Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago#93,279
It can LITERALLY ONLY MEAN that the business has no menu and is a failure! Yes! It could LITERALLY MEVER BE that the website is under construction! No, that is impossible! Lime G. Mangosteen said so!
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,528
@previous (beckyderp !3NeoVaGFAg)
This is why I believe OP leaked information about his food truck, then pretended that a mythical man named “Syntax” stalked him. It’s an attention seeking act.
Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 35 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,529
Actually, on reflection, I think I understand... There is no menu because there won't be one. If you read the "our story" section, you realise that Matt is saying that he's so experienced that a menu isn't necessary. The customers will simply tell him what they want to eat, and he will make it.
It could be a genius idea!
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Anonymous E replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 14 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,552
> Actually, on reflection, I think I understand... There is no menu because there won't be one. If you read the "our story" section, you realise that Matt is saying that he's so experienced that a menu isn't necessary. The customers will simply tell him what they want to eat, and he will make it. > > It could be a genius idea!
Matt’s taking an omasake approach to serving banh mi sandwiches served on Kroger French bread!
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 16 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,557
> Actually, on reflection, I think I understand... There is no menu because there won't be one. If you read the "our story" section, you realise that Matt is saying that he's so experienced that a menu isn't necessary. The customers will simply tell him what they want to eat, and he will make it. > > It could be a genius idea!
"Sweetheart, I've ordered some food"
"Cool, what are we having?"
"No idea, but the swashbuckling chef accomplishes great deeds with a confident swagger and works out of a van"
"Good enough for me"
Anonymous G replied with this 6 years ago, 26 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,558
@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
You are missing the context, man. They will both say whatever food they want, and Chef Indy will make it avec panache. Investors can see that this is one of the many characteristics that protect this business from the usual risks associated with foodservice.
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Syntax !qfRe8HP5L6 replied with this 6 years ago, 39 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,560
@1,056,557 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
It's called thinking
ng outside the box (inside the truck)
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,564
"I guess I won't go to Eleven Madison because they don't have a menu on their website"
-Rubes who use this web site
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,565
> It's called thinking > ng outside the box (inside the truck)
And I commend him for it. Matt's Mystery Meals could be the wave of the future.
"Hello Chef Matt here, what would you like?"
"Surprise me"
He should update his bio with his ghost hunting experience to increase the sense of the unknown.
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,568
There literally is a menu on the website?
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U replied with this 6 years ago, 32 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,056,579
@previous (L)
He added one today following constructive feedback from the Minichan test audience.
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,632
@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
Running a food truck with its prices ending in “.99” is a bad move. You’ll be spending hours counting change, and you’ll have to haul hundreds of dollars worth of coins just to make change.
Has Matt ever performed a financial transaction at a food truck?
Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,634
@previous (M)
If his food is as exquisite as I'd expect from a swashbuckling lover of picaresque literature, I'd let him keep the penny as a tip.
tteh !GETFUCKED joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 32 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,646
A menu is unnecessarily limiting and does not reflect his swashbuckling attitude to food service.
"Here's the food we serve, and here's how much you will pay."
No. It is simply not the Falun Gong way.
Meta !Sober//iZs joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,669
I could see no menu if the whole point is "this is a place where we will make custom food for you" but they should at least have a list of ingredients they have on hand or, failing that, at least specifically say what type(s) of cuisine they do so you can get a general idea of what they can and can not do.
The main problem I see with no menu is in pricing. With a set menu you (as the proprietor) can say "okay, the burger and fries meal is priced at $8.99, the ingredients cost $5.00 so our gross profit is $3.99, it takes 10 minutes to prepare so budget $2 for labor, the packaging is 50 cents... etc, etc". Basically you can figure out all the pricing and costs and margin in advance for a set menu so you don't have to worry about it, leaving you with more time and energy to focus on actually running the business. Not to mention the smaller your set of ingredients, the larger quantities and better prices you can buy them at so you can realize economies of scale
Now lets say you run without a set menu and instead it's "we'll make you anything you want with the skills, equipment, and ingredients we have". Okay great. Let's give Avec Panache the benefit of the doubt here and assume they have 1) every ingredient anyone could possibly want and 2) Chef Miller knows how to cook anything, and also has all the equipment needed to cook any conceivable dish in the food truck. Now you have to do all this calculation and figure out a price that is reasonable for the consumer but also profitable enough for you to stay in business for Every. Single. Order. And not only money, but time too. Someone orders lobster bisque and it takes two hours to make, completely fucking up the order pipeline? You can't do that. So now you have to keep in your head a list of dishes which you can't let anyone order because they take too much labor and time to make. A sort of secret "anti-menu" (of course you can't post it because that would ruin the whole "anything you want" premise).
