What's Normal? - Do you usually take home leftovers? (1 Viewer)

[Keerock]

When you eat dinner at a restaurant, do you usually take home leftovers?

This is of course IF there ARE leftovers...

 

[Keerock]

When I have food leftover, I will take it home.

And in our house, we don't throw away good food... we wait for it to go bad and then throw it away.

 

[AAABatteries]

Definitely - hate to waste it as usually I’ve paid a decent amount for it but even more so because I love leftovers.

 

[NutterButter]

Always. People that don't take home leftovers goes into the same bucket of people that don't use all their vacation days. There's just something not right in the head with those folks. I'm about to heat up some leftovers from my afghani stop last night.

 

[MTskibum]

My wife loves leftovers so much that we have ordered extra that we know that we will not eat at the restaurant specifically so she can bring it home and eat it that week for lunch.

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

 

[Da Guru]

When my wife brings home leftovers after going out with her friends they never make it to the next morning.

Brought some Thai food home last week. I get home from golf and demolish it. Next day for lunch she wants it and it is long gone.

 

[Kiddnets]

Went to Italy a few months back and was surprised that most i saw do not take home leftovers - staff as well - we had to ask multiple times.

 

[Snoopy]

Never had leftovers to leave for a long time.

 

[Zow]

Yes, hate food waste.

 

[ChiefD]

Yes. As God intended.

 

[ChiefD]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

 

[Don Quixote]

When I have food leftover, I will take it home.

And in our house, we don't throw away good food... we wait for it to go bad and then throw it away.

Reminds of the Jim Gaffigan joke… “put this in a box, then a bag, and I’ll bring it home and throw it out tomorrow.”

 

[Zow]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

Air fryer as well.

 

[MTskibum]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

Air fryer as well.

That is what I am not getting, another appliance to take up space.

 

[Zow]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

Air fryer as well.

That is what I am not getting, another appliance to take up space.

I would have agreed with you until we got one but that thing is worth the space it takes up. It's so good for reheating leftovers and it's really good for making my kids their nuggets and tater tots and stuff that would either be less good in the microwave or way more arduous in the oven.

 

[Gally]

When I have food leftover, I will take it home.

And in our house, we don't throw away good food... we wait for it to go bad and then throw it away.

Reminds of the Jim Gaffigan joke… “put this in a box, then a bag, and I’ll bring it home and throw it out tomorrow.”

This is us. It usually takes a week or two before we throw it out and it doesn't always happen but I would estimate that about 25% of the leftovers we bring home get thrown out in a week or so. Things like pizza or pasta never get thrown out but other less reheatable items sometimes do.

 

[ChiefD]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

Air fryer as well.

That is what I am not getting, another appliance to take up space.

We have a toaster oven in lieu of a toaster. So much more versatile.

 

[Drunken knight]

yes, if there is "enough" to at least make a snack out of it.

daughter and wife do not not love leftovers....so it becomes a game of chicken. i give them first rights. after a day or so if it is not touched, i am on it.





...... and then they complain

 

[the moops]

I paid for the food. Of course I am taking it with me (also hate food waste)

 

[The Gator]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

 

[Drunken knight]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

I have not seen this.


sometimes untouched mistakes or untouched leftovers from banquets.

 

[zamboni]

Went to Italy a few months back and was surprised that most i saw do not take home leftovers - staff as well - we had to ask multiple times.

I noticed that too when in other countries - of course, most other countries don't gorge nearly as much as we do in the States.

Agree with most though that I take leftovers whenever possible as long as there is more than a tiny amount left over - paid for it and hate to see food wasted.

 

[Keerock]

Surprised this is a landslide. I know people IRL who "won't bother" with leftovers.

 

[Dezbelief]

This is of course IF there ARE leftovers...

When that happens I will report back.

 

[Raging weasel]

Leftover fish is the only thing I won't take home. Even air fried or toaster ovened it will be overcooked

 

[In The Zone]

Always take home leftovers. If I don't eat it the dogs will.

