here’s a trio of notes from california that each make me very uncomfortable…and not just because of the painful lack of irony.
first up: an excerpt from seating guidelines posted at the quaint little mexican restaurant in huntington beach where brynn used to waitress. so quaint, in fact, brynn says “they also posted a dress code […]

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marc in san francisco spotted this at a restaurant in the haight called all you knead (have fun with those puns, kids). i can certainly empathize, but after reading some of the reviews…well, maybe there’s a reason the tips aren’t so great.

related: a friendly tip from your waitress

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at the washington restaurant where scott works, a customer recently informed one of his coworkers that when she was a waitress back in the day, tips were regarded as a luxury (a sentiment that’s been echoed by many commenters on this site).
thrilled as she was by this little history lesson, scott’s coworker decided a little […]

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reading in the bathroom is one thing…but kicking back with a purloined snapple? that’s one step too far for this food service establishment, as spotted by jenny in washington, d.c.

you gotta love that passive voice! any kindly guesses re: the crossed-out word?

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writes tessa, who works at a restaurant in albuquerque: “the day manager left this note for the night cook, who does spend all night smoking, watching TV and calling his girlfriend on the business phone.” (i’m sure this note will absoutley set him straight.)

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exhibit a) submitted by an anonymous bystander at a lunch counter in oregon caves national park:

exhibit b) submitted by patrick in kansas city, mo, who explains: “my friends chris and katie had a rude waitress a few weeks ago. in order to tell the waitress that there was indeed a reason she wasn’t getting a […]

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