tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post114859358664207600..comments2024-01-20T00:41:46.149-06:00Comments on The Insane Waiter: Rubber and DessertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1150666845665731212006-06-18T16:40:00.000-05:002006-06-18T16:40:00.000-05:00Just found my way to your blog the other day while...Just found my way to your blog the other day while searching for other like minded ones. I am not sure i have responded yet to any posts(or just meant to). Great job on the blog. Keep up the good work. As a long time bartender i too hate frozen drinks and agree they can be(and usually ARE) a pain in the ass. BeLIEVE me i wish neither of the bars i work at had blenders but alas they do! That said, at the risk of pissing all my fellow bartender/servers, if a guest wants a frozen drink and we have the capability of making them it is unreasonable to not make them . By all means curse about it to yourself, or occasionally out loud( i know EYE do) but dont expect your guests to make your job easier. Far too many servers/bartenders mistakenly think that the guest should cater to THEIR desires rather than the other way around.<BR/><BR/>Again,<BR/><BR/>great job on the blog, I shall be back.<BR/><BR/>INKbriliantdonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159881776835603748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1149059923773970272006-05-31T02:18:00.000-05:002006-05-31T02:18:00.000-05:00A Grasshopper is traditionally an up drink, but th...A Grasshopper is traditionally an up drink, but they can be served frozen.<BR/><BR/>I curse every frozen drink that comes in my bar. Like literally curse and yell.<BR/><BR/>They're fucking annoying.<BR/><BR/>It's like this: I regularly make Patron frozen strawberry margaritas...why???<BR/><BR/>Secret, you're a lucky bastard! I got a new job last year and thought I was off the hook with blended drinks. Sadly they just have a really shitty blender to make blended drinks in.<BR/><BR/>My previous job involved lots of blended drinks and our blenders were made to do it, but they were still shitty.Big Tastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269288452233988404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1149049263930650552006-05-30T23:21:00.000-05:002006-05-30T23:21:00.000-05:00Actually you're the idiot, it was understood that ...Actually you're the idiot, it was understood that he was requesting a frozen, hence all the gelato/ice cream comments.<BR/><BR/>Nice cut and paste, and I'm a great bartender btw and frozen drinks are a pain in the ass. Any bbartender would agree. It takes time to go find ice cream in the kitchen, restaurant freezers run at very cold temps so you need a kitchen knife to cut out the portion. It doesn't help that all that cream will foul up our sinks/dishwasher area. Oh and the fact that no matter how much ice cream you use, it will always be a short pour and a repitition of the steps would be necessary.<BR/><BR/>But we don't and never will have a blender in our bar, so have all the martini type grasshoppers you want!Waiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04698104771772820909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1149048547413138822006-05-30T23:09:00.000-05:002006-05-30T23:09:00.000-05:00Grasshopper1 oz CrËme de Menthe, mint liqueur1 oz ...<B>Grasshopper<BR/><BR/>1 oz CrËme de Menthe, mint liqueur<BR/>1 oz CrËme de Cacao White<BR/>1 oz light cream<BR/><BR/>Shake the liqueurs and the cream with lots of ice in a cocktail shaker.<BR/>Strain into a cocktail glass.<BR/>Decorate with a little grated chocolate.</B><BR/><BR/>You are an idiot and a lousy bartender. A <I>frozen grasshopper</I> requires a blender... a <I>grasshopper</I> is a basic drink that no bartender should complain about making.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1149011986156959612006-05-30T12:59:00.000-05:002006-05-30T12:59:00.000-05:00came in waiterrant.nice blog :-)came in waiterrant.<BR/>nice blog :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148968399242224732006-05-30T00:53:00.000-05:002006-05-30T00:53:00.000-05:00Even if you did "inspect" it, it still would have ...Even if you did "inspect" it, it still would have been an invalid complaint because they would have been old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148962457348280942006-05-29T23:14:00.000-05:002006-05-29T23:14:00.000-05:00If he had been a good server, he would have treate...If he had been a good server, he would have treated you better.<BR/><BR/>In my experience, the bad servers are always the ones who pick apart their server and leave crappy tips. The mentality is, "if I can't make more than 10%, she shouldn't either!"<BR/><BR/>Plus, they're the ones who get attitude and crapass tips all night, so they build up the bitterness and take it out on someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148954086888039192006-05-29T20:54:00.000-05:002006-05-29T20:54:00.000-05:00"People only ask you'how your doing', cause it's e..."People only ask you'how your doing', cause it's easier than letting them know how little you can care"<BR/>...........Jackson BrowneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148803320941755622006-05-28T03:02:00.000-05:002006-05-28T03:02:00.000-05:00Sure the calamari might've been rubbery, but that'...Sure the calamari might've been rubbery, but that's for the first or second bite to be the one of complaint.<BR/><BR/>Not the end of the of the plate.<BR/><BR/>That's the point. Not whether or not the calamari was rubbery.<BR/><BR/>The guy probably was a waiter, though. I've served some older people who were waiters and a lot of them have been know-it-all schmucks. <BR/><BR/>Fuck blenders.Big Tastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269288452233988404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148697423872623042006-05-26T21:37:00.000-05:002006-05-26T21:37:00.000-05:00Most restaurants use frozen calamari, which often ...Most restaurants use frozen calamari, which often ends up tasting rubbery. Fresh doesn't. Not easy to find a place that serves it fresh, but once you've had it, it's hard to accept less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148681811597448652006-05-26T17:16:00.000-05:002006-05-26T17:16:00.000-05:00The best thing about these type customers is that ...The best thing about these type customers is that they're with you only for a little while.<BR/><BR/>I'm with one of the anonymous posters above; he was never a waiter. If he was, he would have mentioned an unsatisfactory dish immediately, like after only a bite or two, and with courtesy.<BR/><BR/>Funny how patrons think they appear important by being rude to the server, but they always wind up embarrassing themselves instead. Too emotionally broke to buy a clue.Cruise Ranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729574383437703921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148663507769603952006-05-26T12:11:00.000-05:002006-05-26T12:11:00.000-05:00Um... this is unethical. Why would you post someth...Um... this is unethical. Why would you post something like "He of all people should know how we handled his food" ? You're giving ALL waiters and waitresses a bad name now, and making them feel as if they shouldn't trust any restaurant/waiter/waitress to bring them clean food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148608898878628222006-05-25T21:01:00.000-05:002006-05-25T21:01:00.000-05:00Err... if the calimari was rubbery, it was overcoo...Err... if the calimari was rubbery, it was overcooked. It's a fairly common problem. Most chefs don't know how to cook calimari.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148598007820349292006-05-25T18:00:00.000-05:002006-05-25T18:00:00.000-05:00In my business, with have a similar saying: Never...In my business, with have a similar saying: Never fuck with another flight attendant. It's just brings very, very bad karma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-1148597361840296482006-05-25T17:49:00.000-05:002006-05-25T17:49:00.000-05:00He's a liar, he wasnt a waiter for 16 years!He's a liar, he wasnt a waiter for 16 years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com