On Sun 22 Jun 2008 09:32:44p, Mike told us...

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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>> "jmcquown" wrote
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>>> Actually, servers (IMO) don't hate separate checks. It's easier to
>>> keep up with special orders on separate checks and really doesn't take
>>> any more effort to write on a separate check. Perhaps the difficulty
>>> comes in because young servers these days don't know how to do it.
>>> You start off at one point at the table and take orders clockwise,
>>> making a note on the check as to which check goes with which chair
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>> Yup, gets a little hairy with a group of 20 or more, but I've not been
>> offended by 'who ordered (insert)' or a pile of checks at the table at
>> the end and sort out your own. Thinking work lunches for that, not
>> super fancy places. Olive garden or red lobster level sorts of level.
>>
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> No way Red Lobster is as Lame as Olive Garden. Is it?

I've benn to good and bad of both. It varies greatly with the individual
stores and the quality of their management.

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Wayne Boatwright
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