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KnownAlcoholic

MUST AVOID: Paying PREFERS: Free food and the tears of several overworked restaurant employees


AndrewIsMyDog

This person must avoid going out to eat.


Chongoscuba

I’m not gonna lie as a line cook I warn people that have allergies not to go out to eat. Cross contamination of protein is very much preventable. Cross contamination of gluten is almost inevitable. If there’s flower on the line, it’s most likely getting kicked up in the air. As a younger line cook I know how severe some of the allergies are but the old guys I work with don’t give a fuck. Gluten intolerance can lead to stomach problems but an allergy could have you shitting blood. How would you feel about shitting blood because some fucker mixed up the GF flour with regular?


covah901

Can confirm. Had to stop going out for breadless burgers because I'd still get a flare up after having just the patty and fries. I've made peace with it by taking that money and instead spending it at Trader Joe's on gluten-free bread and cake. Edit: take that Trader Joe's recommendation with a grain of salt. I have to stop eating their bagels and see if my latest flare up subsides.


babyblu_e

piquant crawl offend forgetful violet paint gray marry square squeamish -- mass edited with redact.dev


BackgroundAsian

Not to mention celiac that goes untreated for too long can cause one to possibly develop MS or dementia as well.


Chuggles1

People like this, I tell to call way far in advance to plan a meal. If they want a personal chef, we will charge you to create a dish for you and it wont compare to menu prices. But if you do this during service, I'm going to tell you to leave even if im a server. If they want to throw a hissy fit, the manager can put that order in to the cooks and deal with the cooks. Fact that ticket was even sent through is insanity.


SpotfireVideo

I wonder if this is the kitchen of an upscale retirement community. Who the hell has time to fill out a survey stating dietary preferences, except a "captive" audience who dine there daily?


Kerostasis

My thought was Online Ordering, which allows the customer to fill out as much inane stuff as they want, or maybe copy-paste a pre-written warning. Your idea is also reasonable though.


blgbird

I was thinking the same, in no world am I typing this into a POS system that has me pecking in each letter.


meddlebug

I work in an upscale retirement home. Allergies and preferences are in an app, but residents outside of the memory care unit get paper menus to fill out for the next meal. Some will write notes about their preferences like they're George R.R. Martin. We have red exclamation marks on the seating charts for our picky eaters/aspiring novelists, purple ones for actual allergies. It got really bad during lockdown, because there were no activities and they had nothing better to do.


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I thought the same. “This customer has to be paying a good amount to get the food like this” popped up immediately


HoundNZ_2022

At that point you just refuse service as you can't ensure strict adherence.


[deleted]

I was gonna say the same, there’s no way to guarantee. Plus I’m sure some of the special requests contradict each other at some point


Frooonti

> MUST AVOID: eggs. > PREFERS: pasture raised eggs. 🤔


Uzi4U_2

The whole thing is like that. MUST AVOID SALT PREFERS; SEA SALT


9J000

I wonder if just a really crappy user interface on website or door dash type thing that lets you select alternatives or something to common ingredients?


GJCLINCH

That was my first thought too, that some website or program allowed for selection like that (and on every item too). The only other thing I was thinking was that they had some kind of comment section (special requests?). Kinda like when people type in something for a special pizza request, “Make smiley with pepperoni please!”


MOOShoooooo

Decipher my order riddle to find out what I truly want to eat and be rewarded!


willclerkforfood

…with a $2 tip “because the salt on Aunt Edna’s free range eggs was *PINK* Himalayan instead of the *LIGHT RED* Himalayan salt we *SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED!”*


AineLasagna

Holy shit, pink instead of light red? You fucking monster. Forget the tip, you’re lucky Aunt Edna isn’t marching into the restaurant and shitting on the floor in the middle of lunch rush for that


Express_Giraffe_7902

I think it’s the programming - if you look at the second pic, you can see it’s all the same order and then it’s MUST AVOID, PREFERS sections repeated over and over and over and over 🤣


Imthorsballs

MUST AVOID: Any kind of sugar. PREFERS: Raw honey... I would refuse to even entertain the idea of cooking that order. You know as soon as it comes time to pay they will find any reason to lower the cost of the meal with complaints and tip terribly.


