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Restaurant pet peeves
By Andrew | December 29, 2007
A list of things that I’ve experienced at restaurants that have really pissed me off recently:
- Just because a table has two dimensions doesn’t mean it’s ok to put 4 chairs at it. This especially pisses me off in Japanese restaurants where you typically get a bunch of small dishes that fill up a standard two person table quickly. If it’s already a small table, get rid of any centerpieces or flowers. Damn it.
- My soup bowl is empty. I don’t care how quickly I ate it, or if the kitchen is backed up. Get rid of it. I don’t need to stare at an empty dish for 10 minutes. Make sure my drinks are full in the interim.
- No food other than ice cream should be served ice cold. This goes for salads, cold appetizers, anything. There’s a certain temperature that food needs to hit to actually taste like anything. My sashimi shouldn’t taste like it just came out of a deep freeze. If I have to wait 10 minutes for food to heat to a proper temperature, you’ve failed
- This especially goes for butter. It’s for spreading, not for carving.
- I’m done with my meal. All the dishes are gone. I can’t possibly be drinking anything because I don’t have a glass. Bring me my check. Bring it to me now. Just. bring. it. to. me.
- Know what you’re out of. If there’s a beer that you don’t have on tap, tell me about it when I order it, don’t check with the bartender. Know what soups you have, there will be a quiz.
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