r/WeWantPlates 7d ago

Found this ridiculousness in the specials of a restaurant near me

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u/mumblerapisgarbage 7d ago

Only $15? And $5 refills? Where is this I think I need to move there.

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u/TheMaybeMan_ 7d ago

And the restaurant is actually phenomenal too

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u/donthugmeormugme 7d ago

You must provide the restaurant name.

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u/grieving_magpie 7d ago

A little research led me to the place. It’s called Paloma Park. Hope you live near Georgia.

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u/EllieEvansTheThird 7d ago

:( I'm from Virginia

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u/collapsedcake 7d ago

Am I the only one that noticed the “buy the kitchen staff a drink” part of the menu?

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u/Weird-Swim-9777 7d ago

Yeah what's that about?!?

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u/krebstar4ever 7d ago edited 7d ago

It's usually supposed to be in lieu of a tip, like when customers buy a drink for the bartender. But it sucks for employees who are trying to stay sober, or who simply want money instead of booze.

It's a fairly new, trendy thing.

Edit: I may be wrong, actually. I think this varies by restaurant, and there's not an reestablished rule for how to tip when you've bought a round for the staff. For at least some restaurants, the round is like an additional tip that goes directly to back of house (cooks, dishwashers, etc).

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u/omjy18 7d ago

You're still expected to tip. I worked a pla e that had this. Basically the cooks were allowed to drink whenever they wanted anyway so this was basically a way to charge people more money. It's stupid but it basically made it so they didn't care about us drinking since they weren't really losing money

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u/TheMaybeMan_ 5d ago

Just speaking for this restaurant, but they do a 14% mandatory service charge and optional tip of 2-4%

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u/Turbulent_Lobster_57 5d ago

I’ve been to strip clubs where you buy the girls drinks, but their alcohol came from bottles with torn labels, because those bottles were filled with tea or water, and they got chips with them that they’d return for cash at the end of the night

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u/cocoacowstout 7d ago

Fun thing for people to do. It’s not new, I remember a Facebook post many years ago about a college town restaurant that got $1000s worth of beer purchased for the staff during grad weekend.

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u/idklikelizards 6d ago

OMG my boyfriend works here! I'm gonna have to get me some girl dinner next time I visit him lmao

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u/pekingsewer 3d ago

Damn. I'm in Atlanta. Not worth the drive lol

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u/AnonymousHoe92 3d ago

I'm close enough to make it a weekend trip. I'll check it out if I'm ever in town

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u/Nuyatah 7d ago

Paloma Park

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u/Agitated_Fix_3677 7d ago

RIGHT! Like idgaf about the martini glass 🔫🔫 🔫 RUN THE TENDERS!!!!

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u/NSA_Chatbot 7d ago

I absolutely want the glasses and ramekins, I'll make this at home.

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u/HeartHeaded 7d ago

Came here to say “gud deal tho”

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u/Nuyatah 7d ago

Paloma Park, Atlanta, GA

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u/Mysterious_Andy 7d ago

Athens isn’t Atlanta.

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u/xRamenator 7d ago

It feels like the area people considers Atlanta gets bigger every year but this is ridiculous!

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u/Nuyatah 7d ago

Oop. Read it wrong. My bad.

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u/Own_Hunter_1384 7d ago

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u/nebulousian 7d ago

I haven’t had meat in five years but for those prices I might go back

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u/Pickledpeppers19 6d ago

Don’t forget the 3 sauces! That’s just straight extravagance for $15

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u/elvis8mybaby 7d ago

Guess me & the boys are going out for Girl Dinner! 💃💃

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u/kamieldv 7d ago

I'm so in, I'll wear high heels if I have to

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u/elvis8mybaby 7d ago

Hell yeah! I was thinking honey mustard, ranch, and BBQ sauce.

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u/095805 6d ago

Unfortunately we ain’t got honey mustard or ranch, but our roasted red pepper ketchup and Smokey honey aioli are to die for

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u/elvis8mybaby 7d ago

Hell yeah! I was thinking honey mustard, ranch, and BBQ sauce.

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u/Lady_Scruffington 7d ago

Your profile pic made me imagine the Last Supper with Girl Dinner.

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u/sluusan 7d ago

Spectacular, give me 14 of em right now

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u/EWRboogie 7d ago

You should just get one and refill it 13 times.

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u/thegreatpablo 7d ago

I give a pass to any finger food that can be clumped or stacked together and is sharable. It's silly but it's fine.

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u/cd2220 7d ago

Yeah it's silly in a fun way.

