Real life coffee shop horror story that happened tonite.

[henslee]

My dad is on a restricted and no salt diet decided to cheat so he ordered fries with his egg white ommette. Fries came drenched with salt. We asked for new ones. The manager intervened and swore, in an Indian accent, they had no salt and that the next batch would be the same. I told him THESE WERE THE SALTIEST FRIES I'VE EVER TASTED, showing him the salt between my fingers. He still denied it. I offered him a fry. He ate it and stil denied it. What was this man's game? WHATEVER, I said, COULD WE STIL have NEW FRIES. He said sure but that I was still mistaken. He wasn't going to stop. I tautly told him: THESE... FRIEDS... HAVE SALT, IF YOU WANT ME TO LIE ABOUT IT I WILL. He left. Fries came back. They were fine and salt free. Not the end of the story. We pulled something out of the omlette that like a flat piece of chicken bone about the size of a quarer that had been microwaved or something. Dad didn't mind. He had eaten 3/4 the omlette -- it was tasty. I showed it to the waiter and told him that its no biggie but you might want to know this was in the omlette. I showed it to him. He showed it to the manager who came back and swore it was a mushroom. My dad and I busted out laughing. So did the waiter. It was was like an SNL skit.

[tuvor]

1. I just have to ask.

Why do you think the guy's race is important enough to mention?

[alphafemale]

3. I Notice When People Do That Too.

People are Jerks.
People are Wonderful.

Pretty much in equal distribtion racially, sexually, etc....

[jellybelly]

5. He didn't mention his race...

he said 'Indian accent' the guy could've been an arab, or chinese...:silly:

[henslee]

8. Come to think of it, he also had a limp, stuttered, seemed a bit swishy &

was wearing a star of David.

[tuvor]

14. Sorry for asking. n/t

[Rowdyboy]

2. What a joke! Hope you didn't take it out on the waiter...

He obviously was sympathetic to you guys. Don't you just love it when someone persists in lying to your face?

[henslee]

9. No. Tipped 5 on 13 dollar bill. Tipping big is fun. How often

do you get to make someone's day for just a few more bucks? Used to wait tables myself.

[Rowdyboy]

12. Yeah, I waited tables for about 6 months and it made me a

MUCH better tipper. For decent service I typically tip about 15-18%.
Good service by a cute waiter who flirts professionally can bring up to 30% or more (depending on the amount of wine consumed).

[qnr]

4. hamburger! hamburger! No Coke! Pepsi! n/t

[jellybelly]

6. did you pay?

I would've thrown a chair if I found something in my food.

[henslee]

10. I only had veggie soup. While I would not have tossed a chair, I am

real careful about eating out -- been to hosp. twice for food poisoing, not fun. I rarely send my food back to kitchen to change or recook. And if I am taking it home in a doggy bag, I ask for the bag. Not good for food to travel around the restaurant any more than it has to. Germs.

[gardenista]

7. Reminds me of when we took our dad out for father's day

And his salad had a huge piece of paper towel that had a sort of purplish tinge to it, like it had been sitting under a head of red cabbage and got thrown into the mix.

When we pointed it out to the waitress, she first insisted that it was lettuce. Until I pulled it out and showed her that it was exactly square.

She didn't even offer to comp him. He was a gentleman about it and pretended not to mind, and we didn't want to ruin his lunch with a scene.

God love my dad, he even made a joke about it. Called it a "Sneezer Salad".

After we got home, I called the manager and reamed him.

[Lex]

11. LOL! A "Sneezer Salad!"

Your dad sounds like a funny fellow! What a guy! :thumbsup:

[gardenista]

13. Yep! We still laugh about it! I ask him what he wants for lunch,

9 times out of 10, that's what he says!