This comes off so immature, and I think the parents bear some of the blame here too. Not for "forcing" her to go (I'm sorry, you're a legal adult how did they force you to do anything?) but for not addressing the food issue sooner. Putting that aside, though, it was extremely rude and entitled to order and eat outside food at the restaurant. Most hibachi places also have an expanded menu that goes beyond the hibachi itself and into other traditional Japanese fare (like RAMEN). Instead of being a petulant child she could have tried to get creative and find something similar to what she likes that would still potentially expand her palate - like Chicken Katsu, Tonkatsu, Karaage, etc. If you've got that much of an issue with food, then, yes, see a therapist because this is not behavior you can repeat forever while expecting people to put up with it.

The OP needs to grow up and get over themselves. The parents have enabled this for too long and the OP is an adult now so they need to suck it up and eat something from the menu or starve.

In Europe, she would have been kicked out of the place. Cause a fuss, lifetime ban. Outside food is not allowed.

It's funny that the term "picky eater" usually means "I only eat garbage food".

Couldn't she have just sat there and drank lots and even had something off the dessert menu instead? Was there nothing she could eat as a dessert? What an AH. So disrespectful to that restaurant. At the very least she could have left for 10 mins ate something somewhere close by and gone back in. Maybe just wait until the trip home and stop off then?. I think she was purposefully trying to embarrass her family though for forcing her to go there. What an idiot.

Hmm sounds like the parents are going to have to get use to leaving their daughter behind when going out to eat. I can see they do not want to when it comes to family dinner, hence the "force" invitation, but their daughter is old enough to make a final decision. Either compromise with her eating habit or leave her home.

GROW TF UP! If you can't even try a vegetable, how are you going to manage all the traume life is going to throw at you. There are things coming that are MUCH worse than eating brocolli. Grow a spine.

To focus on the one single current issue (the "picky" eater stuff is years-long), bringing outside food into a restaurant is a d**k move. Sit there and sip your soda, you can have your burger king on the way home after.

Yes, YTA. Seriously, this kind of behavior one would expect from a six-year-old, not a young adult. You prejudged the food without even trying it. How would you feel if you threw a party and your guests did that to YOU? I suggest that you get a copy of "Green Eggs And Ham" by Dr. Seuss, and read it. Slowly. Carefully. It might help you to connect the dots. Keep up with this "picky me" routine, and I can pretty much guarantee you that while your friends are out having a good time, you will be at home with your Whopper and fries. Every. Single. Day. And. Night.

ESH, OP's mom for not addressing the picky eating when OP was a child, OP for not addressing it now that she's an adult. It's fine to not be an adventurous eater, but it's an important grown up life skill to be able to handle yourself at a restaurant and not make a scene. Almost any restaurant will make a plain dish for you if you ask--just pick a carb and/or protein that's on the menu and say you want it plain. A hibachi place will do unseasoned chicken and rice, no problem.

YTA. An immature one at that. You parents should have never allowed you to get away with this behavior in the first place.

This kid must be a whale, with a short life span ahead. I would have gotten up and dragged that little s**t home to eat their fast food alone, and gone back to the restaurant, to eat. And never take that spoiled clueless jerk out anywhere for the rest of the year.

There is definitely a main character epidemic going on out there.

I'm autistic and have ARFID. I got punished a *lot* as a kid for being a picky eater. It was not fun. What we do now with my family is we send the link of the proposed restaurant around, and then everyone in the party can decide beforehand if it has something acceptable on the menu. That said, restaurants are a great opportunity to expand your horizons by even a little, since they're more likely to be.. good. (I hated a lot of foods because my mom was a terrible cook, lol) I'm leaning towards ESH. The parents for chosing a restaurant that does not have acceptable options for everyone in the party, OP for ordering outside food into the restaurant. Like, that's so ruuude.

Immature entitled person. Most restaurants don't allow outside food . I'm surprised the restaurant didn't turn the delivery driver away and then tell you to leave also.

