Archive for the ‘Oops! Accidents Happen’ Category

It Was Like Something Out Of A Horror Movie

Waiting tables in Las Vegas differs from waiting tables in other cities.  One of the main differences I’ve noticed is the amount of vomit a server in Las Vegas encounters. Servers in other locations might wait tables for years (or even forever) without witnessing a guest vomit directly on a table – this simply is [...]

Thank God For Porters

A group of girls come in for drinks.  They start slowly with beer and then move on to shots.
Normally in Vegas people will be allowed to continue drinking until they either pass out, throw up, or annoy the waitstaff.  In this case, the girls were already exceedingly annoying and one girl was on the verge [...]

Token Black Guy Makes A Blunder

Not sure if you have noticed but there aren’t a lot of black servers in restaurants. I don’t know if it’s because black people are notoriously shitty tippers and they think all people tip similarly OR maybe they feel that waiting on people is simply beneath them. The fact is that black servers are a [...]

I’m Not Drunk

A single man comes in and sits at the bar.  He has obviously been drinking and orders a bottle of white wine.  He sits and drinks his wine while watching some sporting event on television.  After he finishes the entire bottle of wine a short time later he attempts to order another [...]

“Geez Act Like It Was Battery Acid”

Tonight  another server went to the bar to make a refill for her table.  Apparently, she didn’t notice the soda gun was missing the nozzle it needed to keep the soda from squirting in all different directions.  So, when she pushed the button the soda went directly into a bar patron’s eye. [...]

Two Tips That Don’t Equal $1

All in all tonight was a solid night.   None of my co-workers caused me to inflict bodily harm or mental anguish on them.   Everyone worked as a cohesive team.   The guests that came in were not overly bitchy or demanding.   I only got screwed on two tables – a very good [...]