Originally Posted by
moondog
last night. I finally got around to trying the cod at element fresh (chain restaurant) here in Shanghai. while the quality of the fish was definitely top notch, my feeling was that if I'm going to drop $30 on a fish dish at a non-fancy restaurant, i shouldn't leave feeling hungry.
With memories of 15rmb taxi and once paying 45rmb premium for a taxi in 2006, it’s stunning to think of a $30 (180rmb??) for a fish entree. Of course that 2006 trip also included my seeing 80rmb prices at SBUX.