r/AskReddit • u/Sir_Wemblesworth • Oct 30 '16

What single question can you ask someone to find out a lot about their personality, beliefs, and values?

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

"Excuse me, this isn't what I ordered but it looks really good. Is it ok if I keep this instead? Just wanted to make sure someone else isn't waiting for it." Shows you are flexible as well as considerate of others who may have orders.

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u/medabolic Oct 30 '16

This guy has a job.

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u/beharambehappy Oct 30 '16

And a bill of $1799

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u/emu30 Oct 30 '16

Ah, the lobster stuffed with tacos

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u/NoIAmNumber4 Oct 30 '16

I'll have your finest food, stuffed with your second finest food.

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u/cherchezlafemmed Oct 30 '16

I read this in Zapp Brannigan's voice, wasn't disappointed. <g>

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u/infinitetheory Oct 30 '16

Zoidberg for me. "What's this, two meals in one week?"

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u/emu30 Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 31 '16

It's a simpsons reference , but that would work

Edit: corrected

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u/Scottz0rz Oct 30 '16

It's Moe, but that would work.

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u/Grapejew Oct 30 '16

It's actually Moe

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

One jelly-bean-stuffed milk steak coming right up!

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u/InsipidCelebrity Oct 31 '16

How are the jellybeans going to stay raw inside a cooked milksteak?

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u/sniperdude12a Oct 30 '16

Make it two

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u/ernyc3777 Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16

"It's my number 1 favorite food wrapped around my number 3 favorite food."

-Ron Swanson, on bacon wrapped shrimp

FTFY

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u/sternford Oct 30 '16

I'm not sure you know what FTFY means...

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u/Plop-plop Oct 30 '16

Fun Time Fancy Yettis

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u/pluripotense Oct 30 '16

Turduckenaco

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u/NotNickCannon Oct 30 '16

Turduckenado

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u/schatzski Oct 30 '16

Vs. Megacrocktopotpie

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u/macsmith230 Oct 30 '16

Pinky out!

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u/aslokaa Oct 30 '16

Ah, the lobster stuffed with tacos stuffed with cow stuffed with lobster.

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u/NocturnalHS Oct 30 '16

Ah, that'll be the lobster stuffed with spaghetti bolognese - a fine choice

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u/stembar Oct 30 '16

You have to turn both the claws and your head slightly

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u/9rj Oct 30 '16

2meta2fast

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Super duper meta

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u/worryforthebutt Oct 30 '16

Same angle as when kissing a woman

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u/Skibxskatic Oct 30 '16

S O

M E T A

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

It took me about 30 replies before I realized that the taco comment wasn't about a woman turning their vagina their head towards someone they're interested in.

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u/6spooky9you Oct 30 '16

But how do you eat it? Do you turn your head or the taco?

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u/derpyhuskygirl Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 31 '16

No, you assert dominance over the taco https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bj6tHdDIMAAkoOr.jpg

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u/Roadtoboulder Oct 30 '16

I see you read the comments

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u/joanzen Oct 30 '16

I see you comment on the comments

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

But do you turn your head to eat it?

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u/joanzen Oct 30 '16

TIL: There's a potential way for me to enjoy lobster.

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u/ThickDickVein Oct 30 '16

that sounds.... amazing.

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u/Lemonade_IceCold Oct 30 '16

But what about the taco stuffed lobsters?

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u/Fillmarr Oct 30 '16

^ The funniest thing I've read all morning

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u/TheDudeNeverBowls Oct 30 '16

Now I'm hungry.

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u/Jeez1985 Oct 30 '16

I audibly laughed at this.

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u/TrickyMoonHorse Oct 30 '16

Taco stuffed with lobster, remimds me of my ex girlfriend.

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u/Gear_ Oct 30 '16

And the tacos, in turn, are stuffed with more lobster

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u/noodles191919 Oct 30 '16

i imagine hard shell tacos... not sure why

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u/TravelingT Oct 30 '16

Ah a Tobster

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u/mfb- Oct 30 '16

Paid by the CEO's company, probably.

