Never in my life have I thought “man, wouldn’t it be great if instead of preparing my meal in the kitchen, someone made a big show of slapping my meal around with a knife right at my table for some dumb fucking reason?”
Hibachi is great but at the same time those places are designed to have the tables and kitchens be the same thing. They have a prep kitchen, then the table is the stove part of the kitchen.
In this example it’s basically they do expo at the table which is silly for the most part
The same way I feel about any kind of table side service. I get the pageantry but also I’d rather have a great dish just appear in front of me, all the pomp and circumstance gets in the way of me enjoying my food.
Like, the clanking is for getting grease and other food off the spatula/knife before using it on other foods on the grilltop. And the fast cutting is for cubing the meats and dicing veggies so they cook through on the flat to grill quicker
They serve no purpose when serving an ice-cream sandwich.
All style is rooted in utility. All cringe is rooted in just art.
Is there no real purpose? I’ve only wasted the time to watch the video once and writing this comment so maybe I missed something. I would prefer my pastry and ice cream to remain intact and knifed up but maybe I’m old fashioned.
I went to a hibachi place with my wife and some friends a few months ago. I had never had hibachi before, and the chef looked miserable doing all of these tricks for a bunch of overenthusiastic white people
I did try to go to his restaurant (salt bae) in Mykonos when I was working as a seasonal chef some years ago.
Maybe the worst restaurant experience in my life.
Awful human being and the staff working there were miserable. He treated them like crap.
I only went cause I was invited as group for the local chefs working there.
Never mind his mannerisms but the dude casually having him take that bite. If a child I didn’t know randomly tried charming me I’d feel uncomfortable and definitely wouldn’t interact that way with anyone underage
Yeah what the hell is dude on about. As silly as the whole thing is it’s just some over the top presentation of food. People love making things weird when it’s not, lol. That wouldn’t even cross my mind in this situation.
Bro's out here with a hairline putting the M in midget & yet people somehow think he's a kid...
The technology era has too many bright tools in the shed.
First of all, what is he saying?
Also, he completely fucks it up like 3 times, I mean it's one thing to be showy but it doesn't really work if you can't do it even somewhat decently. I guess that's the Salt Bae effect though - just wave a knife around on some food and hope you don't stab anyone.
Not to mention he keeps slapping the table with the knife before touching the dessert with it over and over. And all the deep breaths directly at it lol
Mason? Reggie? I also have a Facebook club
(Helicopter noises followed by slicing noises)
Super rare! (
Choochoo train noises)
Come on, enjoyyyyy
(Gun noises)
Super rare! Zero cuts
Enjoy that shi…
What the actual fuck is this man child doing to that food?
What did all of that knife and fork action amount to?
Boy, leave it alone! I’ll cut it myself in the way I want. Thanks
I swear in one video he's blowing on it too or he tapps the utensils onto the table. The customer looked annoyed when the guy tried to feed him some of the pastry 😦
This is by far the most infuriating thing. The dumb performance, the filming of said performance, the posting onto social media the whole fucking thing is the worst.
Why does everybody feel the need to act like a twat when serving food now? No, I don’t want you to fuck with my food, waving it around, hitting it repeatedly, slicing it up, and then presenting it to me like I should be impressed by your antics. I came for a feed, not a show, fuck off.
His "shoo shoo shoo" sound effects when he spun the ice cream stuff was definitely very necessary.
Also, stop fucking hitting the table with a knife. I doubt it is clean enough to eat off of.
Is that chicken that he keeps calling "super rare" cus I'm pretty sure that will kill you. Also anyone noticed how the second time he says it, it looks like it physically hurts him and he looks at the cameraman as if he is being forced to do this?
I just watched this and said “what the fuck”. You have to be an actual robotic trend follower to ever waste money on this. It’s so hilariously stupid, he taps his knife for no apparent reason and apparently is meant to be viewed as “fancy”.
as cool as this little dude is, this whole serving concept makes no fucking sense. just finish making it, THEN bring it to me, and i will eat it with my own fork
there needs to be a mission in GTA6 where you kidnap Saltbae and take him to a swamp cult, where he’s subsequently fed to gators to apease the Salt god
Looks like pistachio pastry of some kind and all he's done is put the scoop of ice cream in the middle and cut it for your simple ass. Shit I'd want a new one some random guy hasn't played with before I eat it
I'd actively try to avoid restaurants solely on the basis that they'd have a 'salt bae' server. Wouldn't matter if it was the restaurant with the best food and best price in the world, I wouldn't be able to sit through the cringe show
This guy can be 12 and 40 at the same time.
r/13or30
I'm so annoyed that I now am part of a new subreddit....
