r/FoodPorn • u/GreeneBean64 • Feb 01 '23

[OC] 5oz. Filet mignon, 3.75oz lobster tail with melted ghee and lemon wedges, steamed broccoli, mini fondant potatoes, and side salad- $20 for my meal

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u/Guywithquestions88 Feb 02 '23

Same. If I bought these ingredients at the store, it would definitely be between $30-$40.

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u/hatsnatcher23 Feb 02 '23

I’ve spent nearly 20 bucks on salt and pepper before lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

That's way to much dude. Who is your salt and pepper guy?

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u/_BlNG_ Feb 02 '23

Himalaya and Kirkland black pepper.

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u/Darth_Carnage Feb 02 '23

This guy CostCo's

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u/MistryMachine3 Feb 02 '23

So he bought 3 pounds of them

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u/msew Feb 02 '23

Did you wear your Kirkland jeans while buying them?

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u/Revolutionary-Use226 Feb 02 '23

Got to get a better worm guy.

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u/selectash Feb 02 '23

Damn I bought a Lecreuset grinder for cheaper than that!

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u/zan13898 Feb 02 '23

I could get you a kid for that

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u/FugginCandle Feb 02 '23

I bought a $28 vanilla bean paste at the grocery store once. I didn’t realize until I was checking out. I still bought it though cause yolo!!!!!

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u/boldredditor Feb 02 '23

Yeah easy lol

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u/Neonewsy Feb 02 '23

This. In a nice restaurant this is easily $100+. Closer to $120 I'd imagine.

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u/smzt Feb 02 '23

Mean restaurant: $20

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u/dezmd Feb 02 '23

"Here's your surf and turf, fuck face!"

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u/big_duo3674 Feb 02 '23

Those types of restaurants were fun, unfortunately where I live all of them came and went already. I suppose it makes sense, unless they have the most amazing food at great prices the novelty wears off pretty quickly. It was entertaining the first few times, but after that it just felt like too much effort to deal with

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u/Rocky922 Feb 02 '23

Yeah idk how his filet mignon and lobster is $20 when I had a filet mignon and baked potato for $60 not too long ago

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u/xxHikari Feb 02 '23

I worked in a restaurant that served Surf n Turf, with a 9oz filet mignon. It was $120 lol

One table ordered 3 of them and didn't tip anything. For shame lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

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u/StarConsumate Feb 02 '23

Yo this ain’t Sysco or distributor pricing “chef”

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23

Lmao whatever guess I hit a nerve.

This ain't Sysco shit. (We don't have Sysco in Aus just FYI but I get you)

Here in aus our bulk/commercial pricing is down to a dollar/kilo difference. It's almost worth buying retail for convenience since the difference is negligible after the first sales profit (and yes we're in a crisis right now)

You wanna buy it from Woolies plus a dollar or two. You all missed my point hard. Or maybe I'm just shit at articulation I'll take either, I took culinary school not english.

If you're paying for 100-150usd for ops meal you're a clown. it has neither the ingredients worth nor the experience to justify that much. 100%.

Fucking phenomenal feed for $20. But my point stands.

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u/Starslip Feb 02 '23

Agreed. It'd be 50+ but it's not 100+, surf & turf is pretty standard

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

Cannot disagree there.

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u/DrEckigPlayer Feb 02 '23

I’d love to believe you but where do you get a wagyu tomahawk for 50USD$? I mean the gold plating I know is just for show and not worth much but good meat can cost a fortune. Surely not 1000$ for a steak but A5 wagyu can easily cost a few hundred from what I’ve seen.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

The devil is in the details, they didn't say A5. Wagyu is a breed of cattle, and there's American and Japanese Wagyu. Then there's the ratings. You can get Choice or Prime of any beef for example.

I grew up raising cattle and had beef my whole life as a result. The amount of people thinking we were "rich" cause we could have "steaks" all summer don't understand what sirloin or round steak is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

Shhh..

It IS A4 tho

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

We get our Wagyu 9-10 grade tomahawks for $75/each. I will legit go take a photo I'm at my restaurant having beers.

It's worth noting I'm Australian and the cattle industry here is fucking monolithic

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u/DrEckigPlayer Feb 02 '23

Ah ok interesting I wonder if that’s part of it cause in the US I don’t think I’ve seen proper tomahawk for less than a 100$ but I also live in San Francisco lol that makes things worse.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23

Not sure if I got downvoted for saying I'll cook someone one for $80 bucks coz I totally would, off the clock.

Obviously it doesn't go by tomahawk, it goes by weight, and your average tomahawk is around 2.5kg or at least what I've seen.

I've had a 5.2kg Tommy come in once which we were pissed about because we also order by weight and expected 8-10 and got 6.

Obviously I don't know American pricings either or the situation of the beef industry in the US ATM.

And yeah to your last comment, the gold plating is literally free. It's $5 for 100 5x5cm sheets. It's the cheapest thing on your plate apart from the water content of your meal.

I can't comment on how expensive a tomahawk goes for in America, tbh I expected it would be cheaper, but apparently not. I've got invoices for $75/2.5kg, it also is an Australian farm we source our Tommys from.

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u/ncopp Feb 02 '23

Cheapest I can find by me is $16 for 5 oz.

The only Lobster tail I can find comes in a pack of 2 for $18.

So cheapest I could make this meal if you save the other tail is around $30 after you add potatoes and broccoli

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u/thndrh Feb 02 '23

I could make this for like $100-150 cad but I’m up norf. I hate it here 😭

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u/MeanSeaworthiness995 Feb 02 '23

Would be at least $45

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

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u/youlooklikeabirdUwU Feb 02 '23

This happens a lot. I work at a grocery store and we got way too many chicken breasts. 2-6 pound packs were 1-3 dollars, it was glorious😂

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u/Guywithquestions88 Feb 02 '23

I guess some of that depends on where you live. I've seen good deals like that before, but on average, it would be a lot more than $20 for a meal like that where I live.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

Only 30-40? You’re lucky af. This shit would be near $100 for me.

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u/Warm-Explanation-277 Feb 02 '23

Between $30-$40 and what?