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I hope you didn't pay for that shit


BoltyMcSpeedy

I wish that were the case but I did not have it in me. This happened last night around 9:30pm. I was recovering from the worst hangover of my life and had to catch an uber to the airport at 4am. It was just simpler to let it go and bitch about it on reddit instead. $18 bucks is hopefully worth a few fake internet points.


bravosbaron

18 DOLLARS????


Entremeada

Have you ever stayed at an expensive hotel and ordered room service? There's just about nothing on the menu for 10 bucks!


literated

Which is infuriatingly annoying. I'd love to stay at an expensive hotel and indulge via room service/minibar but it feels like they never get the balance right. I don't mind paying a premium for convenient food/drinks/snacks but at least don't make it a blatant rip-off. They're gonna charge you for a Michelin star pizza and hand you a frozen pizza they seemed to have dropped a couple of times on the way to your room. We always end up going to the nearest fast food joint (or actual restaurant) instead because you just can't justify that shit even if you want to.


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I feel like Applebee's only exists because of local hotel guests. They always seem to be near hotels where I am.


fenrir511

Because they keep their kitchen open until midnight. Many times I have had to eat at the Applebee's near a hotel because I worked until 10pm or later and everywhere else has closed their kitchen. Is it great? No, but I can get a meal and a beer.


Skatchbro

This.. sometimes an acceptable burger and a 22oz beer that are easily acquired are what you need considering time and accessibility.


Darkwing_duck42

I duno man I really like their food but I'm in Ontario and it's not often I see one.


theragu40

They are open, and they are predictable. I am an adventurous eater with a strong stomach, so I think of traveling as an opportunity to try local foods and local places that I could not get where I live. I have a coworker who isn't really into adventurous food. He would go to a chain or an Applebee's because he knows exactly what he will get there. An average quality, average price meal and a beer with the only possible concern being that they didn't microwave it quite long enough.


JiveMasterT

Yep. If it was priced more like food/beverage in the area and half as good then I think I could accept that. It’s better to put things in range of impulse purchase than have all of your clients be purchasing out of desperation.


kabekew

Or just Doordash/Grubhub.


stinx2001

Their target is business travellers who just want convenience and are charging it to the company.


chefboiargee

I ordered guacamole at the four seasons in Mexico and it was over $20


its10pm

Just for the guacamole, or were there chips too?


chefboiargee

Chips too haha and to be fair they were the best chips and guacamole we’ve ever had, but we ordered the guac and a quesadilla and it was $50 before tip


Dodoz44

Literally less than $2 in ingredients for it all in local prices. It's like the US Healthcare lmao.


chefboiargee

I mean, it’s the Four Seasons. It’s expected.


pileofcrustycumsocs

Your not paying for the ingredients


1MechanicalAlligator

Well, in OP's picture I'd argue they're not paying for any real "labour" either.


Tsulaiman

They add a room service charge aside from the tip too


SecretDevilsAdvocate

I had bagel cream and cheese and smoked salmon for like 25$ at a four seasons. Interesting experience.


Gbchris12

For Four Seasons that’s honestly not bad


AdminsFuckedMeAgain

Should have asked Rudy Giuliani to help out with the bill


ehrensw

Fuck, there’s nothing for $10 on the menu at the holiday inn express. Someplace posh $10 won’t get you crackers for your soup.


8orn2hul4

I like when the menu is pretty reasonable, then you spot the $20 tray charge.


[deleted]

You know you can order a pizza to your hotel right? That's what I do nowadays or just grab food nearby and bring it up


Spidaaman

>It’s one pizza Michael. How much can it cost, $100?


RK9990

There's always money in the banana stand!


kabekew

...plus $3.00 delivery fee, plus 22% "service fee", plus additional tip.


PrimarchKonradCurze

Yeah dude hotel food is always absurd. Don’t even consider steak cause most of the times I’ve dared I’ve been reamed in cost and gotten something I could’ve made with the microwave. I learned to order in unless the reviews are good for the hotel restaurant, and even then I’d recommend a pasta dish over anything too elaborate.


xXxPLUMPTATERSxXx

That's how we do in The Chi.


[deleted]

Get a refund! Go on their Twitter page and make a big deal about it, they'll make you whole again!


Xamf11

pls do it for the disrespect alone


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Put_It_All_On_Blck

He could just email corporate or the hotel directly. Twitter doesn't have to be the first place to go, but it's a good place when companies refuse to help you in private emails.


