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Pay-by-weight restaurants: Are they common where you live?
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| Lira |
I was too young when I lived abroad, but everyone I know that comes from a different country tells me that there are no pay-by-weight restaurants elsewhere in the world, and I've never seen one in my trips overseas. Reading an article in the NYT about São Paulo, I was a bit surprised that the reporter actually took the time to describe how pay-by-weight restaurants work:| quote: | | An even better deal – though a bit more complicated to figure out – are the pay by weight buffets, often referred to as “kilo” spots and marked with a sign with “Comida por Kilo” or the borrowed English phrase “Self-Service.” Forget “por favor” or “obrigado,” the key Portuguese word to learn here is “comanda,” either a slip of paper or an electronic card you’re given to keep track of how much you spend; you pay at the end. Grab a plate, fill it with whatever you wish and take it to the scale. Someone will weigh it, mark your comanda, and often take your drink order. |
Is this really a Brazilian thing? :conf: |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I was too young when I lived abroad, but everyone I know that comes from a different country tells me that there are no pay-by-weight restaurants elsewhere in the world, and I've never seen one in my trips overseas. Reading an article in the NYT about São Paulo, I was a bit surprised that the reporter actually took the time to describe how pay-by-weight restaurants work:
Is this really a Brazilian thing? :conf: |
I've never seen such a system on any of my travels. Certainly, we do not have such a system here. |
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| Ivand |
| Ive seen some around here. Not as common, but there are. Is not really that bad, the cafeteria of a supermarket near my office works like that. |
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| jonSun |
| Only time ive seen that is the salad bar at hospitals. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
Only time ive seen that is the salad bar at hospitals. |
Indeed. |
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| david.michael |
I've never seen it, but I'm a big fat American and we're all about "all you can eat" for whatever price.
brb gorging myself at Golden Corral. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| what a stupid way to do business....I have many friends who weigh a lot less then me but can eat me under the table any day of the week. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
what a stupid way to do business....I have many friends who weigh a lot less then me but can eat me under the table any day of the week. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
what a stupid way to do business....I have many friends who weigh a lot less then me but can eat me under the table any day of the week. |
You realize they weigh the food, not the patron, right? |
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| OkiDokie |
| I've Heard about the concept, but never been to a restaurant that uses it. |
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| Abercrombie |
In the Czech Republic, I did eat at one. I didn't mind the cost because the Canadian dollar had a great exchange rate so it was still cheap.
But here, salad bars (Longo's and other facy-ass grocery stores) are the only way I've seen it by weight here. |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| i ate at one in chicago... it was pretty good :gsmile: |
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