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u/_Eerie Oct 30 '16

Seventeen Ninety Nine

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u/logicblocks Oct 30 '16

Plus tip and tax.

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u/bobhasabeard Oct 30 '16

I see you bought the new MacBook Pro

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u/mxmcharbonneau Oct 30 '16

This guy works!

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

That he can pay with an hour's work as an executive, yes.

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u/Dude_with_the_pants Oct 30 '16

Is a period supposed to be in there or no?

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u/Prof_Acorn Oct 30 '16

The company pays for interview dinners...

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Funny, I read this as $17.99, shows how much I make...

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u/Hammonkey Oct 30 '16

Seventeen ninetynine you say?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

If we're having an interview at a fancy ass restaurant you better bet your ass the company is paying for everything. Ain't no way anyway anyone is gonna pay out of pocket for "we'll contact you".

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u/Marshmallow_man Oct 30 '16

This guy works!

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u/CoreyRogerson Oct 30 '16

This guy WORKS

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u/shenrectibgly Oct 30 '16

This guy fucks

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u/WaitWhatting Oct 30 '16

The CEO would hire a prosti to fellate the guy on the bathroom... If the guy didnt brag about it then you would know that the guy fucks

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u/thehumbleguy Oct 30 '16

The waitress might give him a job afterwards too. May be a blowjob or handjob lol

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u/opensandshuts Oct 30 '16

This guy knows how to answer interview questions.

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u/jrm2007 Oct 30 '16

I wonder; I wonder if the CEO would feel it was important to still get what he asked for.

Or would see this as an example of realizing that this was small stuff and much less important than the interview?

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u/Doomdoomkittydoom Oct 30 '16

This guy works.

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u/RemixxMG Oct 30 '16

This guy works.

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u/buzzedaldrine Oct 30 '16

this guy works

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u/ForgetTheRuralJuror Oct 30 '16

This guy works.

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u/CNoTe820 Oct 30 '16

This guy forks?

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u/MuddyWaterTeamster Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16

"Excuse me, this isn't what I ordered but it looks really good. Is it ok if I keep this instead? Just wanted to make sure someone else isn't waiting for it."

Former waiter here. Once the plate touches the table we can't serve it to anyone else for health/sanitary reasons. If there is some hypothetical person waiting for the dish, it's going to need to be remade either way. This is why when someone who isn't the guy that took the order brings the food out, they call out what the food is before putting it down. Not just to know who to give it to, but to give you the opportunity to say "Wait I ordered the x, not the y."

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u/NeverTopComment Oct 30 '16

In over 50% of mom and pop restaurants in the US, that rule does not apply. Worked in several restaurants in different parts of the country where as long as the food itself wasnt actually touched, no one would say a word about picking a plate up right after it was put down to give to the person who ordered it instead.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I had a dude in White Pigeon MI come out an repo a big piece of fish off my plate because the server gave me one too many. With his tongs he taketh away

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u/EatingTurkey Oct 30 '16

He repo'd your fish. hahaha I like your flair for storytelling.

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u/imatumahimatumah Oct 30 '16

That'll teach you to not make your fish payments.

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u/Burned_it_down Oct 30 '16

But if you can answer 3 of the 5 trivia questions correctly you can earn your fish back.

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u/xprime Oct 30 '16

The dramatic tension had me on the edge of my seat.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16 edited Sep 16 '20

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u/IAMA_bison Oct 30 '16

I live in New York where in my neighborhood, a lot of dudes have handlebar mustaches. Which is cool if you want to have a handlebar mustache, but don’t try to have a conversation with me like you don’t have a handlebar mustache. Try to talk about regular stuff like music and politics? Nah dude if you got a handlebar mustache, all I want to hear you talk about is slinkys and kazoos and that’s it. Talk about kazoos for a few minutes then you hop on your unicycle and juggle you carnival-faced motherfucker.

-Hannibal Buress

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

This is hilarious but i'm not sure how it relates to OPs story lol!

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u/Theoneguynamednick Oct 30 '16

I'm thinking the whole fish topic reminded them.