In a five star restaurant where cost is no object and it's no big deal to wait an hour or two for your food this could work
Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,671
TL/dr
jodi !ariasXXmaE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,672
@1,056,669 (Meta !Sober//iZs)
there a food truck run by an old Korean lady nearby and she doesn't have a menu. she is new at food trucks but she just has a blackboard and writes what she's making that day on it. if she runs out she closes or makes something else
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Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,678
@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
That is a menu though. Just a menu that changes daily.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,683
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
but it's not something she would be likely to update daily on a web page
most food trucks just use like Instagram and Twitter
Meta !Sober//iZs replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,687
@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
Yeah but if you've gone through all the trouble to buy a domain, set up hosting, design a website, etc, you might as well put up a menu.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,688
@previous (Meta !Sober//iZs)
yeah but you know he just likes making web sites and not following through with anything
Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 10 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,797
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,810
$10 for a banh mi? Total rip off.
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,811
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Chili dog: expert on the Louisiana sandwich market.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,815
@1,056,810 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Seriously. When I lived in NYC I was able to get a banh mi made by actual Vietnamese immigrants for like $7-9. Who would pay more for a white dude's imitation banh mi in a place where the cost of living is substantially lower?
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,817
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
It is authentic, and it is much larger than your banh mi. Also, you do not know anything about the local sandwich market.
Killer Lettuce? !HonkUK.BIE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,818
@1,056,815 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
But what if they want it done with panache?
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,819
Minichan: experts on sandwiches and all local sandwich markets. Thanks.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,820
@1,056,817 (Q)
Authentic banh mis run around $5. And Louisiana is supposed to be low cost of living, possibly excepting NOLA, isnt it
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,821
@1,056,817 (Q)
Mine were on 10 inch lϾvs of bread so if you're doing like 18 inch sandwiches or outrageously overstuffing the sandwiches great, otherwise at that price point in that market you're probably a little too high. Food trucks have sizeable upfront costs so I just am concerned you'll lose a lot of money on this venture. The average salary in NO is around $40k and you can rent an apartment with a roommate for $500-800ish. That just doesn't seem like a $10 sandwich market kind of city, but I guess there's yuppies everywhere so maybe there's enough of them for you to turn a profit.
Anonymous R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,822
@1,056,815 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Open borders for the win
globble replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,823
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,828
@1,056,820 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Funny, they are more expensive here in actual Vietnamese restaurants owned by Vietnamese people. Different things cost different prices in different places. Surely you known hthat.
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 27 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,829
@1,056,821 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
They are overstuffed and 12 inches.
Anonymous Q triple-posted this 6 years ago, 35 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,830
@1,056,632 (M)
In the US tax is added at sale. It will always be an uneven number no matter the price.
Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,835
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,843
@1,056,830 (Q)
Most food trucks will just say like "Pad Thai $10" and keep the messy math of like "actually with a 6% sales tax it's really $9.345" out of the customer's mind.
Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,846
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 43 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,869
@1,056,846 (J)
Then go miles to the nearest convenience store. Customer’s choice.
Anonymous Q triple-posted this 6 years ago, 57 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,870
@1,056,864 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
It is large and overstuffed. You know nothing of the local sandwich market.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,874
@previous (Q)
even so i wouldn't pay 10 dollars for some extra carrot slices on a fat roll. if it's like exceptionally good maybe but I'm not paying more than 8 dollar for that
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,887
@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
It is not “extra carrot slices” ffs
globble replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,889
@1,056,870 (Q)
How many ten dollar sandwiches have you purchased in the last month??
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,891
@1,056,870 (Q)
"the local sandwich market" lmao
Louisiana isnt expensive
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,894
@1,056,889 (globble)
Several. It is the going price for specialty poboys here.
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 24 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,895
@1,056,891 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Sandwiches here cost that price. Why do you think you know more than people who actually live here?