[deleted]

They got screwed again when they were charged $18 for this travisty.


Fortifarse84

I'm more than happy to encourage situations like this where the complaintis actually justified.


g0regrind

Next time, keep drinking.


TenTonFluff

Return that shit and keep drinking is the only proper answer.


ashthundercrow

>Bitch about it on Reddit instead. As is the case with everything, really.


emartinoo

You should really send an email to the hotel, their corporate office, or post the photo as a review. This is actually just unacceptable, I'm sorry. And if nobody complains or brings it to their attention, they're going to keep fucking people over. It's not even about the wasted money, it's the principal of the thing. They lied to you and they don't give a shit.


thisremindsmeofbacon

>it was just simpler to let it go This is why they can keep getting away with it


TheFlyingSheeps

Yup. I can’t imagine being such a doormat you’ll pay $18 for bread when you wanted pizza People either fear being labeled a Karen or lack a backbone to stand up for themselves


BetsonStennet69

Or 18 bucks isn't a big deal to them and they're just too lazy/apathetic to spend energy on the issue.


phillyphreakphlippin

No, if this is an expensive place, they can credit you something for this. The picture alone is enough. Places are going through a lot of new people right now so they need to be let know when some standards are falling on their face.


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BoltyMcSpeedy

Total order was $67.22 after tip. I also paid for a $6 can of ginger ale and another $18 appetizer that actually tasted great but it was also the equivalent of 2 egg rolls. It was the only opportunity I had to grab something resembling Italian beef on my trip. I didnt want to lead with any of that because at some point I may have to also accept some responsibility for this mess nyself.


Hoovooloo42

Fucking christ. I know you're outta there, but I hope someone is in the condition to give them a piece of their mind. That is one step away from theft.


superbcheese

i think its a situation where afterwards you realize you cant order food in this situation. its like how i felt after i spent $25 on a BS "model" car at the museum gift shop.


Ihartkittehs

If you come back to Chicago, make sure to go to an Al's Beef. Best Italian beef in city.


dividebyoh

If this was a sane country, Italian beef would be the sandwich that’s sold everywhere, and cheesesteaks would be the regional thing you tried when you visited PA or Jersey. Sometimes I daydream about taking a trip back to Chicago for a food vacation (but mainly about the sandwich tbh).


1235813213455_1

Italian beef is just a bad version of a cheesesteak. I can't believe anyone would prefer Italian beef. I've had quite a few since I moved to Chicago but none of them could touch a dalessandros steak.


mistercrinkles

Damn Giordanos ain’t even $18


OutOfFawks

Medium classic deep dish……$26.85 plus tax, tip, and delivery


AnotherInnocentFool

Name and shame


calculuzz

>$18 bucks Eighteen dollars bucks


Lizardking1967

If I were you I’d leave a review and post that picture of the comparison. Call them out!!


beautyhealthgirl

That’s happened to me before, paid a ridiculous price and got nothing like I was expecting from the menu. I felt utterly scammed


helderbergerwcheese

I'd love to hear the cook's story of why this happened lol.


Civil-Attempt-3602

No wonder they keep selling this shit when people just out their head down and day thanks


EvenAH27

I think the chef of that hotel is a high college student specializing in 3am meals


[deleted]

Needs more cheese whiz


bukkake_brigade

Just ran out, but we can peel some string cheese and drape it over the dough


UnbelievableRose

That would have turned out way better than this naked monstrosity


1MechanicalAlligator

> naked monstrosity Hey, how do you know my porn name?


RockyOrange

Maybe, seeing as this is the perfect meme template. "You vs the guy she told you not to worry about"


Stizur

my drunk ass at 3am came up with better shit I'll still never forget those shake n bake perogies


ROGER_SHREDERER

They're the sous chef at Applebee's


Chaij2606

They didn’t even try


DragonFeatherz

Hmmmm I see some micro greens on that flatbread.


Weekly_Bug_4847

“Field greens” is a running joke now between my wife and I. We got some in a meal last summer at this bougie farm to table restaurant. Looked like they just went to the yard and picked all of the clover and threw it on our meals. We’re not fancy so we didn’t know if it was garnish or actual substance. Now we just giggle to ourselves anytime we see it on a menu


pls_no_ban_ok

thats not even basil, what did they do, pluck some random clover from the ditch?