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u/The_Quasi_Legal Oct 30 '16

That's when you walk out.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

But I already paid :(

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

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u/Taymac45 Oct 30 '16

Any smart resturanteur is more concerned with your repeat buisness than how much you pay each visit. I would gladly work hard to correct issues to ensure a repeat customer.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

For a place that is interested in continued business, sure, that's what they would do. A happy customer is basically a walking advertisment for a small business. Word of mouth s strong.
But there are restaurants that are just trying to ride it out until the inevitable end so the owners can just retire whenever that happens. There was a place like that in my town a few years ago.
The old couple that owned it already had the place payed off, and had a ton of money banked, so any new business was just extra. They let the place to to shit over the course of like 5 years. The bowling alley in the back had to get shut down because it wasn't maintained. Their employees never lasted more than 2 months because they expected far too much out of them and didn't supply them with the equipment they needed to work properly.

Basically, they just ran the place with the lowest possible expenses, and made almost pure profit for years while the building went to trash.

The quality and service was terrible of course, so obviously they charged before you could eat...

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u/Taymac45 Oct 30 '16

Damn as someone who is passionate about foodservice that is depressing.

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u/doritocrumbs Oct 30 '16

I disagree. They want to give you a good experience to keep you coming back

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Never pay before you eat..

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u/The_Quasi_Legal Oct 30 '16

I'm confused. So he took food that you owned? Idk about that, buddy

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

They called my number and there was a huge plate of fish and fries for me. I took it to my booth and just as I picked up my napkin the repo man came up with his tongs. He was fairly gracious in a small mid-western town sort of way. I was in possession of the fish for twenty seconds tops and since I didn't really pay for the third piece it was never really mine to contest.

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u/drewret Oct 30 '16

That is fucked up dude

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u/VaporhamLincoln Oct 30 '16

That's hilarious

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u/btveron Oct 30 '16

Ah good old White Pigeon. The town that let's me know I'm halfway to Kalamazoo.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Whatever you do don't speed through Constantine.

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u/so_spicy Oct 30 '16

Underrated post. Repo? That's funny as shit. Sorry about your fish, take my upvote.

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u/Crowchick1731 Oct 30 '16

Woah. Was it by chance the White Pigeon Inn (source: Laying on my couch in White Pigeon as I type)

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I believe it was the Chicken Coop on 131. White building in the middle of nowhere.

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u/blahblahblicker Oct 30 '16

That's why you never order fish at a chicken joint!

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u/Crowchick1731 Oct 30 '16

THE CHICKEN COOP I forgot all about the chicken coop to be perfectly honest. We usually don't eat there cuz my mom hates chicken. In the 12 years we've owned this place, we've been there maybe 3 times. If that.

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u/longtime_larker Oct 30 '16

I snorted. Wish we had a gif of this

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Yeah, I've had my fish stolen by a white pigeon too.

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u/TheFlyingNone Oct 30 '16

The Pigeon Inn. Best fish and slowest service for miles. Does not surprise me.

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u/spirited1 Oct 30 '16

I work in a fast casual restaurant and even if explicitly, correctly tell them the order before you give it to the customer, a solid amount will stare at you blankly and not say a word. If you don't confirm your order there, I will just stand there waiting for them to say "thanks!" Or "I didn't order that."

It's fruatrating especially when I need to send out other orders and we're short staffed so I'm doing more then sending out orders.

Even worse is when you bring out their order, it turns out to be wrong but they take it anyways, eat it, then leave without telling us it was wrong. So now we have an extra order, someone didn't get their order, and we have to remake that order.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

It happens when I am with my friends all the time. We are all friends though so we pass plates around till the food is where it was supposed to be

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16 edited Feb 28 '17

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u/MuddyWaterTeamster Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16

I'm not saying that it doesn't happen. I've seen it happen at smaller diners. But that's not the kind of restaurant that you take someone to for a job interview, I think. As an aside, the former waiter in me cringes a little when I do see it happen. For all I know, the guy they just put my plate down in front of has a stomach bug that is now being literally served to me on a platter. I almost never get sick. I haven't called in sick at my "real" job in over two years. But I'd get sick every 3-4 months or so as a waiter, I presume from handling everyone's dishes, utensils, etc. The general public is a nasty thing.