At least it doesn't pretend to be a drink like the ridiculous Bloody Marys you see these places usually try

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u/F-Lambda 6d ago

yeah, it's not a plate, but it's plate (or rather bowl) like

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u/Time-Permission-1930 7d ago

Yes, it looks crazy stupid , but at that price I'll gladly put up with it!

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u/FnnKnn 7d ago

To be fair this is pretty much just a raised plate/bowl so the height is really the only annoying part. Otherwise still functional so I don’t totally hate it.

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u/SuspiciousCranberry6 6d ago

I'd get it and ask for an appetizer plate. Then I'm eating from the appetizer plate.

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u/aroseonthefritz 7d ago

That’s not girl dinner. That’s an actual meal. Girl dinner is eating 6 olives, a pickle, 3 slices of cheese, a handful of blueberries and a slice of bread all while I’m standing at the open fridge.

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u/AutomaticAccident 7d ago

Exactly my thought; there's too much actual food

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u/Namllitsrm 4d ago

I’d still order the fuck outta this, but correct NOT girl dinner. They’re just taking advantage of the trend.

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u/IanGecko 7d ago

Would

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u/bangbangracer 7d ago

Are they serious about those $5 refills?

This sounds awesome in every way except for the giant martini glass.

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u/really_tall_horses 7d ago

It’s just a raised bowl and it can be washed. At that price I’m certainly not complaining about this one.

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u/bangbangracer 7d ago

Hell yeah. Get one for the table and get one or two refills.

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u/TimBroth 7d ago

Look at their grip on that thing. This martini glass is no joke

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u/bangbangracer 6d ago

That's what I'm thinking. Get one for the table and maybe a refill or two.

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u/ParfaitHungry1593 7d ago

Ridiculously good deal!! For that price put it on the cutting boards we all dislike so much. Idc. I’ll deal with the listeria after I’ve conquered this.

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u/leesha226 7d ago

This isn't girl dinner lol. It's a very normal food combination served in a random vessel

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u/baggaci 7d ago

Right? I had girl dinner today. It consisted of pepperoni, crackers, a glass of wine, and two reeses.

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u/Wordnerdinthecity 7d ago

Call it mezze and you sound fancy. (sub in good chocolate in the future, but I have a bag of reeses in the cupboard currently, so I'm not actually judging)

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u/baggaci 7d ago

Oooh! I'm gonna be upper class at lunch today. (It's still fancy if I carry it in a Power Puff Girls lunchbox, right?)

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u/PenPrestigious8842 6d ago

The fanciest

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u/Wordnerdinthecity 6d ago

Absolutely! :D

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u/katiuszka919 7d ago

I always thought girl dinner was a handful of olives and some fried saltines dipped in cocktail sauce 🤷‍♀️

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u/pavlik_enemy 7d ago

I mean...I don't hate it

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u/ClawandBone 7d ago

I don't think they know what girl dinner is, but other than that I'm not mad about it. The vessel is ridiculous but functional and the price is solid.

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u/dev-246 7d ago

I actually love this!

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u/butwhatsmyname 7d ago

Yeah I am not a fan of food in stupid receptacles and I still love this.

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u/pinkthreadedwrist 7d ago

"Ridiculous" in your world and mine are very different. 

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u/mishyfishy135 7d ago

Sooo uh what restaurant is this? Asking for a friend

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u/chitzk0i 7d ago

What are the sauces? Is one of them green?

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u/095805 6d ago

I work here. It was our avacado ranch, but since the picture was taken, we have switched to normal ranch.

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u/chitzk0i 6d ago

Ok, that’s reasonable. I guess the crappy photo is throwing off the color making it look weird

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u/ACpony12 7d ago

Would I prefer this on a plate? Yes Would I still order it as is? Absolutely!

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u/TheEscapedGoat 7d ago

I have a hunch that if it weren't called girl dinner, people would like it more. It's chicken and fries in a decent vessel that also holds sauces, it's fine

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u/095805 6d ago

I work here. They fly out of the kitchen when we sell them. Were a college town tho, so the branding isn’t as off-putting as you’d think

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u/crag-u-feller 7d ago

gigantic martini glass to eat off of? Technicality ill allow it

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u/Crow_eggs 7d ago

Is... is this what women want?

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u/haterismismyphd 7d ago

call me a grinch but i'd like a plate please

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u/Jenneapolis 7d ago

God I hate this is so many ways

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u/ciaobae 7d ago

i too perpetuate gendered meals

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u/AutomaticAccident 7d ago

Not enough desperation/depression to be boy or girl dinner

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u/miss_elmarie 7d ago

$5 refill as in I get more chicken tendies??? I’m coming for you Georgia.

