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Ingredients:
One patron whose birthday is right around the corner (like, tomorrow)
A coupon for a nice Pan-Asian restaurant for so much off
A hungry patron
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A waiter who is attentive and tries to help
A kitchen who cannot read the order
A manager who does not want to take responsibility for the kitchens' screw ups
Mix and wait for the fun to start
If you've gathered all the ingredients well, then you can probably guess what happened.
Tomorrow is my birthday. I had a $10 off to a Pan-Asian restaurant that is near where we live and I decided to stop by tonight as a treat. Everything went well until my entree came out. I ordered a Pad Thai with chicken, sans tofu and green onions.
The first time, there was green onions. It went back. The second attempt had tofu. That too went back. The third attempt had both and I'd had enough.
I ask for the bill so I can at least pay for the appetizer and drink. There on the bill is all 3 orders that had been screwed up. When I confronted the manager, she insisted I pay. I refused. The waiter even showed me his order slip where it said no green onions, no tofu.
Manager and I get into a heated argument wherein she threatens to call the police and I tell her to, as I will gladly explain that I did not even EAT the food that had been served (except for the apps and the soda, which I am more than willing to pay for). Manager finally realizes I'm not going to back down and says she'll comp the whole ticket. All I wanted was for her to take responsibility for the kitchen that screwed up my order 3 times!
She adds as a sort of snotty aside that I can still use the coupon. Had I thought about it, I'd have left it there and told her to stick it. Instead, I told her I wouldn't be back even if she paid me.
One patron whose birthday is right around the corner (like, tomorrow)
A coupon for a nice Pan-Asian restaurant for so much off
A hungry patron
Add:
A waiter who is attentive and tries to help
A kitchen who cannot read the order
A manager who does not want to take responsibility for the kitchens' screw ups
Mix and wait for the fun to start
If you've gathered all the ingredients well, then you can probably guess what happened.
Tomorrow is my birthday. I had a $10 off to a Pan-Asian restaurant that is near where we live and I decided to stop by tonight as a treat. Everything went well until my entree came out. I ordered a Pad Thai with chicken, sans tofu and green onions.
The first time, there was green onions. It went back. The second attempt had tofu. That too went back. The third attempt had both and I'd had enough.
I ask for the bill so I can at least pay for the appetizer and drink. There on the bill is all 3 orders that had been screwed up. When I confronted the manager, she insisted I pay. I refused. The waiter even showed me his order slip where it said no green onions, no tofu.
Manager and I get into a heated argument wherein she threatens to call the police and I tell her to, as I will gladly explain that I did not even EAT the food that had been served (except for the apps and the soda, which I am more than willing to pay for). Manager finally realizes I'm not going to back down and says she'll comp the whole ticket. All I wanted was for her to take responsibility for the kitchen that screwed up my order 3 times!
She adds as a sort of snotty aside that I can still use the coupon. Had I thought about it, I'd have left it there and told her to stick it. Instead, I told her I wouldn't be back even if she paid me.
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