 

[General Malaise]

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

 

[Zow]

Surprised this is a landslide. I know people IRL who "won't bother" with leftovers.

I bet they also don't put shopping carts away and use the handicap bathroom stalls intentionally.

 

[Zow]

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

Not sure if that was my family's specific term but I've definitely heard that term in that context used plenty. Maybe it's an east coast thing.

 

[BobbyLayne]

61-0

 

[Keerock]

61-0

It's 65% Yes, 35% No on the website

 

[nirad3]

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

My wife (Cajun) calls them "go bags". I guess short for "to go"?

I'm pretty sure my mom's called them "doggy bags" too.

We almost always have some fries left over and it's a huge staple of my son's diet so we usually take those home and heat up in the air fryer the next day. I almost always finish my meal so I'm not taking anything home usually.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

Always heard that growing up in Michigan. Don’t think I’ve ever said it? Usually ask them to “box that up for us please”?

Also, about half the time they take away the plate and bring back the leftovers in a container, and half the time they leave a box & bag expecting us to do it. I find the latter kind of odd - never used to happen, right? - but never say anything.

 

[BobbyLayne]

61-0

It's 65% Yes, 35% No on the website

now 64 yes 0 no (100%-0%) on both mobile and laptop here

must be the smoke from the Canadian wildfires

 

[zamboni]

61-0

It's 65% Yes, 35% No on the website

I would have thought choice B of leaving it for the staff would steer just about everyone away. I doubt too many staff would want to eat leftovers that have been slobbered over by patrons.

 

[General Malaise]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

I have not seen this.


sometimes untouched mistakes or untouched leftovers from banquets.

When my kid worked at Jersey Mikes he'd bring home mis-made subs on occasion. It was I believe this period of time where I went from casually obese to morbidly obese.

 

[Kiddnets]

Went to Italy a few months back and was surprised that most i saw do not take home leftovers - staff as well - we had to ask multiple times.

I noticed that too when in other countries - of course, most other countries don't gorge nearly as much as we do in the States.

Agree with most though that I take leftovers whenever possible as long as there is more than a tiny amount left over - paid for it and hate to see food wasted.

We had a catered dinner cooked at the house we were staying - ton of food left over. They cooked, set up and cleaned....went to grab some of the leftovers a few ours later and nothing - they took it all - almost had a Larry David moment but let it go lol.

 

[MAC_32]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Toaster oven for the win.

That thing is money for reheating fries....pizza....etc

Air fryer as well.

That is what I am not getting, another appliance to take up space.

Agreed, so next time you're in the market for a new oven get one with an air fryer included. May not be applicable for you, but that thing was a game changer in our house with 3 kids.

 

[MAC_32]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

I have not seen this.


sometimes untouched mistakes or untouched leftovers from banquets.

When my kid worked at Jersey Mikes he'd bring home mis-made subs on occasion. It was I believe this period of time where I went from casually obese to morbidly obese.

Ahhh...that takes me back to the days of 'mistakenly' screwing up orders a half hour before quittin' time.

 

[Drunken knight]

Went to Italy a few months back and was surprised that most i saw do not take home leftovers - staff as well - we had to ask multiple times.

I noticed that too when in other countries - of course, most other countries don't gorge nearly as much as we do in the States.

Agree with most though that I take leftovers whenever possible as long as there is more than a tiny amount left over - paid for it and hate to see food wasted.

We had a catered dinner cooked at the house we were staying - ton of food left over. They cooked, set up and cleaned....went to grab some of the leftovers a few ours later and nothing - they took it all - almost had a Larry David moment but let it go lol.

for events, this was written into the contracts- whether the primary guests were receiving any, all, or no leftovers.

 

[Dezbelief]

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

I heard doggy bag a lot growing up, my wife still uses the term occasionally.

Growing up, on the rare occasions we'd go out to a restaurant, my mom would ask for a "doggy bag". Did anybody else have a family that referred to taking home leftovers as a "doggy bag"?

We usually bring leftovers home. Maybe not fries if that's the only thing left, but we paid for it....it's coming home.

