Damn, I am really hesitant to start this shit cuz my tummy has gotten real sensitive in my old age, but I had my lunch RUINED, in two different establishments TODAY, so here goes . . .

Fucked Up Experience #1

Today, I decided to go to Houston's to have my favorite salad in the whole, wide world. It's called the Pine Room Salad and has been off the menu for 10 years but they'll still make it if you ask for it. This salad is the muthafuckin' BOMB and my mouth been watering since I got up this morning and knew I was gonna get my salad.

So, I roll up to Houston's, get a seat at the bar, and watch as 3 bartenders are busy cleaning up behind the bar. I sit there, unacknowledged for more than a minute (this shit is my fuckin' pet peeve!). While sitting there, I notice one of the bartenders is changing a trash bag. She pushes down the trash with her bare hands and changes the bag. My face is like >>>>>

I think to myself, "With my luck, there's no doubt THIS will be the heffa to hop her ass over here to take my order." And of course, she finally sees me sitting there and comes over with her jolly lil self. She greets me and asks what I'd like to drink. I tell her a Shirley Temple (that's my shit right thurr!). I wait for her to wash her hands. She ask if I need a menu. I say, no I want a Pine Room Salad with tons of tomatoes. Then, I wait for her to wash her hands. She goes to the terminal to place the order. I wait for her to wash her hands. She doesn't.

Then this nasty heffa has the auda-CI-TEEE to get a clean glass, grab the ice scoop, fill MY glass with ice, hold the soft drink dispenser, get the bottle of grenadine, AND PUT A FISTFUL OF SLIMY ASS CHERRIES IN MY MUTHAFUCKIN' SHIRLEY TEMPLE.



I'm SOOOOO fucking mad and disgusted with this bitch that I just get up before she even brings the glass to me, and walk to the hostess stand and ask for a manager. I introduce myself to her then I just stand there not saying anything for a few seconds cuz I'm seriously feeling queasy like I'ma hurl any minute. I finally get around to describing what I witnessed and SHE recoils like she gonna toss her cookies too.

She's appropriately apologetic and offers to give me a $25 gift card. I'm barely listening to her cuz I'm really feeling sick. I've never had a weak stomach but for some reason this shit is fucking me up, maybe it's hormonal. Anyway, I cut her off saying, "I must be turning into Monk cuz I REALLY have to wash my hands right now." I run off to the bathroom and scrub my hands.

When I come back, the manager has my gift card and I see my salad sitting on the kitchen counter waiting to go to the bar. It's looking all loverly and delicious and the manager offers to wrap it up for me and I decline. She even offers to prepare something else, and I thank her and decline, cuz I know it's gon' be awhile before I fuck with that Houston's again.

She asks me to point out ol' girl at the bar, I do and she nods knowingly as if she's not even surprised. She assures me THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH IMMEJETLY. So, somebody I'm sure got in trouble.

Coming up next, my Fucked Up Dining Experience #2 (I need a break cuz a bitch is queazy again )
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My mom ordered a burger from McDonalds and when she opened the carton, she found someone had bitten a chunk of the burger out already


We ordered a pizza once and found a dead fly embedded

bboy87 said:

I can't, I just can't. I knew this thread was a bad idea

SCNDLS said:

I got another one

When I lived in Virginia, I went to chick-fil-a. I went into the restroom and someone had left the biggest pile of shit in the toilet to the point it could be flushed, it had to be airlifted out of that bitch

the memory still disturbs my spirit

I never had bad service experiences dining out... but I did learn to not order my scallops, clams and other fried yummies from a pizza/sub joint.

The oils they use makes the seafood taste gross.

Oh and speaking of gross... I will never eat lobster at Red Lobster... where I live they are disgusting.

Oh I once found an entire fingernail in a pastelle I bought... I now only make them homemade.

Well since most of my storys would deal with how servers deal with people like you I'll decline.

N honestly If you think an unwashed hand is the worse thing youve ever experienced in a restaurant then you should just home cook.

I heard this on the radio, didn't happen to me. I'll keep it as brief as I can.

Guy orders a pie but it's cold in the middle. So he asks the waitress to stick her finger in the pie, which she does, and she agrees it's not been cooked properly. She apologises and takes away his plate.

A few minutes later she returns with a hot pie. But it's the same pie, still sporting the hole she made with her finger. She'd probably just microwaved it!

lazycrockett said:

I'm telling you. Don't be a nasty biatch to your server. They have their ways of getting back at you.

I went to a restaurant yesterday.

