Ask a Black Blogger: Restaurant Leftovers
Reader Email
Mo,
Not sure I’ve ever seen a black person leave a restaurant without taking all of their leftovers with them in a box. Ever! Is it to make sure you get your money’s worth? I don’t know a white person who ever takes a box of leftovers home with them. Help me and my fellas comprehend this as it has been a topic of discussion many times over happy hour beers.
Keep up the great work.
JD
You have no idea how much you proved me right by asking this question. When I was a kid my dad made a point to always take a box of the leftovers home after we’d eat out somewhere, embarrassing me in ways he didn’t even know. I’d take notice of only maybe 1 out of every 5 white people in the restaurant doing this, and even as a child I knew there was something going on here.
Fast forward to present day and the girlfriend will STILL look at me with a piece of her steak (medium, not well done) and some mashed potatoes on her plate and ask if she should take it home. “Babe, that’s literally like two bites of steak. Let it go.” And she will, but only after much anti-doggy bag training on my part. “Why can’t I take it home?” she’ll ask. Like she doesn’t already know the answer. “Because white people are looking at us.”
She always thought this premise was ridiculous. White people aren’t paying attention to what we’re doing. They’ve got their own lives to live. Like how wrong does she look right now? JD you’ve proven years of research on my part correct: white people ARE looking at us. And they’re noticing all that shit. And while I know that as a person — black, white, or whatever — I shouldn’t care how I’m being unfairly judged by others…I do. And in any halfway nice to legit nice restaurant, I must act accordingly. Outside-in with the silverware. Water glass diagonal with wine glass. No sugar in my iced tea. And most important of all, leaving with my dignity and not a doggie bag.
Do I feel like putting on heirs? Of course not. Would I feel a lot more comfortable being myself and eating my tiny piece of steak THAT I PAID FOR at home later? Of course I would. But I can’t do any of these things…because white people are watching. And apparently you’re watching very closely.
i dont get it
I just don’t do it because reheated food from restaurant just isn’t as good. I mean, I have brought leftovers home but they either get tossed in the trash afterwards or one of my roomates eat it and I don’t care because its not as good in the first place.
glad youre still using my idea, ask a black blogger, thanks for never giving me credit, fucking pussy
White person here. I ALWAYS take my leftovers home, and almost EVERY white friend I have does the same. I don’t think it’s a black/white thing I think it’s just something some people do and others don’t.
I think it’s weird when people don’t take their left overs, you paid for it after all.
WHEW. That was forced.
I always take my leftovers home. I as white as prez’s lower ass cheeks.
This was just dumb.
Will I am Not is the biggest tool on the planet. Get a job, sir!
hilarious
White male here. Scorpio. I always, every single time take my leftovers home with me. I dont give a shit if i never eat them. I paid for it, its mine and Im taking it.
the Hangar in Amherst – the ONLY place i can think of where food is as good, and in my opinion, BETTER, reheated. Boneless wings…put the oven at 500, and put the wings in for 5-7 minutes. the buffalo sauce gets baked into the wings, and it’s still hot, but now it’s dry, and not all soggy with sauce. AMAZING. i know this is the philly site, but just in case any umass kids read this…DO IT. instant food boner.
this makes ZERO sense. i’m white, always take my leftovers. every person I know takes their leftovers. never heard of this being a white / black thing. F-
Touche Dro. The Hangar is the only place where its better. I assume we are just taking Pizza off the table because it can be good in almost any state.
I’m with mattsh20. It’s not a matter of $, as I eat out 4 to 5 times a week. Most of the time I end up giving leftovers to my dog anyway. I paid for it, i’m taking the shit home with me.
I came to philly to get away from dro-doosh and blackdude. I lose.
pizza is crazy…it SHOULD be gross when it’s cold, but somehow it’s not.
now as someone who used to work in the restaurant industry as well, just so you know, we find it annoying as fuck when people ask to take leftovers, unless they barely ate, and we’re probably making fun of you out back. but ultimately, you win, cuz we’re the ones working in a restaurant, haha.
bluehen, are you REALLY that offended by my comment about boneless wings? fucking relax, bro…it’s the internet, we don’t have to be friends. also, i’d appreciate it if you at least spelled “douche” properly.
