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Reddit user DGex asked: 'Reddit. What will you never order at a restaurant?'

Be it an old familiar, or a new establishment that has been the talk of the town, restaurant diners are always faced with a challenge once they are handed a menu.

Do they stick with what they know, and order the burger and fries or spaghetti and meatballs, which are both difficult to screw up?

Or do they get a little adventurous, and try the restaurant's specialité, even if it's something they've never tried before in their lives?

Generally speaking, it tends to be on a case-by-case basis based on the restaurant they are dining in.

Of course, some people have such an aversion to certain ingredients or dishes, that no matter the location, they will never order it.


Redditor DGex was eager to hear the things people absolutely refused to order in any restaurant, leading them to ask:
"Reddit. What will you never order at a restaurant?"

Not What, But When...

"I'll never order 10 minutes before closing."- bearstrugglethunder

Speaking From Experience

"Ice in my drink."

"After decades in the industry, I've only ever seen one change the ice machine filters and clean the bin regularly."-Anna_Namoose

"I have almost twenty years of experience managing bars and restaurants."

"What do you think I won't get? "

"Stylish or not?"

"Ice."

"In everything."

"I can assure you that I have saw far more appalling ice machines in back of houses than immaculate ones."- Tricky_Routine138

ice waiting GIF by tarninabarnGiphy

Stay Consistent

"Anything outside of what their core business is."

"Not ordering fish at a steakhouse, a burger at a Mexican restaurant etc."- KinkyPTDoc

Why Pay For What You Can Make Yourself?

"Quesadilla."

"I'm not paying for tortillas and cheese."

"I always have that sh*t at home."- DGex

"Pasta."

"I can make it at home, I'm a decent cook and can make most pasta dishes at home."

'I eat out to have foods I can't make."

'I'm usually disappointed when I do order it."- bensmom2020

"Tuna fish sandwich."- Limp-Persimmon-5729

"A grilled cheese sandwich."

"There's just no way a restaurant can elevate it to make it worth the cost."- manderifffic

Hungry Grilled Cheese GIF by U by Kotex BrandGiphy

Casear, Cobb, Waldorf...NOPE!

"Salad."

"It’s so cheap to buy the ingredients and most restaurant salad comes from a bag."

"It’s just dumb in 85% of the cases."- humancalculus

"$17+ salad."- Monowakari

Split It, Maybe?

"Oh, I've got a good one."

"Do not order the lasagna if you visit Brio Tucsan Grille."

"It's not awful, fantastic, or extraordinary; it's just normal."

"But why, you say, would you advise against eating a typical meal?"

"Considering that it contained 5200 calories. calories for two days."

"When I removed empty dishes from the table in front of guests, I would shudder."- KeyPersimmon445

If You Can't See The Sea, Maybe Avoid Seafood...

"In a location not known for its seafood, lobster."

"Where are they going to get lobster, anyway?"- WillingnessInner9666

"Rocky Mountain Oysters."- Rollin_Soul_O

Eight Is A Few Too Many Legs...

"Anything cephalopod."- FarewellMyQueen

Pbs Nature Sea GIF by Nature on PBSGiphy

Unless They Pick The Leaves Themselves...

"Tea."

'Compared to how much it costs to make at home, it's stupidly overpriced at restaurants."- Pure_Block_5309

There's nothing wrong with being a picky eater.

That being said, it's always worth trying something new before deciding you don't like it.

Even if no one should blame you for refusing to order sushi at a pizza counter.

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