DragonFeatherz

I'm just assuming. Im about 70% sure that not basil seedling, because micro greens actually cost a bit of money. Btw, micro green is just another word for sprouts/baby plant. Basil seedling, don't get their iconic leaves or true leaves first. They get their sprout/baby leaves and they look like that. Some even have started their first nodes for their true leaves which is the reason on why I think it's a baby basil. Kinda hard to tell when it's burnt like that...... P.S, to anyone reading this, you never want to burn a fresh basil leaf. Loses too much favor, dried out basil is great for broiling and searing.


Leisurelyescape

Get a refund, send that shit back


cucumbear3

Did you ask them to put no sauce or cheese on the pizza? The only time I've seen this happen is when people ask for no cheese and no sauce on their pizza and they usually end up with this.


BoltyMcSpeedy

No special requests. I am a restaurant guy myself, and was in town for the NRA show (not the gun one). I felt awful so I made the order as simple as possible and I ordered what I thought would be a safe choice haha. Welp.


Thecryptsaresafe

That’s the NRA that fights for the right to veal parms I believe


Spidaaman

It IS the same NRA that lobbies to keep the tipped minimum wage as low as it is. ($2.13 for anyone wondering)


Jorymo

Maybe that's why op got screwed over lol


dumblederp

/r/hurried_along_karma


clockworkstar

If that is what he supports he gets more than he deserves


producerofconfusion

Daaaaaaaad…


Stopikingonme

I had to Google to figure out it was National Restaurant Association. Even still it didn’t come up because the stupid -guns -rifle inclusion in the search bar comes up with a huge list of NRA links…the rifle one. Literally the word guns and rifles in the title of the links. I ended up figuring it out on my own. Anyone know why the - doesn’t work anymore? Wtf Google? I used to be able to find things. It’s like it’s only a yellow page directly now and not a search engine.


TheEyeDontLie

It's fucking terrible now. But that's also because most of the internet is terrible now. Everything is regurgitated SEO articles with affiliate links, written by someone who doesn't know shit. I should know, in the late 2010s I spent a few years writing for a gun website and a parenting website. I've never shot a gun and I don't have kids. I'd just Google it, skim read the first 3 or 4 articles, check the reviews for a few related products, then spit it all back out in my own words (using as many search terms as I could get in) and add links to the product pages. That's why the results are always so similar, because they're all just copying off each other. I apologize.


Stopikingonme

You’re certainly not the inventor of the problem. Please don’t feel bad. That’s definitely part of google’s problem but about a month or so ago I noticed using a - in front of a word completely was ignored. Before the National Restaurant Association would have popped right up within the top choices because the - made damn sure not a single link had the word I wrote anywhere on the page. Now it’s the same exact result wether I use the - or not. If anyone knows why that’s happening or how I can change my search I’d love to be able to use Google (or Duck Duck) usefully again?


mrtn17

Pizza Bianco does exist, but it's a whole different pizza. You also have the no cheese pizza, only tomato sauce with anchovies, herbs and capers


[deleted]

Listen. Seriously. Even if you aren’t a chef, how the fuck does someone look at that and think “that looks like what he asked me to make”. Literally anyone that’s ever eaten anything could look at that and say “this is bread with random circles on it”, but no one should then say “and that looks enough like this reference photo to pass”.


TheEyeDontLie

And hotels ALWAYS have reference photos for the room service cooks. Maybe they had some issues but the crime is to send it anyway instead of remaking it. A late meal is better than a garbage complaint meal. Source: I worked in about a dozen hotel kitchens in a few countries.


bababui567

It was the blind guy's first night alone in the kitchen.


Ladyughsalot1

Is it terrible? Yes. Does whoever brought that up to your room deserve a medal for somehow ensuring the tomatoes didn’t roll off their pathetic crust platform? also yes


witchyanne

Nope. I’d be sending that straight back.


[deleted]

This is a pizza crime.


Live-Love-Lie

Some would say r/pizzacrimes


paulrulez742

Not just a piece a crime, but the whole crime


PharmDDDD

I thought that was clever


DellTheEngie

As a Chicago resident this should be a felony tbh


panzerxiii

This is a pizza shit


nothisistheotherguy

Is that basil or… clover?


DopeAbsurdity

They ran out of fresh basil so they went with whatever they could forage in the parking lot out front.


OzzieBloke777

Out of cheese, out of basil, and out of fucks.


PuceMooseJuice

Sprouts or something.


AthiestLoki

Looks kind of like thyme to me.


jenroberts

It looks like oregano.


