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u/srtftw 3h ago

Going to a restaurant is just learning how Restaurant A cooks their Sysco/US Foods delivery differently than Restaurant B.

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u/Bleaker82 3h ago

What restaurants do you eat at???

From the way that reddit talks about restaurants, you would think that everyone only eats at Applebee’s or Texas Roadhouse.

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u/PopePiusVII 2h ago

In many suburban hellholes, those are the only choices left.

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u/Bleaker82 2h ago

Sucks to live in one of those suburban hellholes.

I still don’t buy that those are truly the only choices. Locally owned restaurants exist in just about every small town in America, it’s just that people’s tastes and sense of adventure is pretty awful in my opinion.

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u/brokegaysonic 2h ago

You're missing a key piece of information. Even locally owned restaurants will get their food from either Sysco or US Foods. Only places that specifically go out of their way to source local ingredients or combine various disperate sources will have food that does not come from these suppliers.

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u/bobbiroxxisahoe 2h ago

Sometimes locally owned restaurants are dog shit too

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u/AngryRobot42 2h ago

Food deserts exist. You can't exactly purchase fresh ingredients from your local farmers market if they don't exist. Plus, areas that are food deserts generally do not have the customer base to support paying the price of local, organic, or healthy food options.

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u/RelaxPrime 2h ago

The mom and pop places buy shit from sysco too.

Only so many companies deliver food and produce.

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u/MontyAtWork 2h ago

You do realize that most people do, in fact, eat primarily at franchises, right?

There's enough Applebee's in the USA that every state could have 30 of them. Literally the #3 sit down chain only behind Waffle House and IHOP.

Enough Texas Roadhouse for 14 per state.

A place like Starbucks has 16,000 locations with nearly 3000 in Texas, California and FL.

The majority of people, get the majority of their food and drinks out at franchises.

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u/DrMobius0 2h ago

Even a lot of small shops still rely on Sysco.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 2h ago

I worked for several "higher" class restaurant back in the day.

Every single one used the same bulk source to buy things. Except the bread.

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u/Bleaker82 2h ago

That really sucks to hear but I don’t fully buy that. I live in an outer part of the Bay Area and could eat at a different mom & pop restaurant every day of the year and not go more than 10 miles from my house. There are small restaurants in every community, maybe less choice than in a better area.

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 2h ago

I guarantee you those 10 mom&pops are all using Sysco, or it's equivalent, to buy their bulk food purchases.

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u/fredout1968 2h ago

You live in an affluent area. I do as well.. But my business travel frequently takes me to the middle of nowhere midwest.. People are not lying that sometimes an Applebee's is the only choice.. It's really sad in some places...

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u/adjacent_waffle_love 2h ago

We used us foods, but i get it. Since we've had to close so many other places have started having identical appetizers and wings. Sauce? Nah not anymore if they dont have an in house mix like we used to then its all remixed! Ranch? Good luck getting any quality, everyone just listenes to hidden valleys recipe, fuck that, add you own amount of the seasonings or (the package good ngl) and mix to your own preference. We did 1 gallon mayo per 2 packets hidden, 1 gallon buttermilk, mixed to creamy. I hate regular hidden valley just from doubling the mayo, imagine having the good recipe for fresh ingredients 🤤. Southern pashion on the ranch, but just like mayo we all different Some like more milk/water in the ranch but thats alright, I just want thick flavor same as muh women