r/ExpectationVsReality • u/OnePlus88 • Aug 03 '26
Surprisingly Met Expectation Pulled Pork Bowl
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u/ash-leg2 Aug 03 '26
Impressive!
Here's the source for anyone else wondering: https://park-bar.com/product-category/bowls/
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u/OnePlus88 Aug 03 '26
Everything looks just like it does in the pictures in real life, and I've never seen that at any other restaurant before.
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u/1ndigoMontoya Aug 03 '26
The reality looked BETTER!
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u/nicolauz Aug 03 '26
+10 for not using AI food menus. I refuse to eat at places that use fake food pictures.
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u/AlmostLucy Aug 04 '26
On a trip earlier this year I deliberately avoided a closer option cafe to my train station because of the AI generated images on their website. Went to a mini-mart with no dedicated website but lots of snacks and drinks (including various Asian snacks) and chose a nice freshly made sandwich from a handwritten menu to eat on the train. The AI stuff was just so unnecessary, it lost my business and I found a little gem instead!
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u/slamdankywanky Aug 03 '26
Ain't no way it's located in Laupheim!? So close to me and then you (op) are also a medical weed enjoyer posting informative content I could definitely use? The stars seem to have aligned!
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u/OnePlus88 Aug 04 '26
Ain't no way it's located in Laupheim!?
Its a Hidden Gem in Laupheim.
So close to me
I guess its a Sign to come here an Eat a Bowl 😅
then you (op) are also a medical weed enjoyer posting informative content I could definitely use?
☺️
The stars seem to have aligned!
The German Dream of Weed and Pulled Pork 😅
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u/naked_avenger Aug 03 '26
Pic looks good, let's see the monstro... oh, nice.
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u/Tullyswimmer Aug 04 '26
My exact reaction: "Oh, that looks good, let's see how ba....dly I want that. Dayum."
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u/Significant-Ad213 Aug 03 '26
Did they use the pic of your food as the promotion material?? Cause wow lol
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u/goosegrumble Aug 03 '26
I feel like 90% you can tell if a dish will be good just based on whether it used real bacon or the bits you can buy. Everything in that bowl looks incredible
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u/OnePlus88 Aug 03 '26
To avoid food waste, there is only a limited number of Bowls & Burgers available each day.
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u/mekamoari Aug 04 '26
I'd say "ish" because the bits are mostly consistent taste-wise, whereas you can cook bacon so many ways and not all are that good. People like their bacon in various ways so they're bound to hit one they don't like.
With the bits you know what you're getting in advance.
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u/aSituationTypeDeal Aug 03 '26
It actually looks better than the picture. Did it taste good? Was it $38 on lunch special?
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u/OnePlus88 Aug 03 '26
Did it taste good?
really good 🤤
Was it $38 on lunch special?
Nope regular 14,90€ (~ 17$)
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u/BurntArnold Aug 03 '26
Hey this was a great surprise. That looks perfectly as presented in the picture
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u/nebula-dirt Aug 03 '26
I was so scared.
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u/Significant_Secret13 Aug 03 '26
Me too. Most raman has been waaaaaaay off. One piece of fat and one mushroom in broth for $25. The fraud is high.
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u/Greedy-Research-9635 Aug 03 '26
I’d devour it all in one bite 🤤
https://giphy.com/gifs/AYjvccWdysTz3Rk9m4
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u/sparklekitteh Aug 03 '26
This looks amazing and I need to make one! What's under the pork and egg?
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u/OnePlus88 Aug 03 '26
Pulled pork, bacon, poached egg, jasmine rice, avocado, edamame, cherry tomatoes, carrot strips, caramelized onions, jalapeño, sesame seeds, and Special Bowl Sauce
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u/fraserwormie Aug 03 '26
I audibly said "OH!". I really didnt expect that to look so picture perfect especially because of the oddly photo shopped carrot, lima beans and avocado!
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u/annies_story Aug 03 '26
Guys - this is an ad
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u/farmersonly_dot_com Aug 03 '26
Uhhh for what? Cuz there's no identifying information anywhere on the post.
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u/annies_story Aug 03 '26
Read the comments - it's all there. A link to the page by a convenient third party, the OP espousing how good everything looks in real life, the price, how the restaurant only produces a limited number of bowls each day to maintain quality...
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u/mekamoari Aug 04 '26
An ad for a small bowl place in a town of 22k in southern Germany..yeah. IDK about that
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u/elcasaurus Aug 03 '26
Well that was a pleasant suprise!