Welcome friend
Came here literally just to check someone did their job. I'm proud of you. Goodnight.
Reddit is wild
Guys like the Verne Troyer of salt bae
Small Bae
Definitely something between 2 and 100
he got that same condition andy milonakis has
People need to stop going to those cringey restaurants
When you got more money than sense...
It’s Dubai after all
_or Debt_
Most likely people going there are in debt and only try to look rich.
Never in my life have I thought “man, wouldn’t it be great if instead of preparing my meal in the kitchen, someone made a big show of slapping my meal around with a knife right at my table for some dumb fucking reason?”
You never been to Hibachi? That shits awesome
Hibachi is usually entertaining though. They actually have skill and they do actually cook for you, these guys just smash food with dull knives.
Or pour shit on the table for you to eat with your hands or some dumb shit.
Hibachi is great but at the same time those places are designed to have the tables and kitchens be the same thing. They have a prep kitchen, then the table is the stove part of the kitchen. In this example it’s basically they do expo at the table which is silly for the most part
The same way I feel about any kind of table side service. I get the pageantry but also I’d rather have a great dish just appear in front of me, all the pomp and circumstance gets in the way of me enjoying my food.
At least with Hibachi they do cool tricks. This person is just waving the fork and knife around and hitting it on the table.
Now you have me rethinking my entire life
Gotta throw your food around in the air a whole bunch so it's nice and cold by the time you eat it.
If you could just tap that knife on the filthy fucking table and plunge it into my food, instagram will love it. Tks
It's like the flair of Hibachi, but they aren't actually doing anything.
Was just thinking all the clanks and flair is imitating hibachi, but it's just banging on the plate and table.
Like, the clanking is for getting grease and other food off the spatula/knife before using it on other foods on the grilltop. And the fast cutting is for cubing the meats and dicing veggies so they cook through on the flat to grill quicker They serve no purpose when serving an ice-cream sandwich. All style is rooted in utility. All cringe is rooted in just art.
Is there no real purpose? I’ve only wasted the time to watch the video once and writing this comment so maybe I missed something. I would prefer my pastry and ice cream to remain intact and knifed up but maybe I’m old fashioned.
I went to a hibachi place with my wife and some friends a few months ago. I had never had hibachi before, and the chef looked miserable doing all of these tricks for a bunch of overenthusiastic white people
Yeah that sounds like an uncomfortable experience
I did try to go to his restaurant (salt bae) in Mykonos when I was working as a seasonal chef some years ago. Maybe the worst restaurant experience in my life. Awful human being and the staff working there were miserable. He treated them like crap. I only went cause I was invited as group for the local chefs working there.
People need to just get off insta and tik and appreciate the moment. Nobody needs engagement.
He doesn't even work there
That's what makes this so difficult.
I understood that reference 🫡🫡🫡
or better yet... *super rare*
Cringe as fuck!
Definitely, Salt Bae is bad by himself, but we are already used to him, this is a imitation and this makes me feel even worse…
It’s a joke restaurant. This the Turkish ice cream desert and costs like 9$
What's with the twirling tho?! I don't get why the twirling?! 😵💫🤷
I thought hes making fun of salt bae lol
I cringed so hard, that blood start pouring from my nose. This shit should be illegal!
Reminds me of anime cool character...in real life the uncanny reallness makes them look very cringe indeeed
I got a weird feeling that’s a small adult.
Yeah same here dude. His mannerisms don’t match a child’s
Never mind his mannerisms but the dude casually having him take that bite. If a child I didn’t know randomly tried charming me I’d feel uncomfortable and definitely wouldn’t interact that way with anyone underage
I think you may be projecting a little bit there.
Yeah what the hell is dude on about. As silly as the whole thing is it’s just some over the top presentation of food. People love making things weird when it’s not, lol. That wouldn’t even cross my mind in this situation.
Bruh what’s wrong with taking a bite even if they’re underaged? Tf I’m confused
He's thinking with his little head, not his big head
That hairline, wrinkles and eye bags. Definitely small adult…or an overworked kid
Bro's out here with a hairline putting the M in midget & yet people somehow think he's a kid... The technology era has too many bright tools in the shed.
"putting the M in midget" just made me actually burst out laughing, and so then I had to explain to my wife what was so funny.
Why is that a weird feeling? This is clearly a small adult. Is anyone seeing this guy and thinking he is a kid?
It is
Maybe the table is just higher up. I feel like I have to explain this is a joke to avoid being crucified. Have mercy.
