odd things happen

A lady had lunch at the club almost every day, always ordered a house salad and had the wait staff heat the salad in the microwave.

L.O.L.

Thats one of the weirdest. It was our typical house salad. I dont know how hot she wanted it, maybe she had sensitive teeth or something.

I once had a man sit at the bar and order a Hot Brown without tomatoes. He was adamant that he not have tomatoes and told me that he was, in fact, allergic to them. He also did not want the Caesar Salad that came with the Hot Brown, he preferred an order of Garlic Fries. So here comes his Hot Brown, unfortunately, with tomatoes. He was furious and I rushed the dish back to the kitchen to get a new one made on the fly. While he waited, I brought him an extra large serving of the garlic fries to compensate for his wait and he asked for ketchup. I apologized and told him that I had not brought it to him because he was allergic to tomatoes. He gave me the dirtiest look ever and demanded more ketchup. He used four full ramekins of ketchup and wiped them clean. I brought him his new and improved Hot Brown (without tomatoes) and he devoured it. All the while giving me the evil eye. He was definitely an interesting customer....

Quite a few years ago, in now-defunct downtown establishment, a few of us from work were at lunch. We were on a long lunch, but not unlimited time. About halfway thru we noticed our server was absent and inquired with another to get something or other. Just then, the service door flew open, our server and a manager burst out and a bit of a screaming match went on in the middle of the dining room. The server threw his apron at the manager and stomped out. We managed OK, but about a week later I was out with my family and we could not locate or server. The manager came out and profusely apologized, saying the "girl went on her break and never came back". My family now comments when ever restaurant service is slow that I ran another server off!

When I was a server at a small family style restaurant, we had a group of folk that would come in, eat meals and leave us religious cards that said it was in lieu of a tip. Needless to say no one wanted to wait on them when they came in.....

Becca said "He was adamant that he not have tomatoes and told me that he was, in fact, allergic to them.........He used four full ramekins of ketchup and wiped them clean. I brought him his new and improved Hot Brown (without tomatoes) and he devoured it. All the while giving me the evil eye. He was definitely an interesting customer...."

Actually, it is possible to be allergic to RAW tomatoes, but able to eat them cooked (I just did a training class on allergic reactions - you'd be amazed at what some folk are allergic to and in what forms). Perhaps he had had Hot Browns in the past that tomatoes were raw OR the more logical explaination is he does not like raw tomatoes (have a son like that - loves all tomato sauces and ketchups, hates raw tomatoes) and the allergy story makes it easier to get what he wants.

My second or third week in the bar I started at when I was the tender age of 21 .It was the general managers birthday and fell on a extremely busy Saturday night.Sufficed to say there had been ALOT of drinking going on that night. I'm cleaning after we were closed and I see a screaming fully naked 300 pound man with a gorilla mask running through the bar .Everyone acted like it wasn't out of the ordinary .... you could tell who it was.He is still one of my best friends to this day.I just make sure he doesn't get trashed around me .

Suzi's story reminds me of the time a friend and I went to a popular Tex-Mex place. We were seated in a side dining room and greeted by our server who dropped off a bowl of chips. Half and hour later I went to see what had happened to her. Another server said "Oh she passed out in the kitchen and the ambulance has taken her away". I expressed my concern and regret and asked if we could get another server. "Oh no, that dining room is closed now." And so we left, never to return.

We had a large party of professional women coming in to the restaurant and the server who was going to take the party had a bad habit of calling women "dear" when he was asking for their orders. I asked him nicely to not use the term as some women do not like it. He evidently took offense because the next thing I knew I looked out the front window and he was pulling out of the parking lot. I found out later he was tripping on acid. He had in fact taken it in the past and worked. Not sure how anyone could work while on a hallucinogen.

Waiter: The two headed potted plant wants the special, hold the dancing shrimp heads. The shimmering red blob will have the pork chops with extra flying gravy.

Waiter: The two headed potted plant wants the special, hold the dancing shrimp heads. The shimmering red blob will have the pork chops with extra flying gravy.

You got that right. Needless to say he is no longer with us.
Fear and Loathing in Westport

I once had a man sit at the bar and order a Hot Brown without tomatoes. He was adamant that he not have tomatoes and told me that he was, in fact, allergic to them. He also did not want the Caesar Salad that came with the Hot Brown, he preferred an order of Garlic Fries. So here comes his Hot Brown, unfortunately, with tomatoes. He was furious and I rushed the dish back to the kitchen to get a new one made on the fly. While he waited, I brought him an extra large serving of the garlic fries to compensate for his wait and he asked for ketchup. I apologized and told him that I had not brought it to him because he was allergic to tomatoes. He gave me the dirtiest look ever and demanded more ketchup. He used four full ramekins of ketchup and wiped them clean. I brought him his new and improved Hot Brown (without tomatoes) and he devoured it. All the while giving me the evil eye. He was definitely an interesting customer....

I need my hot brown and garlic fries fix...mmmmm!!! With tomatoes, though I like the fries as they are without the ketchup. And a refillable glass of house-brewed root beer!!!!

I found out later he was tripping on acid. He had in fact taken it in the past and worked. Not sure how anyone could work while on a hallucinogen.

just curious
did anyone ever complain about his service

or maybe his acid wasn't very good

When I was a server at a small family style restaurant, we had a group of folk that would come in, eat meals and leave us religious cards that said it was in lieu of a tip. Needless to say no one wanted to wait on them when they came in.....

That's despicable! I don't know what religion they claimed to believe in, but I assure you that there is nothing in the Bible that would condone that. In fact, I would argue that those of us who claim to follow Christ should be the easiest people to serve and the best tippers (I say that knowing how I can become impatient/overly critical too). Whatever they said in the tracts, their lives at that moment did not preach it.

He was not here too long before the blow up. Unfortunately he ended up at another independent in the county and stole from them. They are no longer in business. Most likely he added to their demise.

I got one of those tracts once!!!! Ohhhhh that really steamed my mussels....

I did a little sleuthing online and found the text of the religious "tip":

Let me give you a real tip! I’ve found something that money can’t buy and I want to share it with you. I’ve usually been content with my life. But one day I was brought face-to-face with a serious matter. It was a simple statement from the Bible: “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).

I had always felt that I was a decent sort of person, and that when I died God would give me a place in Heaven. So this new truth was shocking! Certain sins began to stand out in my mind and I knew I had never been forgiven. But, in reading the Bible, I came across some marvelous promises: “God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8), and the words: “As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name” (John 1:12).

When I understood that Jesus died for me, I received Him as my Savior. And as the Bible promised, God forgave my sins and gave me eternal life.

Now here’s my tip to you: you too can receive Christ. Your sins can be forgiven and you can have eternal life! Why not start reading the Gospel of John today? In it you will discover how Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose from the grave to offer you salvation. If you could work a million years you’d never be able to buy this wonderful new life that God freely offers to you.

i've seen a few of the religious pieces left in my check book
also
avon sales folk and real estate folks always leave their cards and pamphlets

on the odd note
had a couple get up and leave the restaurant because we were playing contemporary music (91.9)
and have heard that one group of diners won't frequent our establishment because there is a picture on the wall of Air Devils Inn (taylorsville is only 2 lanes at the time and the cars look like 1940's or 50s models) - apparently the devil reference is too much for them