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So, working at ABC BBQ Joint in a local town has its ups and downs. Having the "Redneck" customers coming in ordering ribs and burgers, the endless fathers day rush, and the rare Vegan.
So one day, me working on the grill, a server comes in and asks me, "Does the Veggie Burger have any form of animal product? This customer at the Bar says he is Vegan and wanted to make sure."
I go and check the box, going through the many chemical names that I couldn't even dream of remembering. And towards the very bottom of the list I see something, Egg Whites. I go back to the server and tell her, "No, he can not have the veggie burger since it has Egg Whites in it."
About 5 minutes pass and the bartender walks in. "So, the customer had a question, I answered it for you, but I thought you'd like to know the question. He asked me 'What's an Egg White?', but anyways here is his order." He ordered one of our salads.
The salad he ordered is as follows, Iceberg Lettuce, dried cranberries, sliced celery, smoked almonds (with our special dry rub mixture) apples, and finally, Bleu Cheese. So I make the order, cutting out the Bleu Cheese, and after a little while, here comes Server A again, full salad in hand. "The customer wants you to remake his salad, making sure to add in the Bleu Cheese."
Me: I actually Can Not do that for him.
A: Why not?
Me: If he is truly Vegan, then I can not server him a dairy product, since that is besides against his "beliefs", can also cause him to get extremely ill since if he was truly Vegan, his body wouldn't be use to dairy, or any form of meat.
A bit later, the server comes back and tells me that I need to go out there to explain this to him. After like 5 minutes, I get a "break" in the ticket orders, so I go out there to help the server explain to this customer that I can not serve him what he wanted due to his being "Vegan". That was a good 10 minutes of time wasted, but I also wanted to hug the customer since he got me out of a 110 degree kitchen since our ac unit never works.
So one day, me working on the grill, a server comes in and asks me, "Does the Veggie Burger have any form of animal product? This customer at the Bar says he is Vegan and wanted to make sure."
I go and check the box, going through the many chemical names that I couldn't even dream of remembering. And towards the very bottom of the list I see something, Egg Whites. I go back to the server and tell her, "No, he can not have the veggie burger since it has Egg Whites in it."
About 5 minutes pass and the bartender walks in. "So, the customer had a question, I answered it for you, but I thought you'd like to know the question. He asked me 'What's an Egg White?', but anyways here is his order." He ordered one of our salads.
The salad he ordered is as follows, Iceberg Lettuce, dried cranberries, sliced celery, smoked almonds (with our special dry rub mixture) apples, and finally, Bleu Cheese. So I make the order, cutting out the Bleu Cheese, and after a little while, here comes Server A again, full salad in hand. "The customer wants you to remake his salad, making sure to add in the Bleu Cheese."
Me: I actually Can Not do that for him.
A: Why not?
Me: If he is truly Vegan, then I can not server him a dairy product, since that is besides against his "beliefs", can also cause him to get extremely ill since if he was truly Vegan, his body wouldn't be use to dairy, or any form of meat.
A bit later, the server comes back and tells me that I need to go out there to explain this to him. After like 5 minutes, I get a "break" in the ticket orders, so I go out there to help the server explain to this customer that I can not serve him what he wanted due to his being "Vegan". That was a good 10 minutes of time wasted, but I also wanted to hug the customer since he got me out of a 110 degree kitchen since our ac unit never works.
Now we've got a well-done Vegan.
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