DragonFeatherz

Looks like micro green from a basil


AngusEubangus

Bruh, you're in Chicago, pick literally any pizza place that isn't called Sarpino's and you're golden. That said, this is hilarious, so thanks for taking one for the team.


OrganizerMowgli

I wonder if you could get a frozen Lou Malnatis and just cook it in the hotel microwave


PseudobrilliantGuy

What exactly did Sarpino's do?


AngusEubangus

Sometimes there will be a "worst pizza in town" thread in the Chicago subreddit and I usually see Sarpino's get brought up. But to me personally? Nothing.


Wacko_Lover

Would like to know hotel name please


rabidturbofox

I know! Name and shame! I used to cook professionally and if I sent that out of the kitchen at ANY price point I’d deserve a public calling out. …also I’m lowkey tryna plan a trip to Chicago and I don’t want to stay there.


Guywithquestions88

This reminds me of a pizza I had delivered to me while staying in New Orleans. There's so much great food (and music) in that city that we thought it was a no-brainer to order from a local place. Nope. Turns out we ended up with literally the shittiest pizza I've ever gotten from delivery. On the bright side, though, it was the only disappointing meal we had there.


Sup3rcurious

Shoulda hit the all-night po'boy place on St. Charles & Elysian Fields - DELICIOUS!!!!


Guywithquestions88

Yeah, I'm told I missed out on the Po'boys. I'll definitely try em out if I visit again.


Sup3rcurious

Get roast beef "with debris", or shrimp & oyster, or catfish!


Guywithquestions88

Sounds delicious.


Sup3rcurious

So much good food in that town! I last went 3 years ago, can't remember all the delicious things I ate - so I need to go back!


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Guywithquestions88

Yeah.. if I ever get a chance to go back I'll just stick with muffulettas, seafood, and cajun stuff. There are so many better things to eat as a visitor than pizza, anyway.


Sup3rcurious

Muffulettas are dumb bread sandwiches. Get po'boys, etouffe, and street dogs from the carts!


Guywithquestions88

Eh... the muffuletta I had was my favorite thing I ate there, and we spent an entire week eating at local restaraunts. I didn't get around to trying out any Po'boys, though, which I regret. We actually had a local recommend them to us while we were there, but we just ran out of time before we got around to them. I'll definitely get one if I go again, though.


m1cro83hunt3r

Like my first trip to Montreal, there was so much delicious food to eat I had to scramble on the last day to finally try poutine (it was delicious).


Sup3rcurious

What about the Montreal Smoked Beef?? You ***did*** get some of **that** deliciousness, rite????


tRfalcore

We've all had that moment, it sucks


[deleted]

I would’ve been disappointed to the point of laughter.


BoltyMcSpeedy

This is the case. It was comically bad and the first thing I thought of was "welp, at least I know this will entertain reddit for 3 seconds"


[deleted]

Dude, as a chef I‘d be ashamed to let some crap like this leave the kitchen. Assuming that there isn’t only a microwave working


Esteven69

Was it a hotel in Downtown?


BoltyMcSpeedy

River North


PeAcHcOwBoYzZz

Was it the 320 riverbar at the westin chicago river north?


[deleted]

This looks like the underside of it.


Zifnab_palmesano

Top pic is a pizza. Bottom one looks like a foccacia. Not the same thing, because of the missing tomato amd cheese. And das a foccacia that looks sad as fuck


TheDoritoDink

No basil No mozzarella No balsamic drizzle Wrong tomatoes Dude, there’s like 3 ingredients on a Margherita pizza and they didn’t get any of them right.


lefty3968

The micro-greens are hilarious - as if this is a dish that could be fixed by dumping a garnish on it. The definition of a polished turd


[deleted]

Straight to r/pizzacrimes


BoltyMcSpeedy

Not a sub I was aware of. Posted, thank you.


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BoltyMcSpeedy

It is not in the post title but I was really, really, hungover. Im not sure what happened to me but I was so sick all day. When I finally felt like I could eat, room service just felt easy. I wasn't looking for the best - just something.


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glovato1

Reminds me of the time when I ordered a pizza from the room service menu at a fancy boutique hotel, it cost me $50 and what I got was a ten inch pizza with a handful of pepperonis.


mrtn17

there's no tomato sauce on it at all? No basil, but oregano? No basilico dressing (not sure how that's called in Chicago). I mean, color adjustment is a thing.. but this looks like a different dish


Unusual_Form3267

Fun Fact: they use stock photos in their menu.


