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Back to the buffet

Oof. How did we end up back here so soon?

Note: “Sushi is meant to be eaten with the rice. There will be an extra charge for leftover sushi rice.” Growing up, I recall sushi being less widely available, and hence, more expensive: all-you-can-eat was an astounding concept, and articles were written about how diners would try to game the system by just eating the pricey fish and hiding their sushi rice in the darnedest places, so as to maximize the value of their buffet tabs: tucked into napkins, slipped into pockets, discreetly dropped onto the floor under the table, hidden under dinner plates. Bathroom attendants at the end of the night would find the wastebaskets overflowing with discarded vinegared rice pellets.

Unethical diners? Somehow, it does not surprise me at all.

There are 4 Comments ... Back to the buffet

Qsoz
August 29, 2007

Has you heart ever stopped while eating at a buffet?

vipnyc
August 29, 2007

Stopped? No. Hiccuped, maybe.

avisualperson
September 5, 2007

ya, sorry; shots of buffet food will NEVER look good; funny to see a peking duck chillin next to a prime rib though.

vipnyc
September 5, 2007

True… which is why I refrained the last time. In the interests of full documentation, though, I present them here. For my efforts, I was treated to a scolding by the hostess. A gentle one, but a scolding just the same.

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