Waiters, have you ever spit or pissed in the food?
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BoomerD
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NEVER send back food that's been improperly prepared. You never know what's gonna happen to it...whether it's the waiter or one of the kitchen staff...the odds aren't in your favor.
A friend worked in one of Spokane's chain fast food places. When someone would be an asshole to the counter staff, they'd slip a couple of rubber bands in between the burger and cheese. <SNAP!>
A friend worked in one of Spokane's chain fast food places. When someone would be an asshole to the counter staff, they'd slip a couple of rubber bands in between the burger and cheese. <SNAP!>
Never! No matter how upset I was, I'd never do that. That's disgusting.
I have told off a couple though, and stop waiting on their table. Another waiter had to go and take over the table.
I have told off a couple though, and stop waiting on their table. Another waiter had to go and take over the table.
No. Once had the cook offer to do it when I brought back food and he saw I was visibly irritated by the customer. I said no, but it's not like I sat there and watched him cook the order again.
I only returned my food for the first time the other week. Ordered a MR prime rib and it came well done. Only then did the waitress inform us that the entire batch of prime rib had been overcooked that night and if I wanted something cooked MR it would have to be a different cut. This was at a reputable steakhouse so I figured the chances of them messing with my food was lower than it would be at a fast food or chain resturant.
I only returned my food for the first time the other week. Ordered a MR prime rib and it came well done. Only then did the waitress inform us that the entire batch of prime rib had been overcooked that night and if I wanted something cooked MR it would have to be a different cut. This was at a reputable steakhouse so I figured the chances of them messing with my food was lower than it would be at a fast food or chain resturant.
AstroManLuca
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No but one of my coworkers at Arby's licked a potato cake. Another one used to catch flies and bees and throw them in the deep fryer.
JulesMaximus
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Honestly, this thread makes me never want to eat fast food again.
The company I work for now has a cafeteria where we can buy breakfast and lunch on the premesis. What a great idea actually, even though it loses money it is such a benefit for employees because they don't have to go offsite to get a bite to eat and the food is decent, they have a nice selection, which includes a salad bar, and it isn't expensive.
The company I work for now has a cafeteria where we can buy breakfast and lunch on the premesis. What a great idea actually, even though it loses money it is such a benefit for employees because they don't have to go offsite to get a bite to eat and the food is decent, they have a nice selection, which includes a salad bar, and it isn't expensive.
vshah
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same here, plus the food is prepared right in front of you so there are no worries
alkemyst
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I am sure many will say they have when they really were to afraid too do so.
It's a sucker punch though, if you have problems with a patron that is what your manager is for. If you think you are above your patron, then you'd be very wrong as you wouldn't be working in a restaurant.
It's a sucker punch though, if you have problems with a patron that is what your manager is for. If you think you are above your patron, then you'd be very wrong as you wouldn't be working in a restaurant.
I've worked around food for two separate jobs. I have never, nor would I ever consider tampering with someone's food. That shit is disgusting.
JulesMaximus
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Ahh... the good old food service days.
1) As a busboy, I saw all kinds of nasty shit. I worked at a Bill Knapps when I was 15. For those of you who don't know, it was a real popular joint among old people. Cranky old people. I saw food get spit on, thrown on the floor and served, goobers, pubes, you name it. It was disgusting. This was the cooks' only way of leveling the playing field in their shitty world, and all you had to do to be punished was show up at the wrong time.
2) As a short order cook in a huge grocery chain - which I really enjoyed doing as a kid - I never did any of that crap. However, given that I served $2 cheeseburgers, if you made me make the damn thing 3 times because I hadn't yet hit "medium rare" perfectly on target, you were going to get a raw slab of meat back. Nuked charcoal in the case of "medium well."
Almost forgot:
3) Worked briefly as a waiter in an upscale Italian restaurant. The head chef made six figures in this place. I never saw or heard of any tampering of any sort go on.
But yeah, never EVER send food back. If you absolutely cannot force it down, ask to have it taken away and removed from your bill. Do NOT accept a replacement.
My dad would send eggs back for being the wrong shade of white. God only knows what he consumed over the years.
1) As a busboy, I saw all kinds of nasty shit. I worked at a Bill Knapps when I was 15. For those of you who don't know, it was a real popular joint among old people. Cranky old people. I saw food get spit on, thrown on the floor and served, goobers, pubes, you name it. It was disgusting. This was the cooks' only way of leveling the playing field in their shitty world, and all you had to do to be punished was show up at the wrong time.
2) As a short order cook in a huge grocery chain - which I really enjoyed doing as a kid - I never did any of that crap. However, given that I served $2 cheeseburgers, if you made me make the damn thing 3 times because I hadn't yet hit "medium rare" perfectly on target, you were going to get a raw slab of meat back. Nuked charcoal in the case of "medium well."
Almost forgot:
3) Worked briefly as a waiter in an upscale Italian restaurant. The head chef made six figures in this place. I never saw or heard of any tampering of any sort go on.
But yeah, never EVER send food back. If you absolutely cannot force it down, ask to have it taken away and removed from your bill. Do NOT accept a replacement.
My dad would send eggs back for being the wrong shade of white. God only knows what he consumed over the years.
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rockyct
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From your posts here, if your personality in real life matches you should be the most worried of all here about this happening.
Yreka
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used to work at Mc D's as a teen.
I worked nights and the guy that worked & closed grill kept a little cup of dead insects hidden.. Anytime a cop or problem customer came through, he would put 1-3 bugs on top of a patty and "cook up one fresh for em" on the old clamshell grill.
Most of the time it would cook into the meat and you could never tell except there might be a few bits of shell left over depending on the insects used.
I worked nights and the guy that worked & closed grill kept a little cup of dead insects hidden.. Anytime a cop or problem customer came through, he would put 1-3 bugs on top of a patty and "cook up one fresh for em" on the old clamshell grill.
Most of the time it would cook into the meat and you could never tell except there might be a few bits of shell left over depending on the insects used.
SandEagle
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Wha? My real life personality gets me free cookies, cakes, and numbers from the hawt waitresses
Meh, I had three different jobs in food service, and I never once considered it. Of course only one of them was fast food and I got out of there after three months.
nick1985
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Juddog
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I've considered it but never actually did it. I have seen a co-worker spit on someone's food though and cover it up with melted cheese, but it was only because the customer was acting like an extreme asshole, was drunk, and they were cussing at the staff outright. Plenty of times the same co-worker dealt with people mildly rude, or obnoxious, without doing anything.
Maximilian
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