Poll of the Day > Outrage after a Philadelphia Steakhouse posted THIS MESSAGE Outside! Is it Bad?

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The Steak 48 restaurant, a Philadelphia steakhouse has sparked outrage after putting up this sign telling diners before entering the upscale eatery!!

It's a family-run chain that was slammed for imposing this rule as it was shared on twitter on the outrageous sign

Social media was quick to react as it also enforces a strict dress code which has locations in Houston, Chicago and Charlotte

It's known for its stylish location for people to take instagram pictures with but this will likely deter potential customers which also does not include tax and tip!!

It boasts a lot of upscale dishes including 22 oz ribeye steak for $68, seabass costing $53 and a 12oz steak fillet with an egg for $65

To get a side dish alongside their main course, customers must spend anything from $9 for whipped potatoes to $23 for double baked truffle potatoes.

Customers will no longer be able to just have specialty cocktails that people often enjoy while taking selfies on instagram that cost $18

Some users were already outraged over the message but to now impose a dress code is also crossing the line

Do you think this message is outrageous?

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Kinda seems like there are better ways to do that.

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I don't think the people who are "outraged" were the target clientele to begin with but I'm not knowledgeable on places like that.

The tip cant even be included in the 100 dollar minimum? Talk about hella stupid.

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Seems fair; what's the point of having a high class place if low class people can get in with just a single drink

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Just charge 100 bucks at the door and make it a buffet

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if i can get a steak and sides and its still not 100$ so I have to get more then fuck off

oh also the fact that they try to spin it on the sign is so stupid, just say what we all know is true you cowards

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I've been to plenty of nice, high end restaurants. This is highly abnormal and weird. I probably would opt for a different restaurant even if I was planning to spend $100 at a steakhouse (which I have done before), because this just feels sketchy and I question their intentions.

WTF do you even get for $100 there?
Could be even worse than first appears and they charge like $40 for half a dozen mozzarella sticks appetizer and so on.

TheSlinja posted...

if i can get a steak and sides and its still not 100$ so I have to get more then fuck off

...you'd be mad if they WEREN'T ripping you the fuck off w/ their menu pricing?
Guess I found their target customer type...

streamofthesky posted...

WTF do you even get for $100 there?
Could be even worse than first appears and they charge like $40 for half a dozen mozzarella sticks appetizer and so on.

...you'd be mad if they WEREN'T ripping you the fuck off w/ their menu pricing?
Guess I found their target customer type...

what im saying is that 100 dollars is more than a normal meal there so its unreasonable to have the minimum that high

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Personally, $100 minimum is quite high, even for an upscale. But being that they have all these instagram loser coming in and buying one cocktail to hang out and take pictures, I can't say I blame em. Their store, their rules. I can't afford Outback, so it doesn't affect me anyways?!

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If they're losing money because people are taking up tables / bar space and not ordering anything, then I can understand a move like this. The minimum is still too high though.

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If that's the restaurant they're running I guess they can do what they want. If they can get customers in there willing to do that then it makes sense for some places to do that. With fancy ass places like that it can be surprisingly easy to hit that $100 with a good steak and a few drinks.

They could have very easily cut that by half. That's just ridiculous.

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Just charge 100 bucks at the door and make it a buffet

That what I was thinking...and they have prices like this at 'Open Bar' events here on South Beach all the time...

Hell, Bottle Service is more expensive than that at some places...

Not bad. Philly is still at reduced capacity for restaurants and still no bar stools. They have every right to set a minimum to sit down.

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Honestly just make every "meal" exactly 100 bucks and it includes everything: tax, tip, drinks, appetizers, etc. Let the rich folk pay their bill with an actual Benjamin Franklin

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TheSlinja posted...

what im saying is that 100 dollars is more than a normal meal there so its unreasonable to have the minimum that high

Ok, but to-go containers are a thing (unless this place considers itself too "high class" for that as a loophole....). Obviously the $100 min. sucks no matter what, but if it bought enough food to have a dinner there and then like 2-3 reheated meals later on, at least the value of what you get is not bad.

