‘Deserts are often lazy and some restaurants will use commercial ice cream etc.’
–QuentinUK
14.
‘My rip-off: potato skins. Even made in house, they’re not costing more than $2 a portion and selling for +$10.’
–DarthChefDad
15.
‘Yes! I went to a restaurant in Maine and my kids wanted gyozas. They are a huge fan of the frozen ones from Trader Joe’s for like $4 a bag for 20+. Order 6 for like $8. Definitely the same ones from TJ’s. They wanted more so I ordered another one. Ouch.’
–NgapTales
16.
‘Gyoza//pot stickers at MOST teriyaki joints.. usually just frozen Costco or Sysco brand marked up by 10x.’
–rep-
17.
‘Surprised no one said this yet… bar food – fried Pickles!! You literally slice up like one large single pickle, batter it, and deep fry it, and it’s like $8-12.’
–WindWalker_dt4
18.
‘I feel like the biggest ripoff is always the quesadilla. It’s like a burrito with nothing in it that costs twice as much for some reason? It’s like 90% tortilla with some bagged cheese and sauce cups.’
–speak-eze
19.
‘I’m not a chef but man avocado toast is a ripoff at so many places. This one place charged like 11 bucks for it and they served the toast cold. I know that they have to markup avocados but jfc if i pay 11 for it that toast better be doing its job. It best be toasty!’
–PerkoWits
20.
‘Not a chef but former server. The Japanese restaurant I used to work for sold two pieces of mochi ice cream on their dessert menu for $4.75. Meanwhile you could buy a whole box of the mochi ice cream brand they used for $5 and it comes with six pieces.’
–VintageStrawberries
21.
‘Most fried foods are cheap frozen stuff dropping straight into the frier. When I find a place that breads their own chicken strips or onion rings, I am a loyal customer!’
–Terpsichorean_Wombat
22.
‘Wasabi is often horseradish dyed green.’
–BrangdonJ
