PSA: Don't bother eating at the Armadillo Texas Grill in Toronto...

[brigden]

We were invited out for a birthday dinner at the Armadillo Texas Grill downtown. One of those theme-type, dime-a-dozen steakhouse places. There were about a dozen people in our party. The restaurant wasn't very busy.

The service sucked.

Our waiter had zero personality. He was slow bringing me my drink (bar was staffed by three people and serving even less).

The food was mediocre, the prices were typical, but most annoying of all: When I ordered a baked potato, I ordered it "straight up."

Now what do you think when someone asks for something "straight up"?

I got it with the works. I couldn't be bothered to send it back. We ate and left.

Oh, and BTW, Nik... They automatically added a 15% gratuity to the bill...

 

[akubi]

 

[PawNtheSandman]

EVERY resturaunt adds 15% or more gratuity to parties of 8 or more.

 

[loup garou]

*crosses Armadillo Texas Grill off of places to eat before he dies list*

 

[mchammer187]

Originally posted by: PawNtheSandman
EVERY resturaunt adds 15% or more gratuity to parties of 8 or more.

 

[Toasthead]

sounds like a great time!

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: PawNtheSandman
EVERY resturaunt adds 15% or more gratuity to parties of 8 or more.

I know that, and it didn't bother me in the slightest. I added that to dig at Nik.

 

[So]

1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

 

[Drakkon]

who the heck says "straight up" for "just the potato"? Straight up only goes for drinks...not food...

<--Worked at a REAL restaurant and NEVER heard anyone use the term straight up with food

 

[mflacy]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

In other words, saying "straight up" is a pseudo-cool way of saying "nothing on it".

Perhaps you should have just said what you meant instead of trying out a lame phrase.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: So
Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

LOL
:thumbsup:

 

[ElFenix]

why is this place trying to drag texas' name through the mud?

 

[Juno]

OP, you should have fled the restaurant.

i have done that a few times without pay. i saved my money.

 

[junkerman123]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: So
Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

LOL
:thumbsup:

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

Anyone who enjoys fine dining would certainly not refer to any establishment as a "fancy restaurant."

Nice try, slick.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

Anyone who enjoys fine dining would certainly not refer to any establishment as a "fancy restaurant."

Nice try, slick.

LOL. Wow. Weak.

I'm so sorry that I didn't use the proper terminology. As you know, a restaurant's class is entirely dependent on what I call it. As I said, anyone who thinks that classiness is based on jumping through verbal hoops has no clue what they're talking about.

 

[So]

Face it bridgen, you're the average classless slob, who buys things from target, and thinks he's a fancy man, because it's not from wal-mart. On a good day, maybe you?ll get grifted by the sharper image.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: So
1. Who the fvck asks for a potato 'straight up' ... wft man?

2. Who cares if your waiter was not exciting enough for you? If you wanted to go to Chotchkie's, you should have gone there.

3. Also, you said that everything was either 'typical' or 'mediocre'

It seems that your only legitimate complaint is that the waiter brought your drink slowly.

I guess that wouldn't be enough material to start a thread over though, would it.

Weak rant. 0/10.

Can you read the bold text, you tit? "Straight up" is an expression commonly used to order food, just as common as "the works." You'll learn once you graduate from eating at McDonald's.

Buddy...I guarantee you that I've eaten at many more nice restaurants than you, so, please drop the personal sh!t. NOBODY at fancy restaurants says 'straight up' for a POTATO, accept someone who is trying WAY too hard to be 'cool'. That's not even fancy, it's IDIOTIC.

Secondly this sounds like it was at some cheap-ass $20 steakhouse, so stop pretending to be one of the big boys, and learn that class is not about popping your collar and saying things in strange ways.

Anyone who enjoys fine dining would certainly not refer to any establishment as a "fancy restaurant."

Nice try, slick.

LOL. Wow. Weak.

I'm so sorry that I didn't use the proper terminology. As you know, a restaurant's class is entirely dependent on what I call it. As I said, anyone who thinks that classiness is based on jumping through verbal hoops has no clue what they're talking about.

You're the dirtbag who assumed I was trying to be "classy." I was simply trying to order a friggin' baked potato. This has never been about me.

Question: Who are the "big boys" and how does one be like them?

 

[junkerman123]

I don't have to buy anything...sponsors mail me free samples of everything I ever need...

Except for the house, and the boat, and the golf course...hm...

 

[MetalMat]

No one uses "straight up" except when ordering hard liquor.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: brigden

You're the dirtbag who assumed I was trying to be "classy." I was simply trying to order a friggin' baked potato. This has never been about me.

Question: Who are the "big boys" and how does one be like them?

Yes, you were. Either you're an idiot who has no clue how to say the word 'plain', or you're a primping fool who make unnecessarilly confusing word choices because you want to act like a grown-up.

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: MetalMat
No one uses "straight up" except when ordering hard liquor.

OK. But what does it mean when you order something "straight up?"

If you ordered a vodka striaght up, would you expect it served with juice and garnished?

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: So
Face it bridgen, you're the average classless slob, who buys things from target, and thinks he's a fancy man, because it's not from wal-mart. On a good day, maybe you?ll get grifted by the sharper image.

There are a few people on this forum that know me personally, and your ridiculous statement couldn't be further from the truth. You don't know the first thing about me.

I would like to know what is it about me that rubs you so hard.