Eating at restaurants
By Bev1986
@Bev1986 (1425)
United States
January 26, 2007 9:35am CST
When you eat at a restaurant, do you always get the same food? Or do you like variety and try different things every place you go?
I'm a picky eater, so there's usually a lot on the menu that I won't eat. So when we go out to eat, I always look for chicken first, either chicken parmesan, or skinless chicken. If they don't have that, I'll look for some type of steak. I don't like fish, so I won't ever order that. I'm pretty bland, but I can usually find something on the menu pretty quickly since I don't like to try new foods when I'm dining out.
My husband is not picky at all, so it takes him forever to make a decision when we go out to eat! He likes to try new foods and can never make up his mind!
Which do you do? Take forever and try something new? Or pretty much know what you want before you get there?
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37 responses
@rurita (212)
• Indonesia
27 Jan 07
not really, i would look after a different menu to try, i like to try a "unique" food with a "unique" taste.
but sometimes i will pick up same menu, because i dont interesting with the other menu or i go there to eat the same food voluntary because i'm very very like it ^^
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@faizaiqtidar007 (169)
• Pakistan
27 Jan 07
I like to eat at restaurent and also i like variwety.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
26 Jan 07
when i go to a particular restaurant that i had already been to before, i pick the same food on the menu all the time. i never change it. sometimes, the people in the restaurant already know what i want.
in fastfood chains, i also do that. like in a pizza parlor, i already know what kind of pizza to order. in a burger store, i already know what to take.
i don't like trying new things. and sometimes, i feel bad about it. i know i should atleast be able to taste other food. but it's just me. my mind's just fix on a certain menu on a certain restaurant.
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@intelexplored (481)
• India
27 Jan 07
anythng veg... it depends on my mood... sum times wen i feel like trying new things thn i go for new items... it totally depends on my mood
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@jas_20032 (58)
• India
27 Jan 07
Eating at restaurant is of great fun but not daily. Daily eating at restaurant will damage ur stomach and u will have disorders related to stomach.So take care {Eat healthy Live healthy}
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I don't like to eat out, because of the sanitary conditions. They are really bad in so many places. If I go out sometimes, it is usually to a buffet. My husband likes to eat everything, and I am picky. Kind of like what you like.
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@pebbles_cubbie (3789)
• United States
31 Jan 07
i like a variety of food but if i can't find something that looks good to me then i just get the same thing. it takes me forever to pick what i want. i'm also a picky eater, but i will try a few things. i dont eat meat except for chicken and fish. i like salad and rice. rice is my new thing now. i also like to eat tuna wraps with lettuce and mayo from subway. those are really good. that's all i eat there. i won't even look at anything else there. i dont like eggs much so i generally dont eat breakfast unless it's strawberry crepes. but those have a lot of sugar and fat. mac and cheese is my ultimate favorite. i eat peanut butter on whole wheat toast for breakfast. i'll stop babling on.
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@kpbhuvana (392)
• India
31 Jan 07
I too like to eat something new , but before i order i would just c wat the contents of the dish are or wat the ingridients are.
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@kochmy (94)
• Malaysia
27 Jan 07
If I am going to a chinese restaurant I always order 1 soup,1 vege dish,1 beancurd dish and 1 meat dish(Fish,chicken,or pork) for a meal with my wife.I always like to try out new dishes especially their restaurant signature dish.I take some times to order from the menu as I would like to order the dishes that come with catchy name and nice description.Sometimes the food are lousy(taste).I never go back again.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
27 Jan 07
My coworkers and I order out a lot at work, and I'm so predictable about my orders that if I'm too busy to write it down they'll just order for me. There tend to be one or two things I get from each restaurant we order from.
There are a couple of different reasons for this.
1) The only meats I really eat are beef and pork. Chicken, turkey, and other birds just don't taste good to me. Fish and shellfish I have what could be classified as a food intolerance to, as I don't get a real allergic reaction to them, but I do vomit.
2) I have food allergies. So I can never order anything I haven't had before unless I have the time to actually talk to someone at the restaurant about the ingredients.
3) Food is comforting to me. As a child I often ate food that was spoiled, that I didn't enjoy, or that was just plain gross because it was all that was around. So as an adult I consider being able to eat whatever I want and never have to eat anything I don't like as a part of being free from my past. So I eat whatever I like and don't worry about it.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
28 Feb 07
As for me, I would choose from those things I would like to eat.
If I like my first visit to the restaurant, I would likely be back. Then, I will try to order something different though if the first item I tried was really good, I would just succumb again to the first dish! :P
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@driver_erning (98)
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
When I go to a new restaurant, I usually try out new foods.For restaurants I frequent, it doesnt take long to get what I want since I'm already familiar with their menu.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I usually get chicken when I eat out but not the same kind as I get different meals with chicken in them as I love the different styles of chicken dishes that are served at each restaurant. Chicken is always my first choice and then steak and pasta would be my other choices if chicken was not an option. I too do not like fish at all so that I will not order and most seafoods I do not eat either except for shrimp.
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
27 Jan 07
It all depends on the restaurant- My favorite restaurant in town I always get the same thing- We don't go often and its my most favorite meal. Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, salad and pop. YUM! Its like thanksgiving all over again.
If its a different restaurant- I try new things. Just ate at Pizzera Uno- I love the place and got a paninni.. It was marvelous! It doesn't matter who I'm with or where we go I am always the one who takes the longest to decide-- Drives people crazy!
@Qaeyious (2357)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I am for the most part like your husband, though I also have some habits -- like Friday nights I usualy get chirashi at a sushi place near my work, though last night I was not that hungry, so I got sashimi salad instead. But almost all the time I would have the chirashi then. Maybe I'll have it some other time during the week.
All other places, even those places whose menu never changes, can take me a while -- but if they ever change the menu, I'll be right on the new stuff like a shark.
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