It Is Not O.K. to Steal From Restaurants, So Why Do So Many People Do It?

Food & Wine ^ | January 5, 2023 | Darron Cardosa

[Notthereyet]

“It could get to where they’ll have to require payment up front.”
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I noticed whilst watching various Foodie shows the overseas restaurants doing this quite a bit.

It’s quite smart.

[cherry]

I admit I sometimes take a sip of my husbads soda...

[mabarker1]

some customers see it as a challenge to walk out with a molcajete after ordering chips and guacamole, but it’s nothing more than brazen robbery.

Stealing a Molcajete and Tejolote (that don't normally come out to the table) are not easily tucked into a purse (unless it's one of those big enough to hold a Baby or a Poodle) or a bag of leftovers. Well, maybe if it's one of those little itty-bitty ones that holds 2 Tablespoons of Salza or Pico. If you want one then just buy one they're pretty cheap. But then you have to spend months working on breaking it in.

To answer Your question, some places will bring one out to the table but I've been to hundreds of Mexican Restaurants and maybe 10 or so bring them out to the table.

[steve8714]

Worse is tip stealing. I’ve seen this, mostly in buffet restaurants.

[fabjr60]

Sharing a cup of coffee - that is stealing? I beg to differ.

[Jamestown1630]

A real molcajete is *heavy*, and a good one is quite expensive.

[GOPJ]

From ramekins to salt and pepper shakers to steak knives to chopstick rests, customers feel like it’s their right to take what they want from a restaurant. The price of an appetizer and entree does not include anything other than the food on the plate.

I'm guessing it's democrats who steal... they feel 'entitled' in general and that would include stealing from anyone they can get away with stealing from. Check out prison populations: democrats are always in the high 90% of prisoners.

[sopo]

After all, it is the hospitality business.

[mabarker1]

A real molcajete is *heavy*, and a good one is quite expensive

I know I've owned several of them. The best was the one I bought in Nuevo Laredo back in the mid 1980's, back when it was still fairly safe to drive across the border and make a Beer and Tequila run. A case of Modello was around $4.00 + $1.00 Tax. A Liter of José Cuervo Gold was $4.00 + the Border Tax was $0.80 per bottle. Each person was allowed to get 2 cases of beer and 2 liters of José. There was 5 of Us on this trip. The Molcajete was already partially broken in and I paid about $20.00 or so. The big mistake I made was that I bought it early in the day and had to carry it around (it weighed about 10-12 pounds and was about 16" across.) for several hours before We went back to the Truck parked in the parking garage at the Cadillac Bar for lunch. We parked there because it was a secure place to park and know that we would not get ripped off. (My in-laws were old friends of the owners since way back in the late 50's.)

The most recent one I got was from the local Mexican Market here in Mooresville, NC. It's about 6" in diameter and only weighs about 4 pounds. And I've been trying to get it broken-in and it's taking a while. IIRC it was $16.00.

[Jamestown1630]

Gosh.

I like watching this lady’s cooking videos; but when I’ve tried to find a molcajete like she uses, it cost close to a hundred bucks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiX7dCkeI7k

[mabarker1]

Yikes !!! $100 American Money !?!?!?

Try these places:

https://www.kroger.com/p/healthsmart-4-piece-granite-molcajete-set-mortar-pestle-with-2-spice-containers/0084165910587?fulfillment=PICKUP&searchType=default_search

https://www.heb.com/search?q=molcaheteI

https://www.walmart.com/search?q=molcajete

[Jamestown1630]

Wow, Thanks very much!

[mabarker1]

No problem, I would suggest that You should root around on the .net for Mexican Grocery Stores in the larger cities and towns in Texas and see what else You can find. The ones I sent to You were just in the Denton, TX Area the last place I lived before moving to NC. Do a search by Zip Codes should weed out a lot of knickknack stores.