"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/5/2014 3:00 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>> On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 00:17:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> The other night we stopped at a chain restaurant for dinner. We both
>>>> ordered a dish with braised beef. When the waitress took the order,
>>>> she
>>>> asked "how would you like that cooked?". I told her it would be well
>>>> done, but she told me the POS system gave options for beef.
>>>>
>>>> I guess they don't give good lessons about what is on the menu. She
>>>> seemed to be fairly new and probably does not cook much for herself.
>>>
>>> Sadly I have noticed the wait staff often do not know how the food is
>>> prepared or what is in it.
>>>
>>> I once asked what was on the house salad. The waitress just looked at
>>> me
>>> like I was an idiot for asking and said it was just a salad with
>>> whatever
>>> dressing I wanted. So I said, "Oh! No croutons or cheese then?" And
>>> she
>>> told me of *course* there were croutons and cheese. So I asked her to
>>> leave
>>> those off and also the dressing.
>>>
> (piggybacking, Doris, sorry!)
>
> And thennnnnnnn.....
>
>>> She then brought out a plate of greens with assorted vegetables, covered
>>> with slices of hard boiled egg. *sigh* I then told her that I couldn't
>>> eat
>>> egg
>
> But you didn't tell her that first. Nor did you bother to list every
> single thing you can't eat before you ordered it. Your list of "I can't,
> I won't" is longer than the menu so naturally you couldn't tell her all
> the things you won't eat. You'd have been there all night.
>
It would have taken a long time to list every single thing that I can't eat.
And someone that clueless wouldn't realize that dairy would be in croutons
and cheese. I have never, ever had any other place put eggs on a dinner
salad. That's just not something I've encountered. Only cheese, croutons
and sunflower seeds. And not many places use seeds.

>>> and could she please bring me a salad that was only the vegetables.
>>>
> Did you expect her to read your mind about what you can and can't eat?
>
No. I did ask her what all was on the salad. And she couldn't tell me!
She also apparently didn't know what a vegetable was.

>>> And what did I get then? Just the greens. Apparently she didn't
>>> consider
>>> carrots, celery, onions peppers and tomato to be vegetables.
>>
> You made yourself pretty clear you would't eat whatever she brought you.
> I'm sure she was frustrated so she brought you salad greens.
> Quitcherbitchin.

No I didn't. I was very clear when I said that I wanted a salad with just
the vegetables and nothing else. I won't debate with you about whether a
tomato should be called a fruit or a vegetable.
>
> You could do like other people do. Specify what you want. If it's not
> available they'll tell you. Just because it's not exactly what is listed
> on the menu doesn't mean they can't do it.

And how in the HELL would I have known what came on that salad? Most
restaurants don't put all those things on it. It's all a moot point now as
that place is long gone. Now it's a Buffalo Wild Wings.
>
> BTW, Ed was being facetious when he posted this. Just because the
> computer offered choices for beef doesn't mean braised beef will be served
> rare. DUH.

Yeah, duh. I know that.