system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How do 'off the menu' items work at restaurants? Are they created to build exclusivity?
gpt
Off menu items are generally 1) Thing made from components of other menu items. 2) Delivery mistakes that either send the wrong item, or send too much of an item. 3) An experiment that they are testing to see if it should be on the menu.