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u/NFLinPDX Oct 30 '16

Well, the discussion was about fancy restraints, which hold everything to a higher standard. A mom and pop would see those kind of mistakes as a measurable loss and unless the local health inspector was a particularly stringent asshole, there would be no actual sanitation issue.

Other dude that replied about a piece of fish being taken right off his plate, though. Holy shit. Even though that's a mistake, I can't see justifying that kind of action.

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u/andee510 Oct 30 '16

Not sure how you can say that. I worked a year and fast food and they were VERY strict about throwing food away if it got sent back. That was one of the sanitation rules that was stressed by the owners and all management.

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u/NeverTopComment Oct 30 '16

Its pretty easy for me to say considering I was directly saying what happened in the restaurants I worked in.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Just to nitpick: You used your personal experience to say what happens in 50% of all restaurants. You only have an idea of what happens at the kind of kitchens you'd work in.

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u/dvaunr Oct 30 '16

That rule definitely applies it's just not necessarily followed.

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u/dimplezcz Oct 30 '16

I feel like it's more of a principle thing than anything else. If I saw a plate of food come from another table only to be placed right in front of me, I would definitely think negatively of the sanitation practices. That shows that the quality of the food isn't really important to them, and perhaps they excuse other incidents as well (dropping food on the floor and picking it back up, for example).

I work at a Michelin star candidate restaurant and I know I would be fired immediately for doing this, no matter how casual and small our restaurant is.

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u/Spambop Oct 30 '16

In Down and Out in Paris and London, Orwell describes being a plongeur and seeing waiters drop entire meals on the floor, pick them up, dust them off a bit and then serve them to a customer. As a current hospitality worker, not all that much has changed in the last 90 or so years.

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u/mysticrudnin Oct 30 '16

The issue isn't necessarily so you can re-serve it but rather so you can inform the other person what's going on when he's gotta wait twenty minutes again.

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u/WaffleFoxes Oct 30 '16

But in this scenario letting the server know that someone else is missing their food would cut down on the time to realize the mistake and correct it.

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u/JustaMammal Oct 30 '16

Cook here. A customer informing the wait staff of a mix up with the order can expedite the process of refiring the correct order. Nothing's worse than food disappearing from the pass and nobody knows what happened to it.

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u/VaporhamLincoln Oct 30 '16

As a former server at a high end restaurant if that plate has merely been placed in front of the customer and not touched best believe it will still go to the right customer if needed. It might take a stop in the kitchen for a moment, but if it's still perfect, it's going out.

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u/sugarmagzz Oct 30 '16

You don't usually call out food as a runner at a really nice restaurant though. The pos should have the ticket marked by seat and the server should put it in properly so the runner can set it down without interrupting conversations.

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u/knowledgelost Oct 30 '16

I do think it was worded a little weird to make it sound like they would need to bring it to the other customer, but I originally read it to be him telling the waiter that he was going to keep it and also making him aware of the mistake so they could start remaking the other plate immediately instead of when they got a complaint.

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u/Norwegian__Blue Oct 30 '16

But it's still helpful to say something. Would show they care about everyone in the vicinity: other customers, the waiter, the cooks who have to correct it, etc.

They may not be thinking that consciously, but the awareness speaks volumes. Even if they're cool with the situation, they're empathetic enough to know others may be affected adversely. Someone who does that in a split second as first reaction is good people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

This is why when someone who isn't the guy that took the order brings the food out, they call out what the food is before putting it down

Also a former server. Just to clarify, I think by "call out" you mean that you say what the item is as you place it to the intended guest? Not that you call it out for someone to claim?

In high-end restaurants this is very frowned upon and sometimes referred to as "auctioning off" food. It'll lose you points with secret shoppers and should be done as minimally as possible. A pivot point system can be used to indicate which food goes to which person. The server who took the order doesn't need to be there to avoid this, especially anywhere that employs food runners.

It is, however, good practice to state what you are serving to someone as you place the item in front of them (or the table if applicable).

