Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

My favorite Philly Chinese restaurant just raised the prices on fish-laden dishes tonight...

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
 
PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:41 PM
Original message
My favorite Philly Chinese restaurant just raised the prices on fish-laden dishes tonight...
I've been going there 35 years...my friend the owner said: "You better get used to it...wholesale prices are up and going to skyrocket."

Had my favorite: Seafood Combination medium spicy with a whole order of deee-licious steamed meat dumplings (thin noodle - transparent...not the thick Wonton Soup kind)...My fortune said: "You will attend a party with many interesting people." I guess that'sDU...or the Correspondent's Dinner tonight.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:42 PM
Response to Original message
1. I expected prices to start going up.
I love seafood. I'll miss it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LakeSamish706 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:43 PM
Response to Original message
2. Is this due to the oil spill? n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:44 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. Yessir!
it's like oil:shots fired in the Straits of Hormuz...oil's up like a rocket...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Ruby the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:44 PM
Response to Original message
4. To be expected
I heard this week that this is high season for fishermen and shrimpers in the gulf. One CNN interview had a guy who said he makes his money for the YEAR to support his family in May/June.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Mother Smuckers Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:47 PM
Response to Original message
5. Same way gas stations raise the price on product they bought 3 months ago.
Nobody wants to miss out on the gouge.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Old Troop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:47 PM
Response to Original message
6. would that actually be oil-laden fish dishes?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Mother Smuckers Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:48 PM
Response to Reply #6
8. Oh God don't them any ideas...they'll dream up some way to charge extra for the "anointed" dishes.
:eyes:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:48 PM
Response to Original message
7. My favorite (crab legs) is already astronomically priced (and not from that area)...
Edited on Sat May-01-10 06:56 PM by BlooInBloo
I think I'll run over to the Nawlins restaurant downtown (run by nice Nawlins mom n pop folks) and see how they're doing. They have (had?) a weekly crawfish boil there. Hope that's not a thing of the past. :(
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Mother Smuckers Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:49 PM
Response to Reply #7
9. Should be okay, crawdads are freshwater critters
;-)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:58 PM
Response to Reply #9
12. Suck the head, pinch the tail!
:rofl:

Just learned that saying from looking up info. Thanks for inspiring me to look it up!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:53 PM
Response to Original message
10. on the upside - I expect rents to go down on the Florida coast
.
.
.

"waterfront" will not be a big sales plus in the near future

sad

but true
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:55 PM
Response to Original message
11. There are 7 billion people competing for the fish
As "less developed" countries join the march of progress, the prices will rise -- especially for uncompetitive places like the US.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 07:16 PM
Response to Original message
13. About 15% of US seafood production comes from the Gulf of Mexico
That's a big hit to supply, which explains the rising prices.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 07:29 PM
Response to Original message
14. Your food sounds Yummy, if you think those prices are high...
Wait till you visit a Japanese restaurant.. Fish is going up there too!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr 29th 2024, 02:16 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC