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eastaleph t1_itma2zk wrote

Reply to comment by sutisuc in Rant: Newark rent is too expensive for what it is worth by swimteam69

>I can throw a rock in any direction in Manhattan (especially lower and upper manhattan) and find quality restaurants that are priced well below 20 dollars. Why is 20 unreasonable? Costs here are certainly lower than Manhattan so what’s with the upcharging here?

Because the places that have the absolute rock bottom prices for food, fast food, are still charging something close to $10 for a meal. Real restaurants pay considerably more for food and put more effort into it. That's why you only find cheap food at places that can apply economy of scale.

>Why don’t most people at mcwhorters order the pork chops then? Why do they grill whole chickens endlessly all day?

Because that's what they like and what's cheap? Do you know what a chicken shack is? It's not a place that happens to sell a lot of chicken.

>You asked me what I consider to be not overpriced, I’m not moving the goal posts I’m just pointing out the exception here certainly proves the rule.

No, you asked for me places. I provided places. You then bitched about there only being provided four during a workday when you never mentioned a number.

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sutisuc t1_itmascs wrote

Man you have not eaten in the heights, Chinatown, hell I can even point you to places in ritzy areas of Manhattan with great food at affordable prices. You gotta get out more.

I don’t think there’s a legal definition of a chicken shack but if you have one available you’d like to share please do. I refer to chicken shacks as hole in the wall places that sell a lot of…chicken. Therefore mcwhorter fits the bill.

I said excepting chicken shacks (mcwhorter) and burger places (Krugs) and then you then named a place with barely any options under twenty dollars and bluebird which I’ll concede was a good call. My point being there isn’t much in the ironbound that isn’t a chicken shack or burger place that has decent food for under 20 dollars, even places like mcwhorter are like 75 percent frozen fries and rice. Not exactly something I want to eat on a regular basis.

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NewNewark t1_itmsyo0 wrote

Youre absolutely right. My gf is vegetarian and in all the ironbound theres like 2 places we can go to lol. Zero diversity of food.

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sutisuc t1_itmtnph wrote

Yup and what is available is overpriced and usually served with half a plate of frozen french fries lol. Such an overrated dining neighborhood

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NewNewark t1_itmuhc9 wrote

If you browse the photos on google maps, it crazy to see the change in prices in 5 years. You used to get a half chicken and the full bag of fries for under $10

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sutisuc t1_itmvdj2 wrote

Yup mcwhorter was 7 dollars for like at least ten years and then in the last two years it’s shot up to 10 dollars while the portions and quality of everything has dipped.

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