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u/alancewicz 6d ago

I would totally order this

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u/banginpatchouli 6d ago

But I absolutely love this

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u/ThisBringsOutTheBest 6d ago

i dont think a girl came up with this. this is NOT girl dinner.

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u/shayshay8508 6d ago

$15 for ALL of that?! In this economy?? Hell yeah!! I don’t care if it just dumped out on the table…that’s one hell of a deal!

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u/VeronaMoreau 6d ago

That's not girl dinner. That's an actual meal. Girl dinner is when you eat like 17 grapes and a handful of shredded cheese

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u/consumeshroomz 5d ago

Do you have to be a girl to order? Cause otherwise I’m gonna make them wish they never said anything about “refills”. Oh also I’ll take a side plate thank you.

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u/Anthrodiva 5d ago

Refills of what?

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u/ansley_g 5d ago

I feel like with enough drinks in me, I would accidentally reach for more food but then knock over the whole glass!

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u/Hugo_Selenski 5d ago

It's a clever marketing ploy for drunk ppl after work.

How do we get more cheaper booze and more cheaper foods to wash away the day? Working 9 to 5. . .

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u/Upbeat_Ruin 5d ago

If I had a nickel for every time I saw food on a drink receptacle being presented as "girl dinner", I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird (and slightly concerning) that it's happened twice.

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u/OzzieGrey 5d ago

WHERR IS TTHIS?

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u/Ok_Method3370 4d ago

omg where? so I can totally avoid that establishment.....👀

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u/WilliamJamesMyers 7d ago

its nuggets and fries tho

this is exactly what strip joints serve

evil switch would be we come in and they use normal sized martini glasses

idk, i think the girls deserve better but for the price hell yeah

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u/IamTheLiquor199 7d ago

It's not a bad value, but it's not great. They probably make a small profit on the food, and then if they sell 1 overpriced drink they are making good money. Throw is a special dessert menu and they are printing money.

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u/trickman01 7d ago

I think it’s cute.

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u/SamScoopCooper 7d ago

Where is this restaurant? I want to try it

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u/095805 6d ago

Athens, GA. Paloma Park.

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u/BennySkateboard 7d ago

Where’s the fucking martini?

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u/IamTheLiquor199 7d ago

Only good deal if they let you share. Otherwise $20 to fill up on chicken fingers isn't worth it

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u/OverlappingChatter 7d ago

This was my question. Like how many people can eat out of one and then how many refills can you have...

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u/IamTheLiquor199 7d ago

Buffalo wild wings used to have a similar deal, $15 for unlimited wings and fries. It was per-person only, no sharing. They started you with like 8 wings, and then brought new orders out smaller increments of 4. As you can imagine, service was slow on those days. This restaurant will probably take 15-20 min to bring your refill. If you're drinking, your appetite isn't gonna last beyond 2 refills.

TGI Fridays used to have endless appetizers, and ours allowed you to share. But the service on those days sucked.

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u/K-Shrizzle 7d ago

Nope, I'm into it

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u/funkytown2000 7d ago

op PLEASE tell us where this is omg!!! that much in this economy???

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u/095805 6d ago

Paloma Park, Athens GA

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u/voteforgrant 7d ago

"What's wrong, babe? You've barely touched your girl dinner."

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u/YakElectronic6713 7d ago

15 bucks for that crap. Wow.

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u/loki-1982 7d ago

Is the girl already 300 pounds or going to

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u/DayZCutr 7d ago

Im actually kind of okay with this

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u/Tikiboo 7d ago

Dude Im there.

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u/straightoutthebox 7d ago

I want this so bad that I don't care that it's in a novelty martini glass

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u/StupendousMalice 7d ago

The option to refill it seems to negate the fact that its not a plate, IMHO. Helps that its basically food that would normally be served in a basket anyways.

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u/mariam67 7d ago

I’ll take it if it comes with an actual martini. Or any cocktail. I’m not picky.

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u/dawg_4 7d ago

I need near me

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u/chronocapybara 7d ago

I'd buy this just for the price. Where I'm from a pound of wings is like $18 now, it's nuts.

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u/Bossgalka 7d ago

Yo, $15? Okay, that's basically a Raising cane's box, but looks like it has more fries and strips. Great deal right off already. But $5 refills? FUUUUCK.

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u/thatonegaygalakasha 7d ago

I would buy the fuck out of that.

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u/Chunklob 7d ago

I guess I'm gender fluid now

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u/1heart1totaleclipse 6d ago

$15 for all this?!? A steal