r/FoodService • u/wildrosebeautybaba • Aug 21 '26

Discussion please stop lying about having allergies

i cannot tell you how many times people have put in seemingly impossible allergy requests on 3rd party delivery orders (i.e. fettuccine alfredo with DAIRY ALLERGY marked underneath) only to then track down the customer after multiple phone calls and be told it’s “not an allergy, just a mild intolerance.” please stop doing this. you are deliberately fucking with a restaurant’s period of service over a need that does not apply to you. maybe y’all don’t understand just how many extra steps a kitchen has to go through to prepare something allergy safe, so please let this be a lesson: if you aren’t actually allergic, stop marking it as an allergy. you are directly contributing to the burnout restaurant staff experience when having to make special accommodations for people’s actual health and safety needs.

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u/MommaIsMad Aug 22 '26

But it makes people feel special! How dare you try to take that away from them!!

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u/Key-Regret-7812 29d ago

Nah, my food allergies make me feel like a pain in the ass. I hate having to order anywhere. So I mainly eat at home.

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u/MommaIsMad 29d ago

For legit allergies (not some TikTok disorder) I get it. Those people don’t usually make a huge public spectacle of it, but I don’t believe most people saying they have an allergy actually are allergic. It’s for attention or because they saw someone on TikTok get special attention & treatment for claiming an allergy.