# Spaghetti in restaurants **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178 "2014-03-08T06:55:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/141 "2014-03-13T14:07:32Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Oh, come on. I meant that spaghetti shouldn’t have hot stuff on it like jalapeños or curry or cayenne pepper. Dougie\_monty, meet [Fra-diavlolo sauce](http://allrecipes.com/recipe/fra-diavolo-sauce-with-pasta/). [Fra-Diavolo sauce](http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Shrimp-Fra-Diavolo), meet dougie\_monte. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/142 "2014-03-13T14:13:45Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > ravioli stuffed with cherry filling or custard!! :eek: :smack: Dougie\_monty, allow me to introduce you to my friend [Dulce Ravioli](http://www.loveandflour.com/from-savory-to-sweet-baked-sweet-ravioli/), [Ravioli-relleno de chocolate](http://www.ravioli.es/Ravioli-relleno-de-chocolate/)\*, meet Mr. dougie\_monty. \*ok, this pic made me really, really hungry. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/143 "2014-03-14T04:59:40Z")
> [@simster](#): > > you really need to get out more - remember the Strawberry Pizza discussion? Yes, I do! OK, I’ll concede the Strawberry Pizza, and even the fruit ravioli, as long as they don’t include the obiously pizza-associated seasonings we are used to seeing on pizza–pepperoni, sausage, and so on. It’s like that V-8 Fusion juice, which I can’t see for sour beans–I will not drink anything resembling a mix of tomato and orange juice!! (Run “hiker’s grog” through the SDMB search engine and you’ll see what I mean! BARF!!) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/144 "2014-03-14T12:11:16Z")
V-8 Fusion doesn’t resemble a mix of tomato and orange juices. Most just taste like a very sweet fruit juice. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/145 "2014-03-14T12:39:05Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > V-8 Fusion doesn’t resemble a mix of tomato and orange juices. Most just taste like a very sweet fruit juice. What? You expect him to actually try something rather than depend on his personal beliefs and vast experience at fine chain restaurants? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/146 "2014-03-14T16:31:06Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > V-8 Fusion doesn’t resemble a mix of tomato and orange juices. Most just taste like a very sweet fruit juice. I suppose now would not be the time to mention micheladas or a red eye (beer cocktail.) ---
**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:** [March 14, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/147 "2014-03-14T16:38:01Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > What? You expect him to actually try something rather than depend on his personal beliefs and vast experience at fine chain restaurants? I’ll tell you what. I’ll try some variety of V-8 Fusion, to be fair. If it doesn’t sicken me I will retract my statement. Okay? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/148 "2014-03-14T17:04:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I suppose now would not be the time to mention micheladas or a red eye (beer cocktail.) It’s always a good time to mention micheladas. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/149 "2014-03-14T17:17:58Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > I’ll tell you what. I’ll try some variety of V-8 Fusion, to be fair. If it doesn’t sicken me I will retract my statement. Okay? I wouldn’t bother. It’s really just another sugar water designed to help parents fell less guilty than if they let the kids drink soda. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/150 "2014-03-14T18:01:21Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > I wouldn’t bother. It’s really just another sugar water designed to help parents fell less guilty than if they let the kids drink soda. :Sigh: Will you make up your mind? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/151 "2014-03-14T18:36:51Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > :Sigh: Will you make up your mind? :rolleyes: You should try it to help move past the preconceived notion you have about it - it is supposed to be healthy as compared to ‘sugar water’ - but do read the label as for caloric intake and other items if those are a factor for you. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/152 "2014-03-15T04:53:51Z")
I haven’t experienced dishwater in the bottom of my spaghetti except at Long John Silvers and KFC. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/153 "2014-03-15T05:55:08Z")
> [@simster](#): > > You should try it to help move past the preconceived notion you have about it - it is supposed to be healthy as compared to ‘sugar water’ - but do read the label as for caloric intake and other items if those are a factor for you. They aren’t. It’s the _combination of tastes._ I like tomato juice and I like orange juice–I just can’t see\* mixing\* them. But I will try V-8 Fusion, I promise. Just out of curiosity–What all goes on a strawberry pizza, hmmmmmmm? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/154 "2014-03-15T16:01:42Z")
Um, strawberries, I presume? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/155 "2014-03-15T18:41:30Z")
> [@GreenElf](#): > > I haven’t experienced dishwater in the bottom of my spaghetti except at Long John Silvers and KFC. Have you tried the spaghetti at Taco Bell? Totally soapy. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/156 "2014-03-15T19:49:15Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > This. Took the words right outta my mouth 😉 When you order spaghetti at a restuarant, you don’t get spaghetti. You get noodles with ketchup. But the owners of the restaurant love you for paying $10 for a meal that costs them less than a dollar to prepare. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/157 "2014-03-16T04:58:36Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > When you order spaghetti at a restuarant, you don’t get spaghetti. You get noodles with ketchup. > > But the owners of the restaurant love you for paying $10 for a meal that costs them less than a dollar to prepare. Noodles with ketchup!!! Now I’ve heard it all… Sometimes I’ve had leftover spaghetti at home, and there wasn’t enough sauce. So I would extend it with ketchup. Listen, Buddy–I know the difference between spaghetti sauce and ketchup! It sounds to me like the batteries have run down on your taste buds! 😛 😃 And sometimes that “ketchup” includes sweet Italian sausage, or meatballs. You won’t find THAT in a bottle of Heinz! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/158 "2014-03-16T12:47:51Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > It sounds to me like the batteries have run down on your taste buds! _cough_ Pot/Kettle _cough_ ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/159 "2014-03-16T13:26:06Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Have you tried the spaghetti at Taco Bell? Totally soapy. Thanks for the warning. I was curious about the quality of Taco Bell spaghetti, but guess I’ll just stick with IHOP. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178/160 "2014-03-16T15:47:14Z")
At Circle K, nuke some ramen noodles with the chili for the nachos and add in some ketchup packs, nutrasweet, and one shot of hazlenut from the coffee bar. Now THAT’S a nice-a spaghetti! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-in-restaurants/683178.md?page=9)