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 12 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,896
Whoa! why is the pho 10 bucks too??? everything else is reasonable
jodi !ariasXXmaE double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,897
@1,056,895 (Q)
seriously just make the pho and banh mi 8.99 or something. nothing else on your menu is that pricey. people will pay more for like seafood and specialties but not your standard fare
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 13 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,898
@1,056,896 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
Going price for a large bowl.
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 18 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,899
globble replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,900
@1,056,894 (Q)
What's that and why is it so overpriced
Anonymous P replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,903
@1,056,898 (Q)
then do a smaller bowl and make it 8. also that is fucked up
@1,056,899 (Q)
every one of his items is priced at 8 too!
also it's a fuckin po boy it's supposed to be affordable. bs
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,906
@previous (P)
That is for a HALF SANDWICH. Look at the prices for a FULL SANDWICH. That is typical prices here.
globble replied with this 6 years ago, 38 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,907
@previous (Q)
Please calm down. Will you talk like this if one of your future customers asks you about your pricing??
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 14 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,909
@1,056,906 (Q)
Do u live inside of a music festival???? also why is tapioca a whole dollar extra???
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 47 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,911
@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
What does a music festival have to do with this? Why a dollar for boba? Because that is the going price, and people will pay it.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 21 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,912
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 52 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,918
@1,056,911 (Q)
i wouldn't. I'd say "oo banh mi, Thai iced tea?" and then realize it's 5 dollars for a fuckin drink and 10 for a sandwich I might eat half of and then I just wouldn't even bother
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 28 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,919
@1,056,915 (globble)
The menu. I showed you a comparable menu, and you ignored the prices for whole sandwiches, which are much pricier than mine.
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 26 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,920
@previous (Q)
they are the same price as your banh mi
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 13 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,922
@1,056,918 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
Go to our Vietnamese restaurants and see what they charge.
globble replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,928
@1,056,919 (Q)
I think you're confusing me for someone else
Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 34 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,930
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 36 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,932
@1,056,930 (J)
Vending machines sure, but not near me. Study after study shows that lazy Americans will pay more for convenience.
Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,936
@1,056,853 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
I'm on a drug, it's called Deadpool #winning
jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,056,947
@1,056,922 (Q)
they charge 50 extra cents from milk tea to bubble tea
none of their soups exceed $9
Anonymous T joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 15 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,230
I would never buy food from somewhere without some form of menu. Like WTF. This is basic shit.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,238
@1,056,906 (Q)
That is also for an actual restaurant, which is supposed to cost more than a food truck because they pay rent and have seats and tables, thanks.
Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 36 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,249
> That is also for an actual restaurant, which is supposed to cost more than a food truck because they pay rent and have seats and tables, thanks.
That's why I don't understand his 30% markup on a bottle of Coke. Restaurants charge more because you're not paying only for the Coke but for the ambiance of the restaurant. That's a far cry from Matt fencing soft drinks out of the back of a van.
Anonymous J double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,250
> Supply and demand. Go walk a mile to save a few cents of it bothers you that much.
I thought you were situated near the university campus. You're seriously saying there's not a vending machine or a campus store within a mile of where your van is? Your own map on your website shows that you are a stone's throw from other food outlets.
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,296
@previous (J)
Then go walk to them for your drink, cheapo.
Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,298
You should make that your company slogan. "Fine, go pay less at an equally close and more established food outlet, cheap fucks!"
Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,299
Cost is somewhat irrelevant in certain service scenarios such as fine dining
Simpletons are often unaware of this
People don't care how much you know until the know how much you care
If patrons feel like they are appreciated and well taken care of, they don't quibble over the extra nickel or dimes difference in the other prices of mediocre offerings on the market.
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,300
> Cost is somewhat irrelevant in certain service scenarios such as fine dining
He's hawking Coke and sandwiches out of a van.
> People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care
Many a successful business was built on asinine greetings card philosophy.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 37 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,329
@1,057,289 (Q)
What kind of university has nowhere to buy Coke except a food truck?
Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,332
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
What kind of University allows students to graduate without meeting the stated requirements?
Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,333
@1,057,329 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Plenty of places to buy it, just have to walk to them. Hungry people get too annoyed to walk all over to save 38 cents.
Anonymous Q double-posted this 6 years ago, 27 seconds later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,334
@1,057,332 (D)
Please post your specific evidence.
The Witch Doctor !KBa60Oy7Wg replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#1,057,339