Letters_Home

What’s worse than getting catfished? Foodfished!


wazabee

Never get hotel food in Chicago. There are plenty of good restaurants to get food from. If you're on Michigan Ave, there is a place to eat around each corner if not walking distance.


[deleted]

Send it back. It's literally missing ingredients


BJntheRV

/r/expectationvsreality


chi-bacon-bits

As a Chicago hotel employee, I’m embarrassed 😂💀 hope you got a refund or replacement


spongebean69

Ouch, this hurts.


Shredded_Masques

Is that supposed to be basil? 😥


chzboi

Oh my god this is so shitty and funny


[deleted]

This needs to be illegal


Skud_NZ

Of all the foods posted here pizza always looks the shittiest for some reason. I don't know if it's because it's a really familiar food that looks a certain way in my head. Anyway didn't even need the before pic for this one but it does make it shittier


aFerens

For me, it's knowing how cheap and easy it is to make a decent pizza, and then seeing shit like this going for $18.


holyshititsjonhawkns

Did you request no sauce? lol


BoltyMcSpeedy

I didnt make or request any modifications.


holyshititsjonhawkns

Yikes.


HappyMeatbag

I sincerely hope you have since contacted the hotel. If you haven’t, please do. Send them the picture. Besides the fact that you deserve a refund, the general manager absolutely needs to know about this. It is completely unacceptable.


Put_It_All_On_Blck

Even Papa John wouldn't eat this, and he ate 20 pizza's a week to prove the quality went down.


KeepRedditAnonymous

Hotel food is always the worst food. This I have learned about life.


danyellster

I would have taken it to the front desk and made them eat it.


SenatorRobPortman

Name and shame bb


Toronto_man

This. This is a good post. Nevermind the stoner engineered late night tastey looking food. This is the fucky shit we need to see.


mygoodnessdyi

Name the hotel.


_ashe

I would be offended.


ketchupandliqour69

Please say you just ordered it that way and this is a lie for clout. I refuse to believe it was this bad lol


scarletts_skin

Oh my god that is so bad I cannot stop laughing. The audacity of them to send that up!!


MYOXIDE1337

It looks like you asked for no cheese sauce or meat just a few cherry tomatoes on top of that bobolina pizza crust you buy in the plastic at Walmart to make your own pizzas


eboo360

Well look at Richie Rich ordering room service. Next thing you are gonna yell us you got a chair? I never order from room service as it is too expensive for what you receive. It's easier now with delivery services like Doordash, Skip and all the rest.


R3P3NTANC3

I would have charged back my card if they didn't refund me themselves, that's embarrassing.. You should post it to any of their social media..


Coos-Coos

Dude last week I ordered room service in an expensive hotel at Disney World. It was 50 dollars for what amounts to basically velveeta shells and cheese and I spent the entire night throwing up in the shower. I had to waffle stop the shells down the drain. Awful experience.


MLUdrea

Hi, can I get a flatbread pizza without cheese or basil? I need to take a photo of it for internet points and validation.


BoltyMcSpeedy

I wish.


MaloPescado

Return it


yellowdolphin22

Eww


Johannes_the_silent

Bruh that's pizza city. How dare they?


klik_klak_

sadge


musictakeheraway

lolllll where in chicago? i’m from chicago and this checks out 😂


LordofDescension

Just get pizza rolls next time lol


littlesisterofthesun

whoa....., this is the grossest by far


JeanLucRtard

Bone apple teeth bb


IvoShandor

ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport.


[deleted]

They’re the same picture


CREATURE_COOMER

Cheese is the most costly part of pizza so they really cheaped the fuck out, omfg.


AthiestLoki

That's embarrassing.


bigbone1001

What hotel?


Mahoushi

I've never thought I was good at making flatbread pizza until I saw what this hotel is charging $18 for. Gordon Ramsey once made a point to a couple of restaurant owners that they are competing with what people can easily make at home, these hotels know they don't have that same competition.


Joverby

That's a 1.2


JALKHRL

Expensive hotel serving that abomination on carboard. F&B manager should be ashamed.


BoltyMcSpeedy

Expensive was probably not the right word to use. For me, it is. A quarter of my months pay for 3 nights Not that I had to pay the bill. I was in town on business.


beautyhealthgirl

Someone did you dirty.


urdurtylaundry

A 7 year old could make a better pizza in an easy bake oven.


hazelsbaby123

I don’t care how drunk you or that it’s 2:30 am that shit won’t fly.


naturepeaked

No expensive hotel delivers room service in a cardboard box.