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Excellent. Today's ingredients become tomorrow's special. Great...just great...

Wow, gross! Maybe this is the right time to bring up the Globe article about Hub's restaurants getting all kinds of health violations.

Re: swesson. Isn't that the one where the information isn't public because Menino doesn't allow it out?

In Manhattan, you can go to a website and look up anybody. I, however, do not recommend going to the site. SO MANY restaurants are listed there.

This must be related to the whole story where you are never supposed to go out on a Monday, because you will get all the weekend's leftovers.

I think I saw this article on Digg, and it was very convincing. It listed a bunch of secrets that come from the kitchen. I used to order specials but no more.

"Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain is also up the same alley.

someone told me this recently too. It's like the "Manager's special" meat at the grocery store. It always expires that day... It's just their last ditch effort to make a little money off of it. I'll buy it if I'm going to cook it that day, but that's it.

This is nasty. Thanks for ruining my future restaurant experiences I used to order specials all the time. I figured they're special right? Which means they must be good.

Wait, so are you really saying that chefs will take other people's leftovers and throw them together for the special? I find that hard to believe. Sounds more like urban legend to me. Old ingredients, yes. Re-used ingredients, don't think so.

I read it as ingredients that were supposed to be used for another dish (e.g. rare garnish), but since there was too much of it, they decide to use it in another dish, regardless of if it really goes with it or not.

Yeah, that's how I took it too. "left from other dishes" not "other customers plates" I definitely don't mind that as much.

Well, I am sure weird practices happen behind closed doors. That I REALLY don't want to get into.

What did u guys expect? Fresh, healthy and expensive food for a $4.99 to a $6.99 price? Come on people!!!
We personaly dont have any specials because in Mexico (I own 2 mexican rest in Texas) its something we arent use to having in restaurants. You only go to one if u have enough money, if u dont have money u go to a taqueria or McDonalds or somebody cooks at home.
Chinese restaurants use all kind of tricks in their buffets, they dont throw away anything.
U want quality u have to pay for it as simple as that.
Behind a low price there is always a secret.

Restaurant owner,
You should hit 'em back by submitting rants about cheap customers. I think that'd be hilarious. I saw your post about people who order lemonade. That's got a great story written all over it.

Res Owner, i think the "specials" referred to here aren't "price specials". some restaurants charge premiums for their specials, making people believe they are of rare amazing ingredients.

i agree with sean. i want to see the restaurant side of things here.

Hi smellykitten.

U are right there are 2 typs of specials restaurants use but it is the same thing but camouflaged. Normally when u see a sign in a restaurant that says (example)"Today's Special is fried shrimp" for just $6.99
when it normally costs $12.99. The reason why its almost half price is because its about tu expire or its been there too long and its begining to smell, so they have to get rid of it or else the next day they will have to throw it away. Or if there is 2 or 3 items that were made one or two days before, the chef is told to make a mixture that will include these 2 or 3 things just to get rid of it they just put a strange name to it without having to throw it away.

There are some restaurants (chinese mostly) that serve things that are already expired but they fix it with gravy or artificial colorants.
A special will normally have a "special price" It will be cheap for what it is, so u have to use common sense.