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Kitchen mistakes sometimes have a silver lining. 😁 When a dish in a restaurant goes unsold the buzzards start to circle.

Kitchen mistakes sometimes have a silver lining. 😁 When a dish in a restaurant goes unsold the buzzards start to circle.

Hot Behind! Hot Food! Coming in Hot! Your frantic call to get the hell out of the way. Of course in our kitchen we hear the Haitians say Chaud! #restaurantlife

Hot Behind! Hot Food! Coming in Hot! Your frantic call to get the hell out of the way. Of course in our kitchen we hear the Haitians say Chaud! #restaurantlife

When a dish is missing or a mistake needs fixing ASAP, servers and chefs call for it “on the fly. As a server I am uncomfortable asking for on the fly because most of the time it is my fault #serverlife #restaurantlife

When a dish is missing or a mistake needs fixing ASAP, servers and chefs call for it “on the fly. As a server I am uncomfortable asking for on the fly because most of the time it is my fault #serverlife #restaurantlife

For a number of reasons I feel that campers are the worst. At least with a bad tip you can move on. Turn the table or possibly go home. #serverlife #restaurantlife
What is worse. Bad tipper or Camper

For a number of reasons I feel that campers are the worst. At least with a bad tip you can move on. Turn the table or possibly go home. #serverlife #restaurantlife
What is worse. Bad tipper or Camper

Talk about want your cake and eat it too. Servers want all the shifts, and want all the cuts. 😅 #serverlife #restaurantlife

Talk about want your cake and eat it too. Servers want all the shifts, and want all the cuts. 😅 #serverlife #restaurantlife

Lingo you hear in a restaurant. Not gonna lie sometimes I say these to civilians 😩#serverlife

Lingo you hear in a restaurant. Not gonna lie sometimes I say these to civilians 😩#serverlife

The dreaded close / open. If you’ve been there, you know the struggle! #serverlife #clopen

The dreaded close / open. If you’ve been there, you know the struggle! #serverlife #clopen

Friday mornings for the last few years have been spent expanding myself by learning Kung Fu. The surprising thing is that it has given me gifts that I take with me into other areas of my life.

Grateful to @transcendingphoenix for giving me treasures for which I can never repay.

Friday mornings for the last few years have been spent expanding myself by learning Kung Fu. The surprising thing is that it has given me gifts that I take with me into other areas of my life.

Grateful to @transcendingphoenix for giving me treasures for which I can never repay.

You Ordered Spicy Food… Now You Want a Refund? a spicy margarita 🌶️🍹 or some extra-hot wings 🔥—but now it’s too spicy for you. Should the restaurant remake it, or is it on you for ordering something too hot to handle?

You Ordered Spicy Food… Now You Want a Refund? a spicy margarita 🌶️🍹 or some extra-hot wings 🔥—but now it’s too spicy for you. Should the restaurant remake it, or is it on you for ordering something too hot to handle?

Don’t pretend to have food allergies just to get what you want. #Serverlife

Don’t pretend to have food allergies just to get what you want. #Serverlife

Definitely a cringe complaint. Got the wrong manager there. #restaurantpodcast #serverlife

Definitely a cringe complaint. Got the wrong manager there. #restaurantpodcast #serverlife

Annual boys night dinner

Annual boys night dinner

Bartenders hear some of the silliest complaints. Have you ever heard a ridiculous drink complaint? #bartender

Bartenders hear some of the silliest complaints. Have you ever heard a ridiculous drink complaint? #bartender

I often advise people to skip the barfruit. NFF #iykyk

I often advise people to skip the barfruit. NFF #iykyk

Patrice O’Neal’s Spell Restaurant. Some ordinary words seem tricky to spell. This one got me when I was younger.

Patrice O’Neal’s Spell Restaurant. Some ordinary words seem tricky to spell. This one got me when I was younger.

Servers and bartenders, who are you having to tip out and what percentage is it. #serverlife #bartenders

Servers and bartenders, who are you having to tip out and what percentage is it. #serverlife #bartenders

Tip or Don’t Tip?! 🤔 #serverlife
Would you tip in these situations? Watch the complete episode on TheModernWaiter YT channel

Tip or Don’t Tip?! 🤔 #serverlife
Would you tip in these situations? Watch the complete episode on TheModernWaiter YT channel

Shrinkflation is hitting hard! 🍊📉 You’re paying the same price, but getting less #foodprices #girlscoutcookies

Shrinkflation is hitting hard! 🍊📉 You’re paying the same price, but getting less #foodprices #girlscoutcookies

If you don’t have a schedule you may wind up working 10 days in a row. 😩 #restaurantlife

If you don’t have a schedule you may wind up working 10 days in a row. 😩 #restaurantlife

I would not survive this business without at least two days off in a row. #restaurantlife

I would not survive this business without at least two days off in a row. #restaurantlife

We are all dealing with our own things. I don’t want to come to work and deal with yours.
#serverlife #restaurantpodcast

We are all dealing with our own things. I don’t want to come to work and deal with yours.
#serverlife #restaurantpodcast

Some parts of the wing ain’t for eating. However, does any place you know serve the whole wing?
#restaurantlife #chickenwings

Some parts of the wing ain’t for eating. However, does any place you know serve the whole wing?
#restaurantlife #chickenwings

Flats or Drumettes?
Careful who you share your #buffalowings with

Flats or Drumettes?
Careful who you share your #buffalowings with

What you are getting for wings these days?
#chickenwings #buffalowings #bonelesswings

What you are getting for wings these days?
#chickenwings #buffalowings #bonelesswings

The line at Chick Fil A can be intimidating 😳
#chickfila #drivethru #restaurantpodcast

The line at Chick Fil A can be intimidating 😳
#chickfila #drivethru #restaurantpodcast

You wait for items that are complimentary. You order things that cost money. Where is the lie?
#serverlife #restaurant

You wait for items that are complimentary. You order things that cost money. Where is the lie?
#serverlife #restaurant

#serveife just when you think you’ve seen it all. What have you seen left behind? #brunch

#serveife just when you think you’ve seen it all. What have you seen left behind? #brunch

I am willing to be alone on this, but few things rank up there with hot tea as an annoyance to make in a restaurant #waiter #serverlifeproblems #serverlife

I am willing to be alone on this, but few things rank up there with hot tea as an annoyance to make in a restaurant #waiter #serverlifeproblems #serverlife

What is the first thing you do when you sit down at a table it is okay to take your time. But do not be off put when a Server asks you some questions. #serverlifeproblems

What is the first thing you do when you sit down at a table it is okay to take your time. But do not be off put when a Server asks you some questions. #serverlifeproblems

Never a dull moment #restaurantlife #serverlife

Never a dull moment #restaurantlife #serverlife

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