If I can’t get at least a decent snack out of what is left, it doesn’t come home with me. It also depends on how you arrived at a restaurant though. If I came by public transportation or walked, there is no fucking way I’m carrying food home with me. If I drive though of course I’m taking it home.
people arent looking at you because you are taking your leftovers, its because you are Darker
Ya im white and EVERYONE I know takes their leftovers home, pretty stupid question. And mo your not a nigga you might as well not even be black. Pretty much your a white person
my bad. don’t tire-iron me, bruh
Maurice sucks. Philly is weak link of an otherwise great site.
LMFAO @ bluehenbl, whos the bigger sucker, the guy trying to avoid blog comments with me and The Mutha Fucking Boss Dro Man, or you , you little cunt, nice spelling you fag. DOOSH, that made me laugh a lil, cuz that has the be the worst spelling ever. seriously kill yourself
PS it kinda of shocks me that everyone doesn’t know i am blackdude, please don’t refer to me as will i am not, fuck man, i need elnose to fix that shit asap
@!!!!! nice job, youre 100% gonna get banned for the n word, even though you were trying to be nice about it?
Comment of the day?
petchaletch
people arent looking at you because you are taking your leftovers, its because you are Darke
just thought of that scene in Shallow Hal where they give the leftovers to the homeless guys…
“can i interest you gentlemen in half a burger and some chili fries? there’s a lot left, cuz the little guy couldn’t eat it all.”
“haha….PUSSY!”
Dro man truer words were never spoken w/ the whole wings deal… also Pres is white and that jew asks to doggy bag leftovers from other tables.
When you are out with a woman its tough not to take leftovers. They show up at the restaurant starving and immediately have to order an appetizer which fills them up. Dinner shows up they will poke at it for a while, have a few bites and basically leave a full meal on the plate. Option #1 finish my plate leave hers. Option #2 I finish my plate and hers because it is expensive and in the words of Homer Simpson (point to mouth) “food goes in here” Option #3 Finish my plate and take her leftovers for later when she is hungry again or next day lunch. The best result in my opinion is option 3. Don’t have to immediately get home to shit and the whole ride home in a pure cold sweat panic
I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t take leftovers unless it is alfredo or clams which gets real weird if you have to reheat it. You paid for it might as well eat it
bluehen comin’ in hot with the fresh material!
it was hard to decipher the humor in this blog. i wouldn’t think he would dedicate 4 paragraphs to just mocking the emailer saying he doesn’t know a white person who takes home leftovers- but i think thats what this is. these guys try so hard to write/be like prez most of their blogs end up sucking. stick to boston for the decent posts…
Mo this article is fuken outstanding give yourself a raise. oh and ur eagles are gonna crash and burn this year just saying
Blacks, women, and lower/middle class republicans always take home their leftovers. Blacks also ask for extra bread.
PS – If you’re a man and can’t finish you’re food, you’ve got the gay.
Pres definitely takes the rolls and butter packets home with him.
I’m as Caucasian as they come and if I have a good portion of leftovers, damn fucking straight I’m taking them with me.
Don’t think race has anything to do with it. I’m a white guy, and I take home everything I paid for, I’ll even ask for extra bread if it’s really good. To me, people who refuse to take home leftovers come across as spoiled & wasteful.
I do make the girl carry it though, regardless of whose food it is.
dyt937 I go to Olive Garden just for the breadsticks. And I’m white (but maybe still darker than Mo). Can’t bag on a cracker for asking for more Olive Garden breadsticks. Best ever.
it’s “putting on airs”, not “putting on heirs”. get your sh!t together. and as the pastiest-ass white guy in the room, i’ll take it home if it is a legit serving, but two forkfuls and a f*cking garnish, no way.
mo youre the fuckin man, i dont really give a rats ass about philly sports but youre the fuckin man. blogs are always makin me laugh
Really like the AaBB thing here. I have always wondered this, not because black people do it or anything like that, but the food always tastes terrible the next day. Why would anyone want to eat day old 5 bites of food? Order what you are hungry for and this whole issue would never even exist.
I’m white and i definitly fuks wit de leftovers!
I don’t get the question, homeboy’s an idiot. I don’t have to think about what I’ll be eating for lunch tomorrow and damn it I paid for it. I’d hate to see that guy go to Kobe’s, doggy bags are a requirement there.