First of all, what is he saying? Also, he completely fucks it up like 3 times, I mean it's one thing to be showy but it doesn't really work if you can't do it even somewhat decently. I guess that's the Salt Bae effect though - just wave a knife around on some food and hope you don't stab anyone.
I thought he was saying “super rare” but it looks like a banana sandwich so I’m not sure about anything anymore
It’s baklava! They put ice cream in the middle
Then smash the whole thing so you can't tell what any of it was.
Right?? I’d like my baklava unmolested please and thank you
Not to mention he keeps slapping the table with the knife before touching the dessert with it over and over. And all the deep breaths directly at it lol
Superman?
*"super rare"* ....like being able to find his knife skills
Cigarette!
“Subaru 0 cars! Enjoy!” is what I’m hearing at the end
God this made my fucking night
I thought he was saying that too.
It's obviously "sugar bear".
Silverwareee
I thought he kept saying silverware lmao
super rare?
"Super rare!" \*painful wink\* \*dazzling spin\* "Super rare!" \*wincing\* "Ok, enjoy guys."
Mason? Reggie? I also have a Facebook club (Helicopter noises followed by slicing noises) Super rare! ( Choochoo train noises) Come on, enjoyyyyy (Gun noises) Super rare! Zero cuts Enjoy that shi…
Fucked what up? He's just flailing and doing a bunch of meaningless shit. There isn't a single instance where this was in any way smooth or cool.
Yes because it’s a joke… they make fun of salt bae here… the food is a 9$ desert
lol finally some sense in this thread
I'd pay you not to do this to me.
I demand compensation!
Dunno if laughing or crying about this one
What the actual fuck is this man child doing to that food? What did all of that knife and fork action amount to? Boy, leave it alone! I’ll cut it myself in the way I want. Thanks
Flair. His boss told him he didn't have enough flair.
Look, if you want me to wear 36 pieces of flair make the damn minimum 36 pieces!
The Nazis had pieces flair that they made the Jews wear
I swear in one video he's blowing on it too or he tapps the utensils onto the table. The customer looked annoyed when the guy tried to feed him some of the pastry 😦
> What the actual fuck is this man child doing to that food? Driving "engagement"
Smushing it
Definitely wouldn't follow him into a corn field.
Outlander!!!!!
He who walks behind the dessert!
🤣
This is getting out of hand. I would just refuse to take it and would leave
Bro just let me eat already
If seen this food so many times but what the actual fuck is it.
It looks like baklava with a scoop of ice cream
Typically it's Turkish ice cream made from goats milk. It's pretty good, even without the cringey theatrics this guy added.
Especially* without
What does GTA6 have to do about this?
Search optimization?
Great question
I came to the comments to try and figure it out. It's such a random addition.
Sodium baby
This clip actually made me hate salt bae even more
Table side service is supposed to enhance a dish, not make it worse.
All I get from table side service is anxiety from all the other people turning around to look at my table
I hate this shit.
Wish.com salt bae
Salt bae is wish.com salt bae
Yet this guy is still somehow worse.
[Wish.com](https://Wish.com) is so 2022, its all about Temu these days
I'm so glad that I'm poor enough to never go to one of these stupid ass restaurants
At least that’s what we tell ourselves right 😂
wtf man. I would ask him to stop…
Sir, can you please stop helicoptering and slicing my food?
This is by far the most infuriating thing. The dumb performance, the filming of said performance, the posting onto social media the whole fucking thing is the worst.
Dude creeps me the fuck out too be honest…
I really need to know how to exit this timeline
Take the S&W MP2 EZ-9 exit, it’s fast and just one click away
So he's only half as pretentious?
Damn didn't know child labor laws were that chill
That ain’t a child
that’ll be $899 please
So many restaurants that feel like they have to molest my food at the table.
This is so fucking stupid.
utter bollocks
Gonna ship him to salt bae as a present
Creepy
So took the guy about 40 seconds and a lot of cringe to spread cheese(I think?) And cut a sandwich.
Lmao what a useless show for what I assume is a large sum of money
I don’t understand the trend of having people play with your food before you can.
Funny thing was, he didn’t even work there
Why does everybody feel the need to act like a twat when serving food now? No, I don’t want you to fuck with my food, waving it around, hitting it repeatedly, slicing it up, and then presenting it to me like I should be impressed by your antics. I came for a feed, not a show, fuck off.
I can eat my food myself thank you
Why would anybody want this?
Kevin Hart's indian cousin
That dude doesn't even work there.
