Saturday, September 22, 2007

I had the worst shift ever!

I had a party of four that sat in my section today. Everyone was nice and polite, but there was this one guy who was dressed kind of feminie; with a black wife beater, pants with chains and to top it off a lovely pair of boots to match with his unique ensemble. What was he thinking when he walked out of the door today? "Damn, I look good!" Anyway, I did my usual greeting: "Hi, how are you doing today? May I offer you a beverage? Blah blah blah" Everything went smoothly until it came time to order. The guy ordered first and orders an awesome blossom and then order's his wife's food. The other two ordered for themselves. Thinking that it was odd to have one appetizer and three entrees, I asked them, "Is that going to be all?"

I guess after ordering the appetizer and his wife's food, he forgot to order his own. But, I did ask if that was everything and they all nodded yes. First of all, the guy's voice was somewhat low and did not really enunciate very well. Alot of mumbling. So I said ok, rung in their food brought out their food and asked them if there was anything that they needed at the moment. They said everything is fine. The guy then said, something about "where's my food?" and chuckled. I assumed that he was just being funny and of course chuckled back to save face.

I leave the table and come back to check up on the them and ask them, "Is everyone doing ok? May I get anything for you guys at the mom---" The guy interrupts and says, "YES, IM HUNGRY!" Whoa, totally caught me offguard. I guess his comment wasn't a joke and he really was asking where his food was. If you spoke a little louder and enunciate your words more than maybe I woulda understood you! Fagget.

I apologized even though there was nothing to apologize for since it was HIS fault that he didn't order his damn food. I said, "I'm sorry I must have not heard you I thought you were just going to eat the blossom. May I get you a soup or salad in the meantime while they prepare your food?" The guy says in a sarcastic tone, "No, that's ok, I'll just watch everyone eat. That's fine I dont want my food." "Are you sure?" I replied. He was for certain that he didn't want his food. There was nothing I could do now but tell my manager about the situation. While I was talking in the back, the mom goes up to the host and tells her that her son didn't get his food blah blah blah. I thought he just wanted to watch them eat? So I let him watch them eat, that's what he wanted. I'm not stopping him.

Anyway, I tell my manager, "I think you need to talk to them because if I have to go back there I'm going to punch someone in the face." Of course I wouldn't...or would I? I wait for my manager to come back and he comes up to me and tells me to ring up that guy's food. WHAT?! He said he didn't want anything and all he wanted to do was watch everyone else eat! Be my guest. Watch. If you told me before that you wanted your food it would have been out by now, but now that you want your food you're going to have to wait even longer! Where's the logic in that? Are you stupid?! On top of that, they get a free dessert from us!

Of course, being the complicated guy that he is...he is unsure about what he wants to eat for desert. Grow some balls and pick a damn dessert! "I'll have the cheesecake." "Ok, well we have two kinds we have a New York cheesecake and a desert shot cheesecake." The mom says,"ok, lets get the 3 desert shots" "Nevermind I don't want the cheesecake anymore" You baby! Just get the cheesecake then. They end up ordering two deserts and I end up taking both of em off their bill.

I give them their bill. After causing me all that trouble and causing me to get behind on my other tables, I just couldn't wait for them to leave! Surprisingly, they didn't tip me at all. They even had a giftcard so they didn't have to pay for half their bill! Honestly, I didn't care, I was just glad that they were gone. I don't want their stinkin' money anyway.
All I have to say to you is: