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Default Best bit of action you've seen in a resto



"Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote in message
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>
> Kalmia wrote:
>> After the resto - bashing, I feel guilty. Maybe it's time to laud
>> something unusual you have witnessed, some bit of beyond the call
>> service.
>>
>> Mine: ordered an after dinner White Cloud, and about a minute after it
>> was served, I noticed a chip in the glass. Summoned waiter and began
>> to point it out, and with an unhesitating flourish and not a word of
>> argument, he whipped that thing off the table and tossed the liquid
>> into a tiny, nearby sink, dropped the offending glass into the trash,
>> and rushed to the bar for a new White Cloud. He removed all doubt that
>> the same drink would be unceremoniously tossed into a new glass.

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> I was at a table near the front door & large plate glass windows of a
> local Italian restaurant, i was in the middle of my soup iirc when a
> 'street person' an obviously, down on their luck, bedraggled, filthy,
> unkempt, dirty person just walked in grabbed my untouched bread basket and
> scurried out.
>
> THe management were profuse in their apologies, produced another basket of
> bread with alacrity. They seemed even more upset that the person did not
> ask me if he could have my bread.
>
> The chef came out and was particularly angry when i mentioned, in response
> to some question of his, that the 'street person' didn't say a word to me
> just grabbed the bread and ran.
>
> I ate at that restaurant routinely, 4 - 5 nights a week after work and
> often ate lunch there also. Very good food, unpretentious, well priced
> and close to both my work and home.
>
> When i was ready to pay the check i was told i would not be charged for
> the meal or second drink that was served me with out my asking for it and
> was again apologized to for the incident. And im not even a particularly
> good tipper.
>
> On subsequent visits i made it a point to sit further back inside the
> restaurant and not quite so close to the front door
> --
>
> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
>
> Domine, dirige nos.
> Let the games begin!
> http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky.../sf_anthem.mp3
>



same thing happened to me, though the owner of the restaurant brought out a
brown bagged lunch for the offending homeless man. i now call it one of my
favorites restaurants.