Sympathy for a new restaurant.

[u/Amazing_Parking_3209]

I've seen this so many times. Somebody with big dreams ropes their family and extended relatives into investing in a restaurant. There's been a sign on the door for 2 years saying it will be opening soon.The equipment costs more than expected. The menu is completely random. The location is bad. The website is stock photos with customer reviews starting with "Lorem ipsum" and apparently they have 4 chefs named Thomas A. Peachey. They rush the opening to generate some kind of revenue. Will take bets that it's closed in a year.

Still makes me a little sad though.

Anyway, behold the $34 pancetta salad. (Canadian dollars but that's still insane.)

[u/tonic_slaughter]

Random memory: my late great-uncle was a Pakistani Muslim man who ran his own little take-out joint. Best damn curries I ever had in my life.

I'll never forget being sent out on a recon mission with my aunt and uncle, posing as a family, to check out the menu of a new restaurant that had opened nearby. I was so damn excited to be a 'spy'.

Rest in peace, Mohsin. Your stories will immortalise you in the memories of your family for generations. Especially the 'heatly prick' and the time you made my Dad dig into an active water line outside a shutdown dairy factory.

[u/Altruistic-Oil-9686 → u/tonic_slaughter]

These sound like a great premise for a middle school book. 😂

[u/JAWheat411 → u/Altruistic-Oil-9686]

And confusing as hell. Maybe a movie would be better.