Entries Tagged as 'restaurant'

coming soon: the all-you-can-spell buffet

August 31st, 2008 · 78 Comments

jesse says he spotted this sign at a great mongolian restaurant in the dallas area. “they recently changed their name from ton’s mongolian grill to tao’s garden, but apparently they haven’t figured out how to spell it yet.”

related: best. potluck. theme. ever.

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Tags: "customer service" · CAPS LOCK · dallas/fort worth · food · restaurant · spelling and grammar police

a matter of taste

June 2nd, 2008 · 200 Comments

christine in san rafael, california says sol food is “literally the best thing about san rafael.” one reason? the restaurant “keeps this gem of a note right where it belongs — on display in the glass cabinet outside the front door, where most restaurants would keep a menu.”
seeing as the note has been up [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · a matter of taste · bay area · california · marin · not-so-veiled threats · oh no you didn't · puerto rico · restaurant · san rafael

it’s not a race (it’s a social construct)

March 25th, 2008 · 194 Comments

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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Tags: california · casual xenophobia · parking · restaurant · san diego

je comprends…moi non plus

March 10th, 2008 · 255 Comments

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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Tags: "helpful" advice · a little patronizing · francais · restaurant · san francisco · tipping

a friendly tip from your waitress

January 24th, 2008 · 267 Comments

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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Tags: d.c. · restaurant · tipping