Dinners From Hell

Bothered By Slow Service & A Well-Done Burger

Gregg - admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:51:37 +0000

In the town I was in, there was a bar that just opened that was supposed to have great burgers. I went there, and this is where the fun got started. Once entering the bar, I was seated by a waitress that was obviously in a rush. I looked around and saw there was only [...]

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Gun-Toting Thugs Rob Restaurant

Gregg - admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:30:13 +0000

I was the opening manager for a restaurant in downtown Washington D.C. many years ago. The restaurant was one of a chain that was very popular in the Washington area at the time. We opened at 7:00 AM for breakfast, which meant I had to get there at about 5:15 AM to open the store [...]

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Emergency Evacuation

Gregg - admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:46:19 +0000

It was a Saturday afternoon at the restaurant where I work. It was usually busy on Saturdays and today was no exception. It was also the middle of summer and on this particular Saturday we were very busy, not slammed, but still pretty hectic. It was quite hot in both the restaurant and the kitchen [...]

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The Wicked Witch

Gregg - admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:57:54 +0000

Back in college, the large group of my girlfriends and I would get together once a week and go out to eat. We were usually broke, but we always enjoyed ourselves… best of times. That is until the brother of one of the girls started dating The Wicked Witch. The sister would invite the brother’s [...]

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Waitress Can’t Be Bothered

Gregg - admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 15:52:46 +0000

I was once told by a friend who worked as a manager for a restaurant that she hired an extremely lazy waitress. Not only did she find any excuse in the book to try to avoid work as much as possible, she made a serious lack of judgement when dealing with a table. When a [...]

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We’re Not Moving

Gregg - admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 16:02:56 +0000

Our restaurant presents live musical performances on Fridays and Saturdays; usually upbeat jazz and R&B. These shows are very, very popular, and we encourage people (via our website and press releases) to call the restaurant to reserve a seat. I was in the middle of seating a whole lot of people on a Friday night; [...]

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On A Slow Boat To China

Gregg - admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:08:58 +0000

After spending the last 18 of my 32 years in the restaurant business in the Chinese restaurant niche, I’ve become astounded at the way some older men, particularly veterans, are like dinosaurs when it comes to their racist remarks. For the record, my heritage is German; I’m not Asian-looking at all (rather very WASPy) but [...]

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What’s The Butter For?

Gregg - admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:26:13 +0000

I was working on a slow Friday night in a small family owned B.B.Q. place in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was getting close to closing time when a family of 3 (mom, dad and a small child) came in and sat down at one of my booths. It was almost 10pm and I thought nothing of [...]

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Some Like It Hot

Gregg - admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:57:28 +0000

I’m a server who’s been working in Chinese restaurants for years, even though I’m not Chinese. I had a group of four customers who’re older who used to come in at least once a week — and commence immediately telling me and anyone who’d listen that every single thing they got was “ice cold.” Except [...]

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Black Specks

Gregg - admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:49:23 +0000

I was once at a fast food restaurant getting lunch. I noticed they dropped a whole bunch of fries on the floor, but I didn’t think twice about it. Well, when I got home, I noticed the fries had black specks on them and were dirty. To make a long story short, I ended up [...]

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