Same here but it’s probably only $8.

People used to not tip much for take away here BUT restaurants have been basically takeout only for 9 months, with a short time outside dining was allowed. This has let to massive closures (temp to permanent) of restaurants and loss of income for almost all restaurant workers - so most of us who can afford it now tip (a lot) for take out to try to help those in the industry who are suffering so badly.

Marriott Marquis Queen's Park
M-Club Lounge
Happy Hour grub yesterday - Stir fried chicken & cashew nuts with rice
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Goji Kitchen - Marriott Marquis Queen's Park
Breakfast this morning - Pork neck (Kor Moo Yang) with sticky rice
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Grilling the pork neck hunks before slicing & serving!

That's understandable. Hospitality people in the US must be absolutely on the brink. We kept up eating at local restaurants ordering takeaway during the March-May lockdown, but the government here stepped in and covered the first $750/week for every worker in a business that had lost 30% of its revenue (so every hospitality venue). Even if you only worked one shift a week and earnt $200/week you were now earning $750/week. It ended up being highly stimulatory and hospo bounced right back.

My spouse no longer wants 2 previously-requested cereals so for my dessert:
barbara puffin cereal
kashi heart shaped cereal
white milk (might try almond in the future)

I rarely eat cereal so these taste nice. But brrrr I’m cold!

of course, there’s much controversy regarding tipping during a pandemic, although that’s in Omni.
regarding the sub sandwiches, I doubt the tip makes a difference if my building ownership theory is correct. Expensive as it sounds, retails in San Francisco aren’t low for purchased meals, which is why I’ve tried to avoid overall carryout and restaurants, at least for myself. I also haven’t bought a sandwich in San Francisco in months, so maybe it just tasted good for the time lapse. I’m already picturing a monthly return to this place (which is cash-only and lacks a website and thankfully did a phone order) tied with a play date (in this case, our child’s cousins, who live near the sandwich place).

IMO, I think the majority of the restaurant industry here is toast at this point regardless of what people do.

That said, whatever we can do may at least delay the inevitable a little while longer. And who knows, maybe a bunch of new independents will spring up in a few years (instead of restaurants becoming mostly large chains or something).

There's a brewery about 45 minutes from me that offers cheesesteaks on the weekend. Those are probably $10-$11, but they include fries, and the kitchen staff shreds the meat on site, plus the brewery uses high quality beef.

An orange and ham & cheese sandwiches.

I love those Puffins! But anything Kashi I’ve tried has tasted like twigs.

puffins are cute. Super cute. I did decide to Toss the box packaging so that I’ll know which cereals to eat, since my spouse won’t eat them. The Kashi heart shape cereal is like a Cheerio type cereal.
the only way that I can justifiably consume other Kashi is by mixing it with other cereals to avoid the twig feeling, which is caused by their decision to create cereal that resembles twigs. Blah.

All these posts about sandwich prices make me miss some of the other areas I've lived.

An $11 sandwich at a mid-range "gourmet" sandwich shop wouldn't be that unusual here in Chicago and the north suburbs. We can certainly find sandwich + fries for that price, but it's often around $15. This morning I was looking at the menu for a hot dog place nearby that I've wanted to try. A single Chicago style dog was $5. I'd wager that two of those wouldn't fill most people up.

Even our local corner pub in Chicago, which tend to be cheaper -- for two of us, sandwich/burger with fries and 1 beer each, and the bill would be $40 before tip.

I always laugh when people comment on how expensive restaurants are in EU (Euro) countries and the UK, because they tend to be exactly the same I'd expect to pay at home.

I agree that at a sit down restaurant where you are getting fries and a drink $11 is not out of line. It seems high for a grab and go place for one person.

Unless you're getting fast food, $11 doesn't sound that unreasonable to me either. I just spent $10.68 (including tax) for a carry out tuna salad sandwich at Wildflower (it included chips). It's hard to believe it's so much cheaper in your neck of the woods.

At my local pizza place, I can get a cheesesteak and loaded cheese fries (enough for two people), for less than $15 after tax.

Sautéed onions / mushrooms / cherry tomatoes with salt & Arbol (?) powder
plus leftovers:
mexican rice and fish taco contents


$11 in LIH sounds great. That’s the normal sandwich at Leoda’s in OGG :-)