Shrimp Revolution
July 17, 2008Yesterday night found me at the Z Square cafe in Harvard Square with an LSAT book and a salad. I love grilled shrimp and order it as a salad topping when available because it always seems like a great idea at the time. Then I get the bill and remember the $1 per shrimp restaurants charge for it, if not more. That’s street-side robbery. $5.50 would buy me a 3lb bag of jumbo shrimp at TJ’s, and I’m only getting 5 measly small shrimp at my beloved eatery. Are shrimp more scarce during red-tide? Is there a grilling tax I’m not aware of? Four tiny restaurant grilled shrimp cost more than a whipped cream frappuccino monster creation at Starbucks, which gets tons of public outcry for its pricing. Where are the young whippersnappers with clipboards protesting restaurant shrimp pricing?