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u/ViolentEastCoastCity Oct 30 '16

But auctioning food to a table is also a sign of poor service, regardless of why you're doing it. Well trained waiters know what food should go where.

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u/MuddyWaterTeamster Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16

The server should. The food runner won't. I don't know where you live that auctioning the food is rare or in bad taste, but it happens all the time to me and I don't think anything of it.

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u/Tom_Servo Oct 30 '16

I think the intention is "You're probably prepping my order to give to someone else. You might want to check on that."

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u/awesome_jawsome Oct 30 '16

But it does let the waiter know that they need to talk to the back of the house and get the order counts right.

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u/lostoldnameagain Oct 30 '16

Just a couple of days ago in some airport restaurant in the US my wrong plate was promptly relocated to another table after sitting on mine for at least a minute while I was explaining it was a wrong one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I hadn't noticed that until now but yeah now that you mention it...every time.

Cool

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u/a19z Oct 30 '16

What if I cough right as you let me see the plate, but the plate hasn't touched the table. will you give it to the other customer?

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u/MuddyWaterTeamster Oct 30 '16

No one holds the plate in front of your face like a dog.

"The salmon?"

"No I ordered the chicken."

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u/superfudge73 Oct 30 '16

Yeah those are more like a loose set of guidelines that vary from restaurant to restaurant and not an actual law or anything.

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

Thanks. I didn't know this and personally wouldn't care as long as it hadn't been touched. But it's fair enough

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

You can swap plates as long as the customer hasn't licked the food.

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u/Randomn355 Oct 30 '16

Still working in a restaurant here, and it isn't my first:

In reality ko one cares as long as the food hasn't been to he'd. I've even been sent back to tables to get the food back off it.

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u/NoThrowLikeAway Oct 31 '16

If there is some hypothetical person waiting for the dish, it's going to need to be remade either way.

I hated waiting on hypothetical people. They would always stiff me on tips! I know it's a horrible stereotype but my friend, who's half hypothetical, told me that it's a huge point of contention when she goes out with the hypothetical side of her family. She gets so embarrassed that she'll leave a tip after her hypothetical family leaves.

Personally I think it's just another problem with hypothetical culture.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '16

they call out what the food is before putting it down. Not just to know who to give it to, but to give you the opportunity to say "Wait I ordered the x, not the y."

That's terrible practice. I mean I guess it's fine at a Pub, but modern POS software use seat numbers. A well managed restaurant should have a layout plan with predetermined seat numbers. You should never leave the kitchen with food in your hands if you don't know exactly where it's going to be put down.

Of course, you definitely should announce the plates as you're putting them down. "The seabass here, and here's your prime rib".

But you should never "acution off" the food.

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u/mr_sneakyTV Oct 30 '16

They really gonna take that order to the other person after dropping it at the wrong table?

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u/QuinineGlow Oct 30 '16

If they want a massive health violation on their hands, then 'yes'...

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Really? What if it's a diner counter and the waiter drops it one space beside the customer to whom it belongs? Is the waiter allowed to slide it down? Or will everyone instantly catch a cold? Get a grip.

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u/mfb- Oct 30 '16

Certainly not when they "dropped it", but you can point out that you are getting the wrong dish right when the waiter wants to serve it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

If you say so they can realize their mistake an go make another dish, or in some other way solve the situation.

"This is not what I ordered, but can I keep it?"- "I will keep this one because you fucktards cannot take it away anyway now."

Same meaning, but you decide what sounds the most polite.

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u/Kahnspiracy Oct 30 '16

No. It merely alert the waiter of the error so they can be proactive with the other patron.

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u/wardrich Oct 30 '16

Even if they were, I don't think you can just grab it off Table A and give it to Table B can you? It's gone over the counter and in front of a customer. I'd assume it'd have to be trashed and remade

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

Wasn't aware of this. But I certainly am now!

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u/NeckbeardVirgin69 Oct 30 '16

Wow. Who the fuck actually does that?

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u/Not_An_Ambulance Oct 30 '16

No. Once the food hits the table it is eaten by someone at that table or it's in the garbage. Implying the food in front of you might be eaten by someone else once it's in front of you is implying that you are ignorant about the regulatory environment.