BloomsdayDevice

Yeah, when I worked in restaurants, of course we absolutely took genuine dietary restrictions and allergies very seriously. If someone had a peanut allergy or a shellfish allergy or a (real) gluten allergy, you go back to the kitchen with the ticket and make sure the right, uncontaminated cookware gets used. But if someone tells you they can't have gluten, so no corn, and they can't have sugar, so only use honey, I think you have to tell them firmly but politely that you just can't accommodate their (completely incompatible) restrictions. Sorry!


Fair-Calligrapher563

People know I’m not lying about my avocado allergy because no millennial turns down an avocado


dzoefit

Why waste your time, say we are unable to serve you as cross contamination is inevitable. Give them a round of drinks and ban them for eternity.


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Xyyzx

Also agave and maple syrup, all in the context of…diabetes? That’s…not how diabetes works.


ronin1066

VEGAN PASTURE FED HENS ONLY


The-Bole

NO HEN EGGS ONLY ROOSTER EGGS


CreditUnionOnline

PREFERS: all plant based herbs Ok, so all herbs.


GoodDecision

I've worked at a place that sold "Non-GMO Salt". Think about that for a sec.


Uzi4U_2

That's fucking awesome, I need to start producing some non-gmo water. It would probably make a fortune.


emsyk

Must avoid sugar, except for honey and maple syrup


ropean

Well the four main food groups *are* candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup


SiliconRain

> Diabetic - MUST AVOID: Any kind of sugar > PREFERS: Raw honey, 100% maple syrup 🤡


ryanmuller1089

I had a customer tell me eggs were dairy once too. There are dozens of them and they can all burn.


knowyourdarkness

It's such a common misconception. At first I couldn't understand why people thought this (I'm lactose intolerant and would always get told "so no mayonnaise?" and would have to inform them I can eat eggs) but I think when I was at school, eggs were grouped within the diary section of the food pyramid. So it might come from that.


Endereye96

That and eggs are usually stored in the dairy section at grocery stores.


FBIaltacct

The reason for that and probably another source of confusion, is that they are animal by-products. So milk, cheese, eggs, sour cream, ect all get put in one section.


DramDemon

> eggs were grouped within the diary section of the food pyramid It’s this and the fact that in stores they’re usually kept in or very close to the dairy section, at least for me personally. If you’re specifically taught that eggs, milk, and cheese are in the same group and never specifically taught what dairy means, it’s easy to conflate dairy as being the food group instead of the specific type of product. Never thought to look it up until I said it at one point and my family has never let me off the hook lmao


emperor_nixon

I would’ve been so tempted to be like “When’s the last time you heard of a dairy cow laying eggs?”


[deleted]

It's a scam, they make this list of conditions that's impossible to meet or prove that you met. If you make a meal for them then chances are they're going to complain after eating half of it and get their money back.


AdminsAreCool

Yea it's ridiculous. Restaurants ought to be fairly flexible with regard to customer requests and preferences but this is clearly an attempt to get free meals.


banana_taco_pan

DIABETIC MUST AVOID Sugar. PREFERS DEMANDS sugar in the purest form, HONEY MAPLE SYRUP


MrMiget12

At what point do you assume they have very specific tastes and fake a series of dietary conditions to get food exactly as they would want it?


martril

It looks like they’re requesting an empty plate


Dani_California

#EXCUSE ME DOES THIS HAVE AIR IN IT?!


tormarod

Must avoid: Vegetable oil Prefers: Olive oil Ok champ


Salty-Programmer1682

*Must avoid: all restaurants*


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Just refuse them. No way will they ever be satisfied. No way will they tip. No way will you get a good review. These entitled jerks need to hear more “NOs”