I have become a picky eater because I have a lot of food intolerances because of IBS. I have to avoid anything overly processed, artificial sweeteners and colourants, most legumes (I can eat hummus, peas and green beans) most nightshade family especially cold cooked potatoes, and everything in the cabbage family apart from bok choi. I can't drink instant coffee but I can drink coffee from grounds. I would never expect anybody to cater to my dietary needs and I can almost always find something I can eat without an issue. In fact the biggest problem I have when I go out is artificially sweetened soft drinks. I also can't really eat junk food because of the inclusion of soy products!

A lot of restaurants have rules about bringing in "outside" food. And she is not a picky eater she is just a pain in the neck. She is a "processed big baby.

This reeks of so much entitlement.

What an inconsiderate rude person you are. The fact that you cannot see what is wrong in what you done shows how arrogant you are as well.

Wow! At 19, how did your parents 'make you go'? Saying that makes the entire episode look like petty payback of an immature nature. Ordering food to be delivered to another restaurant like that is incredibly rude to the restaurant and embarrassing to your family. You are the AH, and so are your parents. You need to grow up and own your behavior without blaming your parents. get a job, move out be independent!

At the very least, she could have had plain rice.

Moms right. Would have been fine

You're just spoiled and need to grow up

ESH. the mother sucks for raising her daughter like this, and her daughter sucks for being this petty and bratty.

Your parents did yo no favors not helping you to expand your food choices. I'm still a picky eater, but I loved steak and toasted cheese sandwiches and spaghetti. Is it favors, texture, or both? You could be a super taster. There were things I didn't like until my late teens and 20s. I love food more than is good for me, but I hate to see you miss out. What if you started with finding something that smells good? If your folks let you have a tiny taste of something they have instead of a whole serving?

I honestly don't like this person. Can you be more annoying?

I HATE seafood, but have gone to many a fish restaurant without complaint. I can always find SOMETHING on the menu, and eat enough of it that no one notices my dislike. Sometimes it's just fun to pretend.

My grandfather always said: Is there a restaurant chef who dares to put something on the menu that not everyone likes? (excluding vegan/non-vegan choices or allergies.)

There's nothing wrong with being a picky eater (I hate chicken and rice cause they're both bland as hell and disgustingly dry) but you need to be aware of that and provide for yourself beforehand. Also, it doesn't kill you to try food you don't like. I suck at trying new food (anxiety related) so usually I get a recommendation from someone if I don't have something I know at the restauraunt and if I don't like it, sucks for me and I'm gonna get myself food at home. Being a picky eater is fine, you just need to manage it

My brother is a picky eater, but he is fifteen. We try to go to places that serve burgers and fries or we go to places that serve other foods that he likes. If we go to a place that is not serving something he likes, we will go to McDonald's and let him eat that in the car before we go in the restaurant. We would never allow him to take outside food into another place. We realize that is rude and disrespectful to the restaurant.

I have trouble believing a restaurant would allow this. Among other things, it would be a health code violation in most places, at least in the US

I'm gonna say NTA. What food and how you decide TO KEEP YOURSELF THE F**K ALIVE, is your choice and should be treated as such.

No restaurant would have permitted this.

She says "EDIT: No I'm not autistic". Are you sure? It's true that some people are just picky eaters. I have known one or two. This seems a BIT extreme. I'm on the autism spectrum, and luckily I grew up being able to eat just about anything, but I have known a few people on the autism spectrum who, for one reason or another had food issues. Some examples: (a) anxiety caused by eating somewhere new, eating something different; Some people on the autism spectrum can get very tied to routines and habits; (b) hypersensitivity. I'm hypersensitive to light, sound and touch. I know some people have a taste hypersensitivity that makes it difficult to eat; or tactile hypersensitivity that makes them react to textures. I knew a person who would literally throw up because of the texture of broccoli in their throat. And there could be others. I mean, it really could just be "I really like fast food", but seems a bit extreme.

Why are "picky eaters" ALWAYS ok with junk food. You never hear of picky eaters "just liking plain chicken"