The following is an actual conversation with a new waitress at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants:
Older Son: I'll have the single item cheese and onion burrito combo, no sides and no onion, please.
Me: (giggle)
Waitress: O.K. And what for you little guy?
Younger Son: (Under his breath, annoyed, to me) Why do they ALWAYS call me little?!
(To waitress, flat toned) Pizza please.
(Waitress leaves)
Older son: O.K. Mom, why were you laughing at me?
Me: I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at the look on the waitress's face because she's new. She obviously doesn't know that we're regulars and you always order that. Or that you order a ONE ITEM COMBO, which is not a combo because it's not combined with anything - but it costs less than the a la carte. Or a cheese and onion, HOLD THE ONION because that's the only item on the menu close enough to what you want and you have to specify that particular burrito get everything else in it right. All the other waiters have been here forever and know you and know why you order that way, but she's confused. And it DOES sound funny when I listen from her perspective.
(The waitress returns after my husband has commented again like our last visit that the salsa tastes different.)
Me: (no doubt mortifying the hubby) We've noticed the salsa lately tastes different. Is that because you've had to go to canned tomatoes because of that whole tomato thing?
Waitress: No, we've always used canned tomatoes.
Me: Hmm. I wonder what's changed, then?
Waitress: I don't know. I'm pretty sure it tastes the same.
(I'm pretty sure it doesn't. I've been coming here since we were some of the first customers on the first day and now the owner practically knows each one of us by name.)
Husband: No. It tastes different.
Waitress: Hmmmm. Maybe we used like, part canned and part fresh and now we are only using canned?
Me: Because of the salmonella outbreak?
Waitress: No. Just to make it fresher.
Me: You mean then - or now?
Waitress: Just to change the flavor, I guess.
(What?!)
Waitress: Wait, let me ask my manager.
Us: NO! That's O.K. We were just curious. It's not a big deal.
Me: It still tastes fine. Just different. We just noticed it and wondered if it was because of the tomato thing.
Waitress: Oh, no. That hasn't really changed anything.
(I look down to at my green and white pico de gallo.)
Friday, June 20, 2008
The Newbie
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heehee green and white pico! that's hilarious! no onions and a one item combo...priceless! Your family is so fun! This morning Maddie was watching TV and she asked me if we had any lysol. Me: the spray kind? her: Yeah. Me: yes. Her: That's good because it kills 46 different kinds of germs! She's like a walking infomercial! I love kids!
It's rare these days to find a server who is actually familiar with the menu and the food. Being a "regular" at a place is cool. I have a Thai place where I am known for my "#10, medium, two spring rolls." It makes me feel important.
LOL! I love the dialogue. Servers who don't know us (and there are only a few at this point) at Dennys seem to get a kick out of us not needing menus and our kids knowing exactly what they want. And DON'T want (ie. Reece saying, "mashed potatoes and gravy. Brown gravy, not white, please.")
Blessings,
~Toni~
Obviously nothing has changed. nothing.
cute story, I was amused by his order:)
(giggle) It's the funny little scenes in life that make it Situation Comical!
I have a hometown coffee shop that makes a special coffee called Bowl of Soul, it has mexican chocolate and spices in it, SO YUMMY. The workers there know when I am visiting Idaho! (I stocked up the day I left and brought some home for Saturday morning with HUBBY!)
Whenever I add someone else's order to mine they look at me funny because I LOVE COFFEE and order the biggest size with double shots but otherwise as is and when I order for other people I have to order stuff like; Non-Fat, Decaf, Small Latte or Non-Fat, Soy, Chai, Latte.
Ahh, the tastes of people!
This is classic! Love it!
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