Vs. "the steaks are all $80 just on their own, so the minimum meal cost was pretty pointless to add"

While I'd choose neither, if I had to, I'd much rather take option 1...

Its an asshole decision but its probably working as intended. People that get pissed off probably werent ever gonna even hear about the restaurant, but now theyve got a bunch of free advertising and some people can impress a date by bringing them to that stupid fancy restaurant theyve heard about where theres a mandatory minimum.

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If their goal was to stop dumb selfie/Instagram type people from hanging out there, then why not ban the use of phones within the restaurant?

Also, they cant legally enforce a minimum spending limit on food/merchandise at any place anywhere in America.

Ohioguy1980 posted...

If their goal was to stop dumb selfie/Instagram type people from hanging out there

Well Honestly theres no world where a drink costs enough to meet a 50 dollar minimum, which makes more sense.

My friend treated me to really fancy steak house and each of our steaks was $40-50 dollars and with a few sides it came up to around $100.


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deoxxys posted...

Well Honestly theres no world where a drink costs enough to meet a 50 dollar minimum, which makes more sense.

My friend treated me to really fancy steak house and each of our steaks was $40-50 dollars and with a few sides it came up to around $100.

Depends on the drink. Some shit is really expensive.
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How exactly would they enforce it anyway? Make you order a hundred dollars' worth of stuff up front or just kick you out?

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keyblader1985 posted...

How exactly would they enforce it anyway? Make you order a hundred dollars' worth of stuff up front or just kick you out?

If you try to order under $100, they charge a minimum of $100.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

If you try to order under $100, they charge a minimum of $100.

That's illegal.
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Ohioguy1980 posted...

Also, they cant legally enforce a minimum spending limit on food/merchandise at any place anywhere in America.

they can actually since theyre communicating it beforehand

if someone refused to pay after eating they could be arrested or charged but they would also be free to sue the restaurant owner, but theyd have to convince a judge that they werent aware of the minimum purchase requirement, since knowledge of it before ordering would most likely be viewed as agreement to the contract

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Revelation34 posted...

That's illegal.

No it's not. Not when you've been told that's the restaurant's policy.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

No it's not. Not when you've been told that's the restaurant's policy.

You can't change prices during the middle of a dining session.
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Revelation34 posted...

You can't change prices during the middle of a dining session.

You know there's a $100 minimum before you made a reservation/walked in.

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There's nothing wrong with this, and having a sign like that prominently displayed is in fact a very good thing. It would make sure I know not to go there.

SaltyAndSweet posted...

they can actually since theyre communicating it beforehand

if someone refused to pay after eating they could be arrested or charged but they would also be free to sue the restaurant owner, but theyd have to convince a judge that they werent aware of the minimum purchase requirement, since knowledge of it before ordering would most likely be viewed as agreement to the contract

If they communicated that they don't serve *protected class* beforehand does that suddenly make it ok?

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Even if I was looking for an upscale place to eat at, that would make me go somewhere else.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

You know there's a $100 minimum before you made a reservation/walked in.

Doesn't matter.
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Muscles posted...

If they communicated that they don't serve *protected class* beforehand does that suddenly make it ok?

Imagine being this ignorant.
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That's not ignorant, just because you post something before people walk in doesn't mean it's legal

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Kyuubi4269 posted...

Imagine being this ignorant.

Indeed, we could never imagine being you. Good thing, just thinking of being like you would be cripplingly depressing.

SunWuKung420 posted...

You know there's a $100 minimum before you made a reservation/walked in.

You know the prices on the menu up front, too. But apparently that's subject to change?

It's a high end restaurant, people should expect to spend a ton of money on food there. Especially a high end Steak restaurant. And yea, any business would be pissed if you sit at a table for an hour and only order a drink or two, especially if they have customers willing to have a full meal waiting for a table outside.

I would be more pissed if the place looked like a greasy spoon on the outside, then when you got inside it was actually a 5 star restaurant with a minimum 5 course meal.

