My stepson took us to a restaurant in downtown Birmingham, and I was told that it was a Ramen noodle place. I laughed and told him that it was really nice that he was willing to spend $1 on his mom, ha ha. I didn't understand what the big deal was with Ramen noodles. I had eaten them all through college. Weren't they like packets you could buy for a dime?
We meet him at the restaurant and the line was out the door. Luckily, he had made reservations, so we didn't have to get in line where they were told the wait was over an hour. I was baffled.
We get menus and the cheapest dish was $40. I was still confused. Ramen noodles, $40? So, out of curiosity, I ordered the a seafood ramen and octopus balls. I didn't even know that octopuses had balls.
They brought me a large bowl with noodles, that io was told were hand made noodles... looked just like the curly ones I knew in college. But, it had a squid, some shrimp, and some fried fish pieces on top of it. The octopus balls were like hush puppies.
The bill was $500+ which is normal when I take my hoard of kids out to eat, but i was still amazed that so many people were willing to pay so much for a bunch of cheap assed noodles. It was good, but not price-point good. I was glad that I wasn't paying for it, ha ha.
I probably won't ever go back to that place. I am not crazy about these niche style restaurants.
There's a place in Asheville, NC, where they serve you frozen TV dinners in a setting that is decorated to look like some grandma's house. The average plate costs like $100, which isn't terrible, but for what you get... nah.
There is also a place that only serve things that Elvis liked to eat... as much as I love Elvis's music, it just isn't my thing.
Kids are making more money than ever these days. They have way more expendable income that I ever had at their age. They can throw their money at these weird places to eat if they want. Not me.
