/ck/ - Food & Cooking

If your favorite auténtico ostería or obscure hole in the wall warung has started accepting credit cards, or a printed menu, it is time to find another place that serves proper food. If your favorite cha chaan teng starts offering napkins (especially if they do not charge you for them), leave immediately.

You may not have noticed it yet (although you probably have), but these are signs that the cost cutting and compromises have already begun.

What are some other telltale cues that a restaurant has lost its way? This thread is only for discriminating diners who recognize and appreciate authenticity. Creepy sexpat english teachers who eat begpacker food like 添好運 can find another thread.