# Bad resturants, good take away

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 15, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397 "2014-02-15T05:15:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397/1 "2014-02-15T05:15:53Z")

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There is a rather big place right across from my office. I have had lunch brought over quite often and its very good, their Tarragon Chicken is some of he best I have had. In the six months I have been in this location, I have eaten in maybe three times (including yesterday) and the food is bloody awful.

This is something I have noticed quite often in other places., that have excellent take away, mediocre eat in. Do they have what, different kitchens or something.

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397/2 "2014-02-15T05:41:34Z")

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Doesn’t make sense to me. If the goal is customers, why serve mediocre? Unless, it is the price. Fill their tummies, and maybe they will come back.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397/3 "2014-02-15T06:47:08Z")

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I eat regularly at a famous chiain restaurant whose pot pies are sold in stores. _Excellent_ pot pies! But I only ordered one at the restaurant once. It tasted awful and I haven’t ordered one in the restaurant since.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-resturants-good-take-away/681397/4 "2014-02-15T16:24:35Z")

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Moving from IMHO to Café Society.