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alittlemouth t1_ja8dpw3 wrote

I feel like a cheapskate, but $18 Pho, $32 fried rice, and a $10 funnel cake seems like a lot. Cheaper than Kalaya, tho!

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CommunicationTime265 t1_ja9p4ud wrote

You're def not a cheapskate in this economy. Nearly everything is fucking overpriced now.

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YoungHeartOldSoul t1_jacj7ah wrote

I spent $16 for two people at taco bell, I don't understand why we having starting burning things yet.

Edit: my point is it used to be cheap and garbage, now it's expensive and garbage.

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CommunicationTime265 t1_jack9to wrote

Taco bell isn't real food bro

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YoungHeartOldSoul t1_jackq5c wrote

That's my point! I hadn't been in like 5 years and i was blown away.

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CommunicationTime265 t1_jacmevp wrote

I know what you mean. BK is still fairly cheap too. But most junk food is. If you want some decent food you gotta put up 15-20 for one meal...it's crazy.

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z7q2 t1_jac4pgv wrote

I can get pho with all the meats up in the northeast for $12

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owenhinton98 t1_jabqbvz wrote

I got really excited when my block got a restaurant a few months back, then I found out it was kalaya and I can’t afford to eat at the only food place on my block 🙃

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McNinja_MD t1_ja9h2s7 wrote

Gotta love how we take every piece of "cheap" cuisine, then make it popular and charge an arm and a leg for it.

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fkdkshufidsgdsk t1_ja9m1b3 wrote

Gotta love how people think “ethnic” food should be cheap when the work that takes to make it well is as much or more than any western cuisine. Also the economy affects everyone, prices are higher everywhere and when you use high quality ingredients that means more cost

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Daddie76 t1_ja9rg90 wrote

I’m from China but if a place starts charging me $18 a bowl for hand drawn noodles, they can fuck right off

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GeekyMoore t1_jaam6ra wrote

What are you even talking about? The ingredients for Pho are cheap af & you can buy in bulk at stores in Chinatown and on Washington ave. Hell, the recipe is easy too and they usually have non Asian immigrants in the back cooking. 18$ is crazy talk. 9$ is the average in Chinatown.

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seeyouinhelenkellers t1_jaarmqj wrote

Just checked the menus for three places in Chinatown and it was $12-15. Pretty much the same in South Philly pho spots.

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tossup17 t1_jacnjsw wrote

How do you know it's cheap ? You have no idea what quality of ingredients they are using for these dishes, or how much prep and time it's taking. People don't act like Irwin's is taking a "cheap" cuisine like pasta with sauce and charging 23 a plate for it is extortion. Asian food can cost money too, if you want cheap pho, pho 75 will always be there. This place is trying to do a higher end version obviously.

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OnlySpoilers t1_jad8ldq wrote

Pho 75 is still like $8 maybe $12 with add ins and extra meat

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