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Since Mather workers allowed Cobb only one entree on his first turn through the line, he employed the tried-and-true Harvard trick of dumping his left-over shrimp into an empty salad bowl before returning to the kitchen for seconds...
...Cobb said he found his second entree choice--walnut, broccoli and tofu stir-fry--much more satisfactory...
...Cobb estimated that in the average restaurant he reviews, his meal would have cost $7-9 for the shrimp, $1.25-1.50 for the soup, $5-6 for the tofu stir-fry, $1.25-1.50 for the cake, and extra for the roll, salad bar and drinks. That adds up to at least $15 and probably closer to $20 for the entire dinner, if he had bought each item separately...
...looking at the price, in terms of quantity, it's a good buy," Cobb said. "In terms of quality, it's questionable. You can certainly find better meals for that price--where the ingredients are fresher and more interestingly prepared...
...Cobb added that he is making his comparison to restaurants which seat 100 people maximum, not the hundreds of students which Mather serves dinner to each night...