Always heard that growing up in Michigan. Don’t think I’ve ever said it? Usually ask them to “box that up for us please”?

Also, about half the time they take away the plate and bring back the leftovers in a container, and half the time they leave a box & bag expecting us to do it. I find the latter kind of odd - never used to happen, right? - but never say anything.

Around here you put your own leftovers in the box.

 

[Doug B]

Everything gets eaten or brought home(except french fries, those are no good the next day).

Not healthy eating, but you can saute cut-up day-old french fries in butter with caramelized onions (and whatever else you like). Basically make your own smothered hash browns. Next-day french fries are perfect for this.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Staff doesn't want your garbage. Untouched take out orders on the other hand...

 

[Doug B]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

I saw one fellow waiter do this when working at a chain restaurant in the 1990s. He ate the rest of one of his customer's dessert.

His rationale? "She was hot, and I would make out with her on the spot. So what's the difference?"

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Generally yes but depends on what it is, how much is left, and where im going afterwards

Occasionally this ends with me eating a 2 hour old bag of blue crabs out my hotel sink

 

[Doug B]

Also, about half the time they take away the plate and bring back the leftovers in a container, and half the time they leave a box & bag expecting us to do it. I find the latter kind of odd - never used to happen, right? - but never say anything.

Some customers HATE not seeing "what you're doing to our food when you take it away!" I mean, yes, it's inconsistent -- you didn't see the food before we brought it out to the table, either. But that's the rationale -- "Let me box it up, please. For my peace of mind." OK, sir.

Some people are also persnickety about what food touches other food. There are some other reasons besides those that I can't recall.

 

[Doug B]

When my kid worked at Jersey Mikes he'd bring home mis-made subs on occasion. It was I believe this period of time where I went from casually obese to morbidly obese.

Ask me about when my good friend managed a pizza-buffet joint.

Also ask me about being good friends in high school with a guy whose parents ran a popular Chinese buffet. Where do you think we were on Saturday afternoons around 2:00 p.m. "Mrs. Ha ... can we help you with those boxes? Take out some trash? Polish brass? Oh, no, we're not hungry ... no, really ... oh, OK. Thanks ... I mean, if you're going to throw it all out anyway "

 

[belljr]

"for the staff" is a thing? They'd eat part of someone else's uneaten meal?

I have not seen this.


sometimes untouched mistakes or untouched leftovers from banquets.

When my kid worked at Jersey Mikes he'd bring home mis-made subs on occasion. It was I believe this period of time where I went from casually obese to morbidly obese.

Ahhh...that takes me back to the days of 'mistakenly' screwing up orders a half hour before quittin' time.

Back when you had to write and submit orders on paper - there may or may not have been a random ticket submitted to the kitchen which no one actually ordered.........

 

[nirad3]

When my kid worked at Jersey Mikes he'd bring home mis-made subs on occasion. It was I believe this period of time where I went from casually obese to morbidly obese.

Ask me about when my good friend managed a pizza-buffet joint.

Also ask me about being good friends in high school with a guy whose parents ran a popular Chinese buffet. Where do you think we were on Saturday afternoons around 2:00 p.m. "Mrs. Ha ... can we help you with those boxes? Take out some trash? Polish brass? Oh, no, we're not hungry ... no, really ... oh, OK. Thanks ... I mean, if you're going to throw it all out anyway "

When I was struggling to find work / clients in my industry in Austin during the real estate meltdown, I did all sorts of odd jobs. One of which was beer and wine tastings at local liquor superstores (Spec's, for example). The company I worked with let us take home what we'd open up, even if it was opened up right at the end of the "shift". We would never turn away a potential customer if we didn't have one unopened. So I would make sure to open up one of each thing we were sampling right at the end. Brought home a lot of wine for the wife and 5 out of a 6-pack of beers.

 

[Keerock]

61-0

It's 65% Yes, 35% No on the website

now 64 yes 0 no (100%-0%) on both mobile and laptop here

must be the smoke from the Canadian wildfires

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