I live this life. I choose the same mediocre meal. Except, I am the chef (cook, actually; a chef manages a restaurant and is a business owner whose business is food service, and a cook is someone who cooks: a chef is probably a cook, but most cooks are not chefs). I eat high protein/low carb for most of my meals.
I have undisclosed allergies, so I don't tend to experiment very much. I'm not willing to try balut or haggis. I'm not willing to try a lot of seafood because a lot of seafood has made me sick, but I love tuna. Tuna is safe.
Anyway, it's a question of safety vs risk and I've made this choice IRL.