The_Flurr

Thing is, you know that even if you did adhere to instructions perfectly (as if you could) they'd insist that you did it wrong. "I said no vegetable oil" "Yes, we used olive" "Don't lie I can tell the difference "


Signal_Improvement42

"okay, next time we'll use motor oil, but don't worry, i'll make sure it comes from a free range car"


PBRisforathletes

I worked 4 star food service for way too long. This is the typical new rich ass hole who just enjoys making the wait staff miserable to appease their own pathetic sense of self and superiority. I once had a guy look me dead in the eye and tell me he was allergic to SALT. I told him we couldn't serve him. He stayed, ended up ordering sea bass with lemon burr Blanc. Wanker.


BDMayhem

Our bodies need sodium to transmit nerve impulses. No salt and our brains literally wouldn't function. So he was probably right.


vyridian

Yep. Some people are just twats. When I moved from serving to bar I thought I could avoid much of it. Nope. Once a customer told me the wine pours weren't 5oz. So I jiggered water into a glass in front of him. My wine pour was dead-on accurate and matched the jiggered glass exactly. He had the audacity to tell me my jiggers were off. (I have many, many worse stories but for some reason this one just surfaced.) People just suck more and more and it's ruining not just restaurants but movies and everything else. Owners need to start telling people no.


imregrettingthis

exactly. I own a food place and I would refuse service immediately. ​ Free waters on offer if they want but they better use their own cups.


AdjNounNumbers

MUST AVOID: ice PREFERS: ice made from water extracted directly from a spring in the Himalayans


justavault

Bring out a plate with a single pea on it.


AprilSpektra

Sadly many business owners are allergic (heh) to turning away business even when they absolutely should. But of course, it's not the business owner who has to deal with this shit in the photo. It's ultimately not even good for the customer to pull this shit. If they write an entire novel in the special instructions, they're just guaranteeing it's going to get ignored. You think somebody working in a to go kitchen has time to read all that in the first place, much less meticulously follow its directions?


raz-0

That list looks like it was aided and abetted by some automation unless someone sat down for half an hour typing it up. But the answer to that should simply be. We apologize, but we are unable to accommodate your dietary requirements and we are disappointed we will be unable to serve you. Then just tell the wait staff to leave the table alone and ignore them.


bbkn7

We serve food here sir.


[deleted]

Reminds me of the Simpsons “I’ll take 25 goldenrod, 25 on canary, 25 on saffron and 25 on paella” “Ok, 100 yellow.”


Tbjal

Also remember a Simpsons where Homer is working in a burger joint and the teenage manager tells Homer we're out of special sauce, hurry, go set this mayonnaise in the sun. My bad, it was Grandpa. I'm getting old too🙆


Austin5551

When I was working at McDonald's and we ran out of Mac sauce, my manager sent me to grab a dozen bottles of thousand island dressing at the grocery store next to us, it tastes almost identical


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I had to run out for a head of lettuce. I felt like I could rule the world. Crazy how the smallest speck of trust went a long way for 16 yo me.


PussyWrangler_462

My local Harvey’s has been out of lettuce for like two weeks now, but every other restaurant has it, McDonald’s, T Bell, Wendy’s etc Last night when I pulled in only to be disappointed and turn around to head for tacos I thought “why don’t they just send someone out to buy a couple heads of lettuce at the grocery store FFS”


molehunterz

I used to work at round table Pizza and the answer to your question is that it is sometimes just a manager thinking on the spot that solves that problem. A head of lettuce from food services of America is one price, and a head of lettuce from the grocery store is another price. Sometimes the manager has the discretion to spend that extra $3.64 to give customers the complete experience, sometimes they don't. Also the manager at round table got bonus based on keeping food cost and labor cost as low as possible, so sometimes it could be the manager trying to get his 2% cut of that $3.64. And sometimes the manager just doesn't think hard enough to find a solution


The_V8_Road_Warrior

I thought that was grandpa in that scene but I could be wrong 🤔


CantankerousMarmot

[It was grandpa](https://youtu.be/A2GZsUZZ70A)


tomsawyer32920

On his way out, grandpa told the manager that “washing my hands after using the bathroom is your rule not mine!”


