02-08-2019, 01:22 AM
(02-07-2019, 06:58 PM)Spokes Wrote: What is it that people don't like about ayce? Is it lesser quality?
Basically if a restaurant sells $X worth of food, they can provide more quality, or more quantity, but not both (if they want to stay in business). So generally AYCE will offer many things that are relatively inexpensive to make.
The other thing I don't like is the time limit. If I'm sitting down with friends and enjoying some food and some adult beverages, I don't want to have a deadline for having to leave the restaurant.
(02-07-2019, 11:19 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I don’t really understand the economics, however. Non-AYCE prices always feel very high to me. So unless it is of truly stupendous quality, I don’t see how it makes sense. How does the AYCE place make money? Maybe from the less-hungry friends that people like me drag along
Ordering sushi a la carte is always the most expensive option, even at non-AYCE restaurants (and even in Japan): ordering a set, as selected by the restaurant, will be less expensive.
Let's look at Nara Sushi for an example, as they offer both AYCE and a la carte. They have four sushi combos (nigiri+rolls, 13-19 pieces) which would easily fill me. $11-15, including miso soup and salad. AYCE? $17. In this case the sushi (and thus the quality) is the same, but I would be unlikely to pay for AYCE when it's more than I want to eat.
I'll leave you with a Japanese saying appropriate for this discussion: "hara hachi bun me!"