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Dikitain posted...

It's a high end restaurant, people should expect to spend a ton of money on food there. Especially a high end Steak restaurant. And yea, any business would be pissed if you sit at a table for an hour and only order a drink or two, especially if they have customers willing to have a full meal waiting for a table outside.

I would be more pissed if the place looked like a greasy spoon on the outside, then when you got inside it was actually a 5 star restaurant with a minimum 5 course meal.

Okay so heres the menu:
https://www.steak48.com/steakhouses/philadelphia/
And I honestly cant see myself eating $100 worth of food just by myself.

Even if we are taking into consideration that this is a fine dining experience.

If I am getting one of their steaks for $59-68 dollars (highest is $74). That still leaves roughly 30$-40 dollars left. After that I cant just get a salad because thats a low dollar item at only $12-15 dollars (for a salad lol). So immediately we look to appetizers which range from $10-24 dollars, with two outliers, one being $29 dollars but that wouldnt bridge your gap. It would take the $48 dollar Chicken Fried Lobster Tails to close that gap. They have other $30 dollar choices like the fresh seafood towers but like the appetizers these are things more meant to be shared rather then be consumed by a solo person.

This system just doesnt seem plausible to be honest. It seems like it requires every person to be able to eat like a pig. Pretty much all the times I have been priveleged enough to dine at a high class restaurant it was because I was being treated by a wealthy person. What is a person to do if they are treating a group (including himself) of seven people? Is the solo man, no matter how rich expected to buy seven hundred dollars worth of food? Even the most expensive thing on the menu is $74 dollars which still leaves a $24 dollar difference. Like per person, this is absurd. Then the cherry on top is that it doesnt include tax or the tip, lol!

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streamofthesky posted...

WTF do you even get for $100 there?
Could be even worse than first appears and they charge like $40 for half a dozen mozzarella sticks appetizer and so on.

I'm guessing you've been to a Morton's or any higher-end steakhouse >_>

Dikitain posted...

It's a high end restaurant, people should expect to spend a ton of money on food there. Especially a high end Steak restaurant. And yea, any business would be pissed if you sit at a table for an hour and only order a drink or two, especially if they have customers willing to have a full meal waiting for a table outside.

That would be fucking ridiculous, tbh.

deoxxys posted...

And I honestly cant see myself eating $100 worth of food just by myself.

Most people don't go to upscale restaurants alone, though.

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Zeus posted...

Most people don't go to upscale restaurants alone, though.

But it says per person not per party

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What's the problem? Don't go if you are poor. They obviously expect you to buy wine to meet the minimum.

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deoxxys posted...

Okay so heres the menu:
https://www.steak48.com/steakhouses/philadelphia/
And I honestly cant see myself eating $100 worth of food just by myself.

Even if we are taking into consideration that this is a fine dining experience.

If I am getting one of their steaks for $59-68 dollars (highest is $74). That still leaves roughly 30$-40 dollars left. After that I cant just get a salad because thats a low dollar item at only $12-15 dollars (for a salad lol). So immediately we look to appetizers which range from $10-24 dollars, with two outliers, one being $29 dollars but that wouldnt bridge your gap. It would take the $48 dollar Chicken Fried Lobster Tails to close that gap. They have other $30 dollar choices like the fresh seafood towers but like the appetizers these are things more meant to be shared rather then be consumed by a solo person.

And you don't get anything to drink? Their drink menu is $20 - $40 per drink (some are as high as $300 for top shelf). You could easily hit $100 for just steak and a couple drinks. So yea, $100 minimum is not hard.

In no way am I saying any reasonable person should be spending $100 on a meal you can make at home for 1/5 that. But if a business can make money off a people who will, I am not going to get angry about it. I'll just eat my meal somewhere more reasonably priced.

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It also says beverage minimum. So any recovering alcoholics are out of luck.
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"Food & Beverage" minimum, not "Food" & "Beverage" minimum.

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