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Old 01-02-2019, 11:47 AM
 
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This message thread is 5 years old -- but it still is the same!
I just moved from Syracuse NY, and I have never been to a place in Austin that gives Upstate NY sized portions. (like even Italian places which are very common up North, the ones here in Austin give such small portions for the same price or usually more - and spaghetti is so cheap you think you could at least load up on that, but no...).
Everything was supposed to be bigger in Texas ha-ha!
But the standard in ANY Chinese place in Upstate NY is a quart which is much bigger and cheaper than anything Ive been served here (Ive tried at least 5 Chinese places here so far - from "mom and pop" to chain). The standard should be a quart main dish AND then rice in another pint/quart container.

People say "order a main dish here and it will be the same" -- no its not even close. Which is weird because I thought those were just iconic American standard Chinese food take out containers. They are always in comics and movies...

The dinners here come in those low flat rectangular plastic containers, that would have been a lunch size in NY. In Austin its always the 2 combined in one container, or just a literally scoop of rice (again rice being so cheap its weird to skimp on it!?).

Ice cream sundaes, chicken parm, Chinese food - doesn't matter -- all serving sizes seem to be way smaller and/or way more expensive here which is a shame
Still looking for a place!!! (You'd probably corner the market and be the biggest most popular restaurant if you just copied NY sizes!)
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Old 01-02-2019, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Avery Ranch, Austin, TX
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Still looking for a place!!! (You'd probably corner the market and be the biggest most popular restaurant if you just copied NY sizes!)



BUT, they would have to find a place with workable rent!!! Back in my sandwich shop days, food cost needed to be 25-30% of the sales price. With the crazy rent and taxes here, that number likely has to be much lower to offset the other expense(s).
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Old 01-02-2019, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I get quarts of gumbo to go for like $12.99 at Stuffed Seafood restaurant, so it's possible to get similar prices but most Chinese restaurants don't do it in such sizes.
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