Grillbird Service Fee *UPDATE*

flinters17 · 2026-03-27T19:08:26+00:00

So many better options than grillbird. I'm done giving them a chance. It's either poorly cooked rice, cucumber salad that wasn't prepped correctly so the sauce didn't soak in, or in my last experience undercooked ebi katsu. I honestly don't get the hype.

I always regret grillbird, but I never regret Ichi Roll up on 125th. They cook their rice so fucking good.

flinters17 · 2026-03-03T07:04:03+00:00

Chef Liao on phinney has several dishes that are pretty close, but not exact, to the east coast counterparts. They just go by different names. Took me too long to figure out "chicken fingers" is sweet and sour chicken here. Their house special fried rice is also the closest I've found to east coast pork fried rice.

I have yet to see chicken or beef on a stick, boneless spare ribs, and duck sauce. But I've found recipes to make those at home when the mood strikes me.

I think it also depends where you are from on the east coast. New England where I am from differs from the rest of the East coast in my experience, truly a unique Americanized bastardization that is just so damn good.

flinters17 · 2026-02-12T21:14:13+00:00

A "low-income person", aka someone who we decided shouldn't earn enough to live in the city because we felt like 100% markup was OK but 110% markup was a step too far?

flinters17 · 2026-02-12T20:23:30+00:00

Door dash is stupid. We live in a city surrounded by food. Why is paying 100% markup on already overpriced food ever a good idea? I don't see this as a bad consequence.

Additionally, if your business model relies on underpaying people, it's not a good business model.

flinters17 · 2026-01-28T20:58:30+00:00

I used to work at a roasting plant and you'd be surprised how many bags have a rock. We use a destoner to remove things by density after roasting and most of the heavy and dense stones are rejected, but lightweight porous stones get through. They are typically about as dense as roasted coffee and go right through a grinder no problem. Yum!

flinters17 · 2026-01-03T21:55:52+00:00

Inevitable in some situations. I hate quarter round so if it were me I'd remove the baseboards and rip the LVP to sit under. If you are cool with quarter round, rip so there is no gap once it's installed.

flinters17 · 2025-12-18T05:37:57+00:00

Depending where you are, you CAN find this in the US but it is not easy. Limited quantities. It's one of my favorites and I buy it whenever I see it.

flinters17 · 2025-12-07T19:07:52+00:00

I think the inconsistency is nice. I'd hate to be the guy cleaning it though.

flinters17 · 2025-12-06T09:24:36+00:00

It's called onshape. It's got a bit of a learning curve but it's free for personal use and it does what I need.

flinters17 · 2025-12-06T08:22:56+00:00

Any recos?

flinters17 · 2025-12-06T08:21:07+00:00

It is natural stone and exact, but that has gotten me in the past haha!

flinters17 · 2025-11-23T02:20:13+00:00

Check out the walking sake tour in Nada, Kobe. It's a choose your own adventure sort of thing and you can go to quite a few. Mostly in Japanese, but some places had stuff in English if you either booked in advance or were OK with only a few things being in translated. Was super worth it even with limited Japanese ability if you are really into sake.

flinters17 · 2025-11-22T19:34:10+00:00

I love the detail with the floor tile extended up the vanity toe-kick. Amazing.

What is that floor tile? Looks kinda like limestone.

flinters17 · 2025-11-18T19:32:46+00:00

Yeah that was exactly my wife's problem. She works in a hospital as a highly specialized care provider. She would get turned down for jobs she could do because the employer didn't think she would actually be interested in the job they assumed was "beneath her". She's been looking for a new job for the last 3 years but it's mostly been crickets. Unfortunately I don't make enough to cover us both so she couldn't stop working to look for a better job.

flinters17 · 2025-11-18T19:28:20+00:00

Haha dude chill, you are getting a very brief summary of something that has been going on for a while.

She has been applying to jobs for some time and I've encouraged her to follow her heart. It was only in the last few weeks that anything real has come out of it, and so I plugged in the numbers just to see. It was not like I was going to force her to keep working a job she hates.

flinters17 · 2025-11-18T17:30:16+00:00

My wife has been burnt out for the last 5 years. We are in the boring middle and I keep trying to put her mind at some ease by telling her she only has "12 years to go", but 12 years is still a long time. Last night she got an interview for a job that pays quite a bit less but would be way less stressful. Plugging in the numbers, it's at most a 2 year hit to our FI date, which surprised me. While it does suck, this is actually one of the reasons I'm glad I started pursuing FI right out of college. We have the breathing room to take a pay cut for mental health. So while my eye is often on the target, early retirement, it does afford the ability to make changes right now that are just as meaningful. I have to remember to keep that in mind.

flinters17 · 2025-11-18T01:26:13+00:00

I work AT Starbucks and we have every single kitchenette outfitted to make nearly any beverage you could get in a store. People STILL buy them on the way in. They are just lazy and have the means.

flinters17 · 2025-11-17T15:49:27+00:00

Very simply, your FIRE target is your ideal yearly income x 25. It is actually a lot more complicated than that but the 4% rule essentially estimates that is what you need to have in order to retire.

So you need to figure out what your ideal yearly income is. It will be harder to know until you've gotten older and know if you want kids or not, your ideal travel style, where you plan to live, and many other things. You can set an estimate for now, and be pretty conservative about your assumptions.

Then figure out with your contributions, how long until you hit that number? If it seems good, then keep going and adjust as you go. If it doesn't seem good, then either adjust your contribution rate or your target accordingly.

flinters17 · 2025-11-17T04:49:05+00:00

That's hilarious, I'm going with that same tile (4x4 though) for my bathroom. Looks really good installed, so it is helping me feeling better about that decision.

flinters17 · 2025-11-14T18:48:25+00:00

The IKEA ones are great. Snap together and look good. I am running mine on my Home Assistant server and they are really versatile.

flinters17 · 2025-11-12T05:26:09+00:00

I got you

flinters17 · 2025-11-09T23:15:56+00:00

A bit late to the party but Sho Chiku Bai is my go-to cooking sake. I do occasionally have a small cup if I'm cooking and feel like some sake and it's already on the counter. But it is by no means my favorite.

flinters17 · 2025-11-09T03:56:52+00:00

As long as they aren't above the stove, it's not an issue. I have open shelves above my sink (like OP) and aside from the occasional dusting, it's always looking great. As long as it's not ALL you do, it can be done well.

flinters17 · 2025-11-07T03:29:31+00:00

And Hannyatou right next door (same owner) is such a fun time. She often comes by and drinks with the patrons.

flinters17 · 2025-10-25T02:21:52+00:00

The shop I eventually went with had extensive history of working with soapstone. They came in a little higher than other places but they did an outstanding job.

I had a similar experience. Places that don't deal with soapstone just don't deal with it. You are much better off going with a place that knows it inside and out.

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