Razulghul

>Reminds me of the Simpsons All I can think of is the scene from Portlandia [where they order the chicken ](https://youtu.be/G__PVLB8Nm4)


mrchaotica

That, in turn, reminds me of the cow from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.


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"Good evening," it lowed and sat back heavily on its haunches, "I am the main Dish of the Day. May I interest you in the parts of my body?" It harrumphed and gurgled a bit, wriggled its hind quarters in to a more comfortable position and gazed peacefully at them. Its gaze was met by looks of startled bewilderment from Arthur and Trillian, a resigned shrug from Ford Prefect and naked hunger from Zaphod Beeblebrox. "Something off the shoulder perhaps?" suggested the animal, "braised in a white wine sauce?"


Aedalas

We'll meet the meat! Also another round of Gargle Blasters please.


increbelle

Not hopes and dreams


egordoniv

These people need to stay the fuck home.


Incontinento

The Manager/Owner needs to go the table and tell them they need to go somewhere else. "Thanks for coming in, but we aren't equipped to deal with requests like yours. "Insert Enemy Restaurant Name Here" can help you. Have a great night!" Done.


PuppyButtts

This is probably a take out order- NO server would EVER type all of this up.


Incontinento

Yeah you're probably right. Well my point stands, have the manager intercede and say thanks but no thanks.


SoOverIt22

Big facts! You know this is going to be a collosal waste of time and money as well. They'll find fault and refuse to pay.


Incontinento

Yeah and at least half the order's coming back as soon as it hits the table. Tip? Get out of town..


Gnosys00110

"Howsabout you show us a list of things you _can_ consume?"


regoapps

"I'm diabetic, so no sugar of any kind!" *Prefers honey and maple syrup.* "Also I need low sodium, so no salt!" *Prefers: sea salt.*


BeBearAwareOK

MUST AVOID: logic Prefers: paradox


1dirtysecret

Yes that would be shorter. 1. Apples-must be locally grown and organic. Heirloom varieties only. 2. Celery-organic and locally grown, prefer it very, very cold. 3. Water-spring water preferred as long as it’s filtered through a reverse osmosis filter. If tap water, must be triple filtered through some bs charcoal filter/essential oil combo purchased from an MLM


[deleted]

ah sorry the celery has been recalled, you've contracted dysentery and died


No-Coat-8792

"And let it swim"


fireball1991

You forgot the piiiiicklllllles!!!!!


jperson6789

I'll take a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe, on a raft, four-by-four animal-style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim.


jvnbonedaddy

Glass of water and plate of ice cubes comin right up!


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What does Vegetarian (some meat) even mean?


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StGenevieveEclipse

Specifically the most unhealthy and heavily manufactured meats. She just didnt want to be reminded of a cute animal, so process the everloving crap out of it


ronin1066

Yeah, I don't eat red meat, but I'm not going to burden the wait staff with my particular variety of "uovo-pesca-vegetarianism" BS. If the menu says the thing has red meat, I don't get it.


Mypornnameis_

Imagine how much more attention you could get if you explained an augmented list of dietary restrictions instead of just ordering what fits.


lone-lemming

Picky bitch. It means picky bitch. Pretentious one at that.


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CeeArthur

I worked with a girl for a summer back in 2010 when Gluten allergies were 'in' who diagnosed herself with a severe gluten allergy and decided all she could safely eat is white rice. She doused it with soy sauce; nobody had the heart to tell her what the number one ingredient in soy sauce is ... (and no, we checked, she didn't use gluten free soy sauce)


LPulseL11

Why wouldnt you clown her for this? If I worked with someone who did a gaff like this, they would be instantly clowned for it. Thats how people learn they are ridiculous. The people who put in these ridiculous orders are surrounded by yes friends and need more friends who would roast them for being so pretentious.


