.
posted by ctmf at 9:04 PM on October 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
Now I can read somewhat, so it isn't as fun.
posted by ctmf at 9:04 PM on October 13, 2014 [2 favorites]
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