Monday, July 28, 2008

The Low-Rent Top Ten (or so), By TJ Giglio

In an effort to keep all of you loyal readers undoubtedly in-the-know, TJ has graciously volunteered to list off, in his opinion, the top "low-rent" things, actions, etc. seen in restaurants.
Enjoy.

-A customer ordering beginning a request with, "Lemme get a ______."

-Indulging in ranch dressing in a public setting.

-Use of the term "regular" (i.e. "I'll have the regular salad"). I didn't grow up in your father's house. I don't know what's "regular" to you.

-When given olive oil for bread, a customer asking, "do you have butter?" Additionally, when non-Italian people get butter at a restaurant and ask for olive oil. You're not Italian. You don't really like that. You just saw an episode of Molto Mario.

-Sprite.

-A customer referring to a lobster tank as an "aquarium."

-A customer asking to add cheese to anything not coming with cheese.

-The use of the word "water" as a verb by waitstaff (i.e. "Connie, can you water table 36?"

-A server saying a table number loud enough for a customer to hear.

-Giving a handful of plastic creamers for coffee.

-Placing a drink or food item on top of a menu on the table.

-Use of the term "veggie" for vegetable or "parm" for, say, eggplant parmesan.

-The term "combo."

-A server saying "grilled to perfection." Fuck off.

-Asking a server how much he makes.

-The birthday song.



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