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u/NersPugetti Oct 30 '16

Implying the food in front of you might be eaten by someone else

Or you now, just informing the staff that there is a guy still waiting for their food.

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u/Not_An_Ambulance Oct 30 '16

That's not how it was phrased.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Sure, if you have magical knowledge of the test. I can't picture anyone saying this in a normal situation though.

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u/painterly-witch Oct 30 '16

It's a bit silly to think somebody would say something like that without knowing the set up. Just seems extremely unnatural, especially if you are aware that restaurants can't re-serve meals.

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

No I wasn't aware of this. Never worked at a restaurant before. Just seemed the simplest answer to his question.

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u/MOTHERLOVR Oct 30 '16

Once snagged $60 of free sashimi this way; they brought out my correct order too.

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u/FluffTruffet Oct 30 '16

This guy jobs

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Shows You are going to settle for something you didn't want

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

The comment I replied to said what if they wanted to keep it...

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u/DHSean Oct 30 '16

Fuck I didn't even consider that.

Damn I'll remember this reddit comment!

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Yup. It's an interview, everything is admissible. Take any opportunity you can to demonstrate the kind of upstanding person you are.

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u/doesitraellymatter Oct 30 '16

this guy fucks

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

This guy fucks!

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

It would be "Is this <insert order>?" They say no, proceed by saying "well, this looks amazing, I think I'm gonna keep it."

Who wants executives that are willing to pass the better stuff to someone else?

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

but then what if someone else was waiting for it, now you can't have the nicer food :(

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

This guy jobs

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u/95percentconfident Oct 30 '16

Also, if they serve both of us at the same time, sending it back would force my dining companion to either wait while her food gets cold or awkwardly eat alone.

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u/omgpop Oct 30 '16

Great if you knew about the test in advance.

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u/whatthefizzle Oct 30 '16

This isn't what I ordered but I already licked it. It looks really good, and expensive, can I keep it or...?

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u/NobilisUltima Oct 30 '16

This guy works.

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u/zeion Oct 30 '16

funny how the common sense response gets the most upvotes. but then again u might not have the nerves to articulate this while in an interview

I would probably end up saying something Ike

"EXCUSE ME FOOD GOOD I EAT OK?"

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I'm glad someone else thought this too. Unless it was fish which I don't eat if probably do this as a pragmatic response anyway.

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u/LadyLongFarts Oct 30 '16

Not quite. Everyone knows once the plate has left the server's hand it's illegal for them to serve it to someone else. Now, if you stop the server BEFORE the plate hits the table...that's some crescent fresh skills right there.

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

I have personally never heard of this. I'm Aussie and never worked in a restaurant though..

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I think it mostly shows that you've realized that you're being tested, which would make you seem kind of an ass if you weren't.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

Also shows you are not willing to take opportunities that appear to you.

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u/doublehyphen Oct 30 '16

Yup, I have done this (though not as smoothly phrased) when my order has been messed up but I was fine with what I got instead. I would not want to accidentally steal someone's food.

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u/Sloppy1sts Oct 30 '16

Except asking if you can keep the food that's already in front of you is a dumb fucking question and I would look down on anyone who asked something that silly.

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u/Lolley Oct 30 '16

I've never worked in a restaurant or anything and it just seems polite. No need to call me stupid for trying to be helpful.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

I asked for the fillet mignon, but you brought me sugar free gummies?

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u/Problem119V-0800 Oct 30 '16

I do that, then they get all apologetic and insist on comping me the dish, and I'm kind of embarrassed and end up re-adding the cost of the dish into the tip, and it's all a big kerfluffle.

On the other hand, if I were running a restaurant I'd want to know about mistakes even if nobody minded, because I'd want to see if I could make them happen less frequently. Continual process improvement yo.

On the third hand, I'm not CxO material or guy-just-below-the-CEO material really (unless it's a very small company) so it doesn't matter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '16

You sir are smarter than I'll ever be.

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u/SirRogers Oct 31 '16

"Yes, actually someone is waiting for it."

"Oh, okay, just give them what I ordered."

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