Restaurants vs. cooking at home

[Wayne]

A friend of ours from Texas is visiting us in Seattle this week and tonight she wants to go to a ramen restaurant. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE good ramen, especially at this particular spot. But do you feel as ridiculous as I do having to pay $18 for a bowl of noodles it'd cost $2 to make?

[Shawn Gossman]

A friend of ours from Texas is visiting us in Seattle this week and tonight she wants to go to a ramen restaurant. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE good ramen, especially at this particular spot. But do you feel as ridiculous as I do having to pay $18 for a bowl of noodles it'd cost $2 to make?

I think the ramen you'll eat there will be much better than what you'd normally eat haha.

But I get your point.

We have been trying to eat at home more but when we do go out, we go somewhere that's mom and pop and not a chain. Support local.

[Wayne]

Holy crap, this place was amazing. I got hte Garlic Tonkotsu and it was easily the best meal I've had in ages. Very hearty and filling.

[Jason]

A friend of ours from Texas is visiting us in Seattle this week and tonight she wants to go to a ramen restaurant. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE good ramen, especially at this particular spot. But do you feel as ridiculous as I do having to pay $18 for a bowl of noodles it'd cost $2 to make?

What's in the ramen? Meat raises the cost.

[Wayne]

What's in the ramen? Meat raises the cost.

What I get is noodles, veggies, miso and garlic. I don't care for meat in ramen tbh. But the cost is pretty typical for anywhere in Seattle. I just needed to gripe a bit.