Lee, Your "five shiney nickels" note in Transportation prompted me to write this.
Last night we (Joe, Theresa, and I) went to Jerry's Nugget for a bite to eat. I noticed a couple of new waiters since the last time we were there.
We sat at the counter thinking we would be served quicker than in the dining room. Usually this is true but not last night with the extra customers- I guess due to the holiday weekend.
There were plenty of seats open at the counter so we got three seats together. Waited a couple of minutes and the server came over and asked if we wanted drinks. Theresa wanted a ginger ale but they didn't have any at the counter and the waiter said he would have to get it from the bar. So instead, Theresa ordered a sprite.
The waiter was clean cut but just didn't seem that he should be a waiter. Had a little "air" about him.
Ordering begins... "Have you decided on what you want to order?"
Joe asks, "Can we get the Caesars Salad as an appetizer and then order our meals after?"
The waiter says, "No, we only have the Caesars Salad as a meal and don't have it as an appetizer."
Joe tries to explain that we want the Caesars Salad before we order our meals. The waiter repeats that we can't have it. Finally, I say, "We would like to order the Caesars Salad MEAL- NOW. We want it as soon as possible. Then we will order more later." It took about 5 more minutes for Joe and I to explain to the waiter to BRING US A CAESARS SALAD NOW when he finally caught on.
The Caesars Salad was just okay. We were going to order the Oriental Salad but they didn't have it on the menu last night. JN's menu changes daily.
After the CS, we ordered an open steak sandwich on top of two pieces of grilled garlic bread with french fries for Joe and I to split.
Then we ordered a bowl of chicken, rice florentine soup. The waiter says, "Do you want the soup now?" Joe says, "As soon as you can bring it." The waiter says, "I'll just wait to bring it with the steak. It will be better that way."
DUH! I just love waiters that want to do things their way and not the customer's way.
The steak was very good size for about $6.89 but I asked for it medium and it came out RARE. Being in the food service for over 30 years, I opted to eat it rare rather than send it back and have them kill it.
Theresa ordered a roast beef sandwich on white bread with mayo only (we told the waiter NO lettuce, tomatos, or pickles) and mashed potatoes with butter and NO gravy.
The roast beef sandwich came out and the mashed potatoes had gravy on them which the waiter did notice right away. He said, "Oh, this is not right. Let me take care of this for you." Which he did. Theresa and I looked at the roast beef sandwich that was LOADED with lettuce and then looked at each other and laughed. Theresa doesn't like to complain so she pulled the half head of lettuce out of the sandwich.
Now the tipping part...
The nice gentleman sitting to the right of Theresa finishes his meal and sticks a one dollar bill sticking way up high in a strawberry margherita promotional table tent. He says to the waiter, "bye now, have a good night."
A couple of minutes later the waiter comes back to clear away the dishes and says something like, "Oh just great!!" Theresa being such a concerned person says to him, "What's the matter?" The waiter replies, "Oh I just love being stiffed!!"
Theresa says, "Your tip is right there" and points to it. The waiter says, "Guess I was mistaken."
Lucky for him I wasn't a JN boss.
Finished the meal off with a lemon meringue pie for Theresa and a strawberry shortcake for me and Joe. I keep forgetting that their strawberry shortcake is a pre-made white cake with a few strawberries and loads of artificial whipped cream. I will remember not to order it next time. Theresa's lemon meringue pie was good but VERY lemony.
So anyway Lee, I'll bet you a shiny nickel that the next time we go back to JN last night's waiter will no longer be there.
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