I’m so completely done with Michelin Starred restaurants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Michelin meals can be fun experiences if you can afford it and just see it as a good time, rather than the best meal of your life. It’s like the people that overhype Disney and try to do everything in one trip.

But it isn’t even a good time. I am able to get waited on hand and foot almost like royalty with my own dedicated waitstaff for my table for a simply $50 dinner in Thailand. Meanwhile, a $240 pp course at a 2 star Michelin misses my drink order and has a bunch of loud obnoxious tourists bulldozing in while wearing baseball caps and jeans. A lot of other Michelin places are also stuffy as hell with formality even when they do tighten up for who they allow in. It’s like dining with a puckered butthole the whole time, and for food that might not be better than the $2 pad Thai cart n the back alley of a city in Thailand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you went to a restaurant with two stars? There are only 3 in the DC area so you might as well name it. More likely you went to one awarded the “bib gourmand” recognition, which in part signifies good food at a low cost.

I am not stupid. It was a two star restaurant that was completely overrated. Maybe you shouldn’t assume I was even in the USA.

Hmm with this attitude you were spotted walking into the restaurant. You got the meal and service you deserved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Michelin meals can be fun experiences if you can afford it and just see it as a good time, rather than the best meal of your life. It’s like the people that overhype Disney and try to do everything in one trip.

But it isn’t even a good time. I am able to get waited on hand and foot almost like royalty with my own dedicated waitstaff for my table for a simply $50 dinner in Thailand. Meanwhile, a $240 pp course at a 2 star Michelin misses my drink order and has a bunch of loud obnoxious tourists bulldozing in while wearing baseball caps and jeans. A lot of other Michelin places are also stuffy as hell with formality even when they do tighten up for who they allow in. It’s like dining with a puckered butthole the whole time, and for food that might not be better than the $2 pad Thai cart n the back alley of a city in Thailand.

I fondly remember the noodle carts of my native Japan, but the comparison is simply not fair. The upkeep costs were simply not comparable to a restaurant, and simple dishes are easier to make.

What an idiot you are, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all rank the DC Michelins?

The Michelin Star taco place in Adams Morgan is affordable and flavorful. It’s just tacos, but the meats inside are good. That’s the only one I can afford 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you all rank the DC Michelins?

Not sure there are any, are there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you all rank the DC Michelins?

Not sure there are any, are there?

Jônt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you sure you went to a restaurant with two stars? There are only 3 in the DC area so you might as well name it. More likely you went to one awarded the “bib gourmand” recognition, which in part signifies good food at a low cost.

I am not stupid. It was a two star restaurant that was completely overrated. Maybe you shouldn’t assume I was even in the USA.

Such a lovely OP! Winning friends by the minute!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Michelin meals can be fun experiences if you can afford it and just see it as a good time, rather than the best meal of your life. It’s like the people that overhype Disney and try to do everything in one trip.

But it isn’t even a good time. I am able to get waited on hand and foot almost like royalty with my own dedicated waitstaff for my table for a simply $50 dinner in Thailand. Meanwhile, a $240 pp course at a 2 star Michelin misses my drink order and has a bunch of loud obnoxious tourists bulldozing in while wearing baseball caps and jeans. A lot of other Michelin places are also stuffy as hell with formality even when they do tighten up for who they allow in. It’s like dining with a puckered butthole the whole time, and for food that might not be better than the $2 pad Thai cart n the back alley of a city in Thailand.

So go live in Thailand.

[Anonymous]

Op- what restaurant was it?

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by “the portions were grotesque”? In my admittedly narrow experience the portions tend toward smaller, more picturesque portions and plating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you mean by “the portions were grotesque”? In my admittedly narrow experience the portions tend toward smaller, more picturesque portions and plating.

It was a 5 course meal. But by the time you were done the smaller starter plates and ready for the main, you were already so full you could barely eat the main. We literally had to ask for a takeout in order to not waste the main. It’s not enjoyable to be bursting at the seams before you get to a main.

When you go to an omakase restaurant you can tell the chef to reduce the amount of rice so you aren’t so full by the time you get to the last piece. A great chef knows how to balance portion size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Michelin meals can be fun experiences if you can afford it and just see it as a good time, rather than the best meal of your life. It’s like the people that overhype Disney and try to do everything in one trip.

But it isn’t even a good time. I am able to get waited on hand and foot almost like royalty with my own dedicated waitstaff for my table for a simply $50 dinner in Thailand. Meanwhile, a $240 pp course at a 2 star Michelin misses my drink order and has a bunch of loud obnoxious tourists bulldozing in while wearing baseball caps and jeans. A lot of other Michelin places are also stuffy as hell with formality even when they do tighten up for who they allow in. It’s like dining with a puckered butthole the whole time, and for food that might not be better than the $2 pad Thai cart n the back alley of a city in Thailand.

I fondly remember the noodle carts of my native Japan, but the comparison is simply not fair. The upkeep costs were simply not comparable to a restaurant, and simple dishes are easier to make.

What an idiot you are, OP.

Is everyone else in your native Japan as rude as you are?

[Anonymous]

You are hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Maybe the ratings are making them too popular and couldn’t keep up.
Just go to the under appreciated ones.

[Anonymous]

OP: Please name the restaurant. Otherwise, it seems like you ate in the lunch room of a Michelin tire store.