I drove 45 minutes to see the Department of Immigration yesterday, by that time I was busting, so inside their offices I looked around for the bathroom and the queue was out the door, so I duck out to the restaurant next to it, which had an open door but wasn't yet open for lunch. I explained my dilemma to a lady who came to the door and she said "please! it's right that way!" and I told her she was a life saver. I was all ready to be told that the bathrooms were for patrons only, so I thanked her about 3 times, since they didn't HAVE to be that kind to me!

The only real bad experiences I've had are where people I'm with have been rude to the staff and I've been sooooo embarassed.

I decided to stop eating in restaurants this year. That was one of my new year resolutions. I love McDonalds like crazy, and crave their double cheeseburgers all the time, but I have learned to live without them, due to filthy people that make and serve restaurant food. I don't do public buffets anymore either.

SCNDLS said:

regardless of where I am, I can't stand that, waiting shit not even an acknowledgement that I'm there.

and that is naaaaassssstttttyyyyy.

lazycrockett said:

People like me? What the fuck does that mean? I didn't say a word to her nasty ass NOR was I rude to the manager and I was gracious when she offered the card and the free meal. I was supposed to be quiet and drink that shit? Get the fuck outta here with that.

SCNDLS said:

I've been like that forever.

SCNDLS said:

LOL!

lazycrockett said:

Ummm, to deal with trash in a completely open bar surrounded by patrons and then fix someone's drink with nasty ass hands is gross on any scale of nastiness. I've been a waitress and know of the nastiness that goes on, but from a food prep standpoint people in the kitchen don't deal with money, bartenders do, and that was unacceptable on any level. If you don't think so, you're nasty too.

SCNDLS said:

I don't thik Lazy meant YOU per se. But folks that are complete buttholes to wait staff. You weren't a butthole, you walked off and addressed it.

bboy87 said:

Not at Chik-fil-A!

KatSkrizzle said:

Girl, what else could "People like you" mean???

SCNDLS said:

What you do is when she serves you the drink you in a friendly manner mention that you noticed that she was taking the trash out before she made your drink 9 time out of 10 she would have realized her error apologized make you a fresh drink and comp it since it was non alocholic. Problem solved. Instead you go running to the manager to get her in trouble.

SCNDLS said:

I think he just meant ppl who complain in general. I've heard stories from ppl who work in restaurants who said sometimes the kitchen staff will mess with your plate simply b/c you sent it back even if it's a legitimate complaint. Some ppl are just assholes.

lazycrockett said:

I actually agree that this is a better way to handle it.





sorry, girl

lazycrockett said:

Fuck that shit! Anyone who's natural inclination is NOT to wash their hands immediately after putting their hands inside a trash bag and changing it is a nasty AZZ. That's not an oversight. I do that at home, and I sure as hell washed my hands constantly when I dealt with other people's food. That was obviously the norm for her if she was able to casually dip her hands in trash then into a jar full of wet cherries to put in a customer's drink. That is a training issue that needs to be addressed and reinforced by management not me.
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PurpleRighteous1 said:

Nah, I wasn't gonna be able to let that slide. Who puts their hands in trash then deals with someone else's food in error? Nope, not buying that.

SCNDLS said:

Right. Did you tell the manager to throw out that jar of cherries too? I would have.

SCNDLS said:

I have disagree with that. I also wash my hands regularly when preparing my food at all times and I have on occasion realized after I started fixing my food, that I didn't wash my hands, and then immediately washed them.

It definitely could've been an oversight on her part.

WaterInYourBath said:

Nah, I didn't think about it. But the cross contamination alone is frightening. Think of all the shit she touched that everyone else uses just in making that one drink??? No wonder e coli and other shit is running rampant.

PurpleRighteous1 said:

I can understand how THAT could happen. But I find it hard to believe, that you would forget to wash your hands after pushing down trash in a trash bag and changing the bag, then immediately start chopping vegetables for your meal. I am obssessive about handwashing at home, and again, was even moreso when I dealt with other people's food. Maybe that's just me.

SCNDLS said:

It could just be that you are more diligent with handwashing and things of that nature than other ppl are, but that doesn't necessarily make them a nasty ass. Just less 100%.

On one occasion in particular I've completely thrown away my food and cleaned the kitchen a bit and started over b/c I realized just how unclean my hands were beforehand and I hadn't washed them. I totally grossed myself out. That (and some other things I had seen on tv about germs) prompted me to make an improvement in keeping the germs off me just as a lifestyle choice.
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