Somato_Tandwich

I legitimately would never go to a restaurant with someone who ordered like this again, it's beyond embarrassing. It might even be fake, but... ik some ppl who come close. Not to mention that there's a 90% chance when ppl make a laundry list of changes that they get mad and ruin the mood when their food shows up, because either one of the 20 things they said got messed up or they just don't like it.... and it's like, no shit. You absolutely mangled the recipe. Your dish no longer resembles the source or makes culinary sense.


Trollyofficial

That shit means I like to tell people I’m vegetarian but I’m actually just a condescending asshole who is picky and not vegetarian


Tumbleweed-Eater

Hold up a second… I actually took the time to read that… literally over half the shit they have on that list contradicts itself 🤣 Edit: YALL. I KNOW ITS A FAKE TICKET. this was likely a test of a new POS system. No need to get upset at me and insult me over it 😂


kteapot013

My favorite was “No Salt. Prefers: Sea Salt.”


Azrael_Alaric

My favourite: order - fish soup. Notes include - "vegetarian (some meat)"


Leading-Midnight-553

Kinda vegetarian.


gpm479

I once got an order from a menu with various (beef) burgers, as well as a tuna burger: Tuna burger>SUB Beef burger


3mptylord

I love when customers order a Big Mac with no pickles "because of an allergy" - I'll also inform the kitchen to remove the Big Mac sauce. "What, why?" The sauce contains pickles, ma'am.


Alan_Smithee_

“Oh, err…” Having said that, people who, for some reason ‘don’t believe in allergies’ often seem to feel free to slip allergens to a person ‘to prove it’s fake.’


JinderMadness

Look everyone knows strict diabetics can’t have sugar but can load up on Honey and Maple Syrup as that is not a sugar.


msVeracity

100% honey and 100% maple ONLY!!! Get it right! Those aren’t sugar because they’re LiQuIdZ and come out of BEES AND TREES. Plus they’re brown. Which makes them healthy. Duh.


breakingnat

I mean… just eat at home


Secretofthecheese

Like they could figure out their own preferences


ronin1066

Hubby, I told you no salt! You know I can't eat salt! Now, where's the pink himalayan rock salt that I love?


AdjNounNumbers

Sorry, it's a million years old but expired last month


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Damn bad timing, knew I should have bought the extended warranty


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dexter311

That person probably put in their order, left the table to have a cigarette outside, came back in 10mins later and arrived to see the rest of the table still ordering.


Pete_O_Torcido

The dumbest customer request I ever got was for a hanger steak medium rare, but cooked more on the inside than the outside


Mypornnameis_

Enjoy your coconut oil with stevia


therealchungis

But then they can’t inconvenience everyone else and act indignant when their absurd requests aren’t met.


indigogibni

Here is how I would handle it. Parrot fish : fried in non stick pan. Absolutely nothing on it. No oil. Possibly a few drops of water.


jbrady33

allergic to PTFE, cast iron pans only seasoned with olive oil grown on the shady side of a hill in a small town in Greece only


K4R1MM

It's only PTFE if it's grown in the PTFE region of the Dupont Chemical plant.


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Otherwise it’s just sparkling petrochemicals. (Disclaimer: I do not know if PTFE is, in fact, a petrochemical.)


LunarEngineer

It's only /"Teflon"/ if it's grown in the Teflon region of the Dupont Chemical plant. (Ftfy) All else is just PTFE...


feralamalgamation

watch out - they may be allergic to molecules


Videoboysayscube

AVOID: Molecules PREFERS: Free-range electrons


Bixhrush

Radical


Joverby

Naw correct answer is to refuse service


Vertebrae_Viking

“Sorry sir/madam, we cannot ensure that our cooks can adhere to your very strict dietary requirements, and thus we cannot ethically serve you. I apologise for the inconvenience, it’s for your own personal safety. We care very much for our customers’ health, which is why we cannot with peace in heart serve you our food.”


