Rate Your Lunch™

  On 10/24/2016 at 8:24 AM, Lane Visitor said:

 

  On 10/24/2016 at 5:21 AM, sweepstakes said:

Gas station hot dog - neither delicious nor satisfying. It looked juicy and piping hot but ended up just being greasy and lukewarm. Squirted packets of mustard, sweet relish, and onions on it but it ended up having this vague sweet taste. Bun was dry and slightly stale. At least I had some tea to wash it down. 4.3/10

Ugh i know what you mean with lukewarm sweet less than cooked hotdogs w dried out buns from certain places. Its like as someone went out of their way to maintain a dismal standard on every aspect of the hotdog creation process lol... I mean how fucking hard can it be to make a decent hotdog??

Oh yeah it all came together once I took the first bite that the absolute minimum effort went into it

  On 10/24/2016 at 10:04 AM, phling said:

but how can this be a 4.3 / 10 tho?

sounds more like 0.5/10 tbqh.

Hey, let's not go crazy now, it was at least warm, somewhat salty, and had a convincing meaty flavor, and the stale bun provided a half-assed but adequate textural foil. Ratings less than 2 are reserved for food products from a bag where majority of the producers' budget went into making the packaging. I could only give a .5 to something as inedible as one of those heart-rending jumbo Quaker rice crackers. Do they even make those miserable things anymore? Edited October 26, 2016 by sweepstakes

Oh on the hot dog tip, though. I have to give my respect to Costco. Seriously. They're like a solid 7 every time. I think it's because they wrap them in foil once they stick them in the bun, and that keeps everything nice and moist. I don't know how they keep them from getting soggy. Maybe it's just my Costco but, yeah, probably the best $1.50 lunch in town.

Now I'm craving some phallic formed processed meat product on a bun for dinner.

 

Thanks guys

costco dogs and pizzas are a hell of a thing

It truly is a magical time to be alive

Even if you get the pre-packaged wieners and cook them at home, they're mighty tasty, much better than standard grocery fare. No idea what they do with the buns though, they are way damn better than they deserve to be. I like to think that quality hot dog preparation is a strictly regimented aspect of Costco corporate culture. 

Are you talking about the regular Kirkland brand ones? Black packaging? They're freaking great, really delicious. We always buy them (they come in like, a Costco size 3x10 or 3x12 pack) when we go camping.

 

Overall Kirkland brand stuff is amazing IMO, better than all other store brands AND name brand, for must stuff.

 

srry to derail the thread lol

Waiting for my lunch right now. Avocado, mozzarella, pesto, chili mayo, lettuce sandwich.

The little tins of mackerel in tomato sauce from lidl are pretty fantastic at around 50p each.

Tinned fish are under rated. Great lunch food but not so much if you have to go back into work stinking like a used tampon.

^ agreed, tin fish is great

 

today: Greek chicken soup at some soup place. Was pretty great tbh, kinda spicy/sour variety

 

7/10

can of pinto beans w/salsa

apple and peanut butter

possibly a larabar if i'm still hungry

4/10

this is my lunch 4 days a week (although the type of beans varies from black, pinto, and garbanzo). tuesdays i go out for lunch w/a friend

quesadilla w chicken, black beans, mushrooms, and a little soyrizo

 

toasted

 

bland, but satisfying.

I had a sodiumway sandwhich.

 

Footlong roast beef, toasted.

 

Tasted bland and shitty. 3/10

Teriyaki Chicken, rice, eggroll and a salad from a local joint.

 

meh/10

damn, all i ever have for lunch is toast 

you gotta rate that shit dawg!

Today: Last minute salad: slightly wilted lettuce, English cucumber, cherry tomatoes, slightly undercooked bacon, crumbled feta, and chopped kalamata olives. When I opened up the tupperware it smelled kinda gross and I was like oh, shit, I've gone and stranded myself with this today. But a couple bites in, it was actually pretty good.

 

I didn't make quite enough so I also had some raw almonds with Chipotle Tabasco, which is the only Tabasco worth my time.  

 

Definitely more lettuce next time, a different meat (chicken.. but not that frozen "grilled" garbage my wife keeps buying), and maybe a dash of pepper and some razor-thin marinated onion slices.

 

5.9

 

  On 10/26/2016 at 6:20 AM, Bulk VanderHuge said:

Are you talking about the regular Kirkland brand ones? Black packaging? They're freaking great, really delicious. We always buy them (they come in like, a Costco size 3x10 or 3x12 pack) when we go camping.

 

Overall Kirkland brand stuff is amazing IMO, better than all other store brands AND name brand, for must stuff.

 

srry to derail the thread lol

Yes, exactly! They have no right to be that good for the price, but they're better than pretty much any other store-bought hot dog. But yeah... enough bonding over Costco wieners, back to the thread, lol.

 

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:27 AM, juiceciuj said:

you gotta rate that shit dawg!

I had a noodle box. hokkien noodles + chicken + veggies + chilli sauce.

 

rating/10

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:41 AM, sweepstakes said:

kalamata olives.

mana from heaven.

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:45 AM, usagi said:

 

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:41 AM, sweepstakes said:

kalamata olives.

mana from heaven.

 

Seriously! One of those things that just makes me happy to have around.

^ I bought some that were marinated in balsamic vinegar the other day. so fresh and tangy and flavoursome. it was like swallowing an orgasm.

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:59 AM, usagi said:

^ I bought some that were marinated in balsamic vinegar the other day. so fresh and tangy and flavoursome. it was like swallowing an orgasm.

Oooh, I gotta hunt some of those down. 

  On 10/27/2016 at 6:41 AM, sweepstakes said:

 

 

  On 10/26/2016 at 6:20 AM, Bulk VanderHuge said:

Are you talking about the regular Kirkland brand ones? Black packaging? They're freaking great, really delicious. We always buy them (they come in like, a Costco size 3x10 or 3x12 pack) when we go camping.

 

Overall Kirkland brand stuff is amazing IMO, better than all other store brands AND name brand, for must stuff.

 

srry to derail the thread lol

Yes, exactly! They have no right to be that good for the price, but they're better than pretty much any other store-bought hot dog. But yeah... enough bonding over Costco wieners, back to the thread, lol.

lol "bonding over wieners".

Damn, the cosco hot dog talk reminded me of how good (and cheap) those bad boys are. All this talk inspired me to head on over there for lunch. Will be going there soon and reporting back to everyone. #CoscoDogs

Fasulye (green bean stew with lamb) + an apple + strong coffer + extra plus++ icli kofte my colleague brought me from a turkish delicatessen.

 

9/10 would bang.

 

++++ Costco Weiners in the UK are indeed the same kind as the ones elsewhere. Sticky buns with a salty dog between. Went last weekend and left not dining there as the queue was loong.