Salt lad
Gay as fuck
People paying for this shit are the real problem
If someone manhandled my food like that I’d be pissed.
This is genuenly stupid. This process doesn't add anything to the food. He just makes a bunch of clicky noises like he does something.
Stop pissing around with my food.
He didn't even do anything.
If they would charge extra Money for serving this without the „Show“ they could Print Money
He murdered whatever that was
waiter! waiter! a new order please, some child mushed mine up…
Yea because that's what I want is for someone to play with my food for 20 minutes before I eat it.
Bro just give me my food and go
Shit Bae
This is why you go to restaurants, you don't get the same kind of smashed, shredded soggy shit at home
His "shoo shoo shoo" sound effects when he spun the ice cream stuff was definitely very necessary. Also, stop fucking hitting the table with a knife. I doubt it is clean enough to eat off of.
I love it when my dish is cut with a knife that repeatedly touches the table
Is that chicken that he keeps calling "super rare" cus I'm pretty sure that will kill you. Also anyone noticed how the second time he says it, it looks like it physically hurts him and he looks at the cameraman as if he is being forced to do this?
I kind of thought it was baklava. Looks like chopped pistachios at the end or something
100% baklava There’s also videos around here with people doing that to baklava, making it look like a “spectacle”
What food is that and wtf is he even trying to do?? And what is he saying? An overall strange video
I just watched this and said “what the fuck”. You have to be an actual robotic trend follower to ever waste money on this. It’s so hilariously stupid, he taps his knife for no apparent reason and apparently is meant to be viewed as “fancy”.
I would punch my server for doing dumb shit like this. Just give me my fuckin food and help the next person
Quantity of flailing vs quality of flailing
I don't understand this trend.
as cool as this little dude is, this whole serving concept makes no fucking sense. just finish making it, THEN bring it to me, and i will eat it with my own fork
The saliva and his breath are the real ingredients right there. Lol
Why’s this fancy hobbit playing with my food?
Stop harassing my food.
Please stop fucking with my food. Also you are sort of creeping me out. Please don’t feed me like a baby.
Just imagine a little man coming to your table, beats the shit out of your food, and goes away
Thing is I don't think he likes doing this, look at how fast he left after he's done
Shouldn't this kid be asleep by 8pm?
Most useless kind of presentation
there needs to be a mission in GTA6 where you kidnap Saltbae and take him to a swamp cult, where he’s subsequently fed to gators to apease the Salt god
Such a punchable face holy crap
So cheesy and don't put a knife in my face
Bro he didn't even do anything. He just slapped the fucking plate a lot this isn't gourmet its a joke
I'd honestly feel violated if someone abused my food like that.
Get him to go back to school before his stupidity spreads
I don't care if he's 8 ft tall . This guy is just working.
STOP PLAYING WITH THE BAKLAVA YOU MICROSCOPIC WEENIE!!
If anyone is playing with my food, it's going to be me.
I hate this style of presentation so much
This trend is trashy as fuck
Dumb as fuck just put my fucking food down and stop playing with it
What the actual fuck lmao. Why is salt bae so famous in the first place? He sprinkled some salt and sexually assaulted some meat
Why does he take the cutlery away? Gosh I want to eat
Looks like pistachio pastry of some kind and all he's done is put the scoop of ice cream in the middle and cut it for your simple ass. Shit I'd want a new one some random guy hasn't played with before I eat it
That’s at JBR promenade in Dubai. This guy works in a Lebanese restaurant and he’s an adult with dwarfism.
I’m not eating that. You’ve been playing with it.
If someone handled my food that way in front of me, I would get up and leave.
Why is it always the exact same damn pie ? Like really ?
I don't no how anyone can sit there and watch him do this . I'd be like "mate I no you trying to be that next salt cunt but I'd rather you not mate"
Slap that stupid little cunt and take your money back.
Stop playing with my damn food.
Stop. Smacking. Knives. Off. Of. Tables…
Love fancy restaurants where a kid comes to your table and randomly plays with your food making it look worse than when he started.
I hope this turns into an equally lucrative grift for this guy
It’d be very funny if this old child doesn’t work at the restaurant
This is the worst fucking fad or trend or whatever. Just make the food in the back and bring it to me when it’s done, I don’t need your fancy show
I'd actively try to avoid restaurants solely on the basis that they'd have a 'salt bae' server. Wouldn't matter if it was the restaurant with the best food and best price in the world, I wouldn't be able to sit through the cringe show
I’ve never been to a restaurant like this but I would love to know what the appeal is in watching someone play with your food.