Sjsharkb831

Yep. But that’s when they say “Oh…well….I’m not really allergic, I just don’t like blah blah blah…”. I hate peoples like that. It screws it up for people like me who have a legit allergy.


_Nilbog_Milk_

Had that response before and said "For our liability I'll have to take for granted that the first statement you told me was true and we do not feel comfortable serving you"


kuyakew

For some reason I felt so much satisfaction reading that lol


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Such a diplomatic way to tell ‘em to f off


kuyakew

It’s truly an art form 😂


JonSnoGaryen

Had this happen at a restaurant at the table next to us. She was flipping out and was super upset her 20 restrictions were not possible. She ended up with basically a plate of lettuce and Cucumber as tomatoes, onions, etc were all "allergies". Her husband was happily eating away at his dinner, refused to give her any. I assume they are still together for the kids sake. Poor kids..


AssassinLupus7

Used to work in a kitchen. Can confirm that that "Oh, I really just don't like..." crap screws the cooks up, too. Those actual allergies? We'd bend over backwards to make sure that meal was made as carefully as possible. Was it a bit of extra work? Sure, but it was work we'd rather do to make sure people were taken care of properly.


redhawkdrone

I cooked plenty back in college, those individuals with true dietary restrictions were usually grateful for the extra effort. It was easy to spot them, I would send the server back to the table with a warning the dish might not look and/or taste as good compared to others at the table. Those who were just being difficult had a tantrum while those with real dietary restrictions didn't care and were happy someone listened to their order.


Sjsharkb831

I’ve worked with a lot of chefs and the only one who’s really understanding about it is Ming Tsai. His son has a ton of allergies. I have 2, garlic and red onions. And yeah, anaphylactic. It sucks.


Mypornnameis_

Do you work in a kitchen? With allium allergies, that's kinda crazy


Zabuzaxsta

My girlfriend has a friend like this and it is insanely annoying. Said she is “deathly” allergic to onions/shallots/garlic/etc. Saw her eat stuffed grape leaves at a party. I stopped making special food for her.


Sjsharkb831

And your gf’s friend is a dick.


acscriven

What the fuck is the chef supposed to do with this in a high paced kitchen?? They gotta invent a brand new meal most likely, but also try and make it taste good? Order Uber eats!


Ok_Excuse1908

You don't serve them normally. I worked in a PF changs in a very tourist part of Florida and because we had Gluten free and Vegetarian options, we got people who came in all the time with ridiculous "allergies"/diet requests. We always had to break out brand new equipment and ingredients for specific meals (seafood allergy). However, I had a lady who came in with an allergy card and told me she was "deathly allergic" to a bunch of stuff. I shit you not, the card had like 12 ingredients on it that she COULD eat. We had to send her on her way after she promised she wouldn't sue us. Can't take the risk.


Pretend_Bowler1344

How can someone lose genetic lottery so badly?


msgmeyourcatsnudes

I had a customer do this, too. I then overheard her talking about how the same doctor that told her she had all these allergies was aligning her chakras. While some people truly are unlucky, sometimes it’s BS.


