I stumbled onto the YouTube video while doing a little YouTube surfing. It kind of confirms some of my suspicions...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cziqFw4nsMY
CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cziqFw4nsMY
CD
Well, yeah. Kind of a "duh, me stoopid" video.
That's why I hate to eat in chain restaurants. It's just a nicer fast food joint.
Or, why I rarely order things (except soup and salad which are obvioysly made ahead) that can be easily slopped out of a bin and nuked.
No surprise to me, either. But, If I walk into an Applebee's on a Saturday night, it will be packed. The video does shed some light on why I have never, ever, ever had a decent steak at Outback -- when I'm dragged there by "friends."
CD
And yet we've had very good steaks when we've eaten at a Texas Roadhouse, pretty much the one chain we'll visit infrequently regular. If there is such a thing. Then again, they do have a cooler with raw steaks as you walk in, so they just might cook them from scratch....The video does shed some light on why I have never, ever, ever had a decent steak at Outback -- when I'm dragged there by "friends."
And my SIL wonders why we won't go to the chain restaurants with them...
And yet we've had very good steaks when we've eaten at a Texas Roadhouse, pretty much the one chain we'll visit infrequently regular. If there is such a thing. Then again, they do have a cooler with raw steaks as you walk in, so they just might cook them from scratch.
I've never worked in a restaurant but it seems to me that quite a few things would have to be at least largely made in advance in order to be served in a reasonable amount of time. Any filled pasta, sauces like bolognese, baked potatoes, and any other item that either requires time consuming preparation or a long cooking time would have to be made in advance. The video cites risotto as an example of something that couldn't be served quickly if not made in advance, but I would be very surprised if a restaurant did not even start risotto until it was ordered.
Serving times at good restaurants usually don't go too much longer than 20 - 25 minutes, so that limits what can be made to order.
I guess that even the good restaurants do have a few dishes pre-made, albeit made fresh from scratch that morning. Usually one of the daily specials, although those can have a whole different connotation in a smaller or chain restaurant. This gives me a chance to tell one of my favorite Cleveland food stories...I've never worked in a restaurant but it seems to me that quite a few things would have to be at least largely made in advance in order to be served in a reasonable amount of time...
open faced sandwich with potatoes and gravy...