Waiting In Vegas

20 Rules To Follow When Dining Out
Part 3

6 April 2011

11. Fuck you and your free sample. If you are the kind of person who goes into a restaurant and asks for a sample of something before you buy it, I fucking hate you. I don’t even care if you spent five years building schools in Africa or adopted 45 kids from Cambodia. The fact [...]

20 Rules To Follow When Dining Out
Part 2

21 March 2011

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6. Your kids aren’t as fucking cute as you think they are (unless they are Asian). American children are taught to be autonomous. We like to make our children think that they have choices and that they are capable of making them without the assistance of an adult. The truth is, kids are generally morons [...]

20 Rules To Follow When Dining Out
Part 1

4 March 2011

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I’m going to break this post into 4 parts to make the length manageable. I’ve compiled a list of 20 common sense rules that you should follow when dining out. I’m sure other servers would love you to know this stuff too. I know most people will find this list to be common sense but [...]

Voice Your Complaints

9 January 2010

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One of my biggest pet peeves is when a guest fails to alert me of a problem with their order before they eat everything. It’s not like I’m the type of server who doesn’t check back and provide them with ample time to voice their complaints prior to finishing their meal entirely. I check back [...]

A Deal Is A Deal

21 October 2009

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Like every other restaurant in the world, there are times when our business dies down and people are allowed to leave early. This is generally based on a “first-come, first-serve” basis. Even with this though, there are always fights over who gets to leave first because the truly lazy people come in early and immediately [...]

(FAQ) Why Do Servers Hate Separate Checks?

9 October 2009

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So.. you are out with a group of 15 of your closest friends from high school and one person inevitably asks the server for 15 separate checks. Two things can happen here: 1. You hear the server groan, roll her eyes, and she honors your ridiculous request and at the end of the meal you [...]