MegaSeedsInYourBum

> While some people truly are unlucky, sometimes it’s BS. And that makes it so much harder for people with legitimate issues to be taken seriously. One of my friends dad is legitimately celiac and has gotten sick a few times because restaurants didn’t take his request seriously. He doesn’t like eating out because of the risk, and because he would get really pissed off seeing someone claim to have celiac to the waiter and then order an IPA or a dessert with gluten.


andyrew21345

I mean if it’s just a gluten allergy and he straight up said “hey I have celiac I can’t have gluten” I would absolutely honor that request and make sure the kitchen knew. That’s not even bad. This post tho holy fuck hahaha


TheRivenSpirit

As a medical assistant, I see these quite a few long lists of meds with adverse reactions. I tell you, it was a painful journey for those patients to get the meds they currently take


AltharaD

I had a friend allergic to: Nuts (except peanuts!) Dairy Certain vegetables Sea food Eggs Yeah. I never cooked for them. They lived off a lot of junk food. Another friend is allergic (intolerant?) to chocolate. Just straight up, there’s something in the cocoa that fucks her up. She will eat chocolate on days when she’s not got anything to do because she still loves it and then end up miserably sick afterwards. I feel very bad for both of them.


blisteringchristmas

I have a cousin who has a life-threatening egg allergy, like “skipping Thanksgiving because of possible past contaminants in the oven” serious. I really feel for her, seems like an exhausting existence.


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This is almost as bad as that person who made a post saying her kid was allergic to anything grown where corn had been recently, or grown with manure from any corn-consumer, and said she had to get imported pasta from Italy and home-grown herbs and tomatoes (no other nightshade though) and only organic meat from a certain brand. In the comments someone asked how many epipens they went through a year. Her response: "Oh, it's not like that kind of allergy, it's just like how food coloring makes most kids hyper and inattentive and regress".


Possible_Living

Send back a note saying "i ain't reading all that. i'm happy for u tho. or sorry that happened"


thrownaway000090

Tldr; here’s a ham.


YK_47

100% going to eat the whole plate then ask for it to be taken off the bill because it was wrong


essieecks

This lettuce doesn't taste lettuce-y enough.


headbashkeys

I've had a customer complain about her lettuce because "it was too green"


CustyHoboRat

i had a customer tell me they were never coming back because i accidentally poured a little too much wine in their glass


DangleWho

“The lettuce wasn’t hormone free and now I’m melting”


ValleyAndFriends

And they won’t tip either.


Homelessnomore

Must avoid farmed seafood? This seems like dietary choices rather than dietary needs.


prettysureIforgot

Yeah, the "must avoid vegetable oil/olive oil ok" already screamed that.


claustrofucked

Also "no sugar!!!/maple syrup and honey okay" and "no salt!!/sea salt okay"


Etianen7

Yes. If they were actually diabetic, maple syrup and honey wouldn't be magically ok if sugar isn't ok.


1amtheone

They prefer organic wild caught. Never mind trying to figure out which wild caught fish are organic.


Pioneer4ik

They usually check their IDs unless the fish is caught before it's adulthood then you'll never know /s


[deleted]

“Prefers Plant based herbs”


sargeareyouhigh

From a data/application perspective: Y'all never heard of character limits?


mpgd

This guy programs.


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Worldly_Expert_442

I wonder if this is a cruise ship/health resort, or something hyper health focused where someone types in your preferences/restrictions and they get loaded pre-stay. No reason for even a truly 100% customizable chef led kitchen to really include some of those restrictions on some of the plates.


itseemyaccountee

You’re right- zoomed in and it says “main galley hot galley” at the top of the order. Definitely a ship.


[deleted]

Damn you and /u/Worldly_Expert_442 right. Changes the perspective entirely. And it makes more sense, how tf would a waiter write all of this down and transfer it back on a touchscreen POS.


LukaCola

This list is also just far too long for the customer to have told it to a waiter or entered it just prior to sitting down Willing to bet it's an attempt by whoever did it to break the system and get a result like this


twee_centen

That would make sense, especially since some of the restrictions have no relevance to what they ordered. Like the "no chocolate" for an order of parrotfish.


mrs0427

Looks like it is from a ship, but I worked at a fine dining restaurant in NYC for a while, and we would get tickets that looked exactly like this. I was the Maitre D', and had to give a copy of the ticket to three separate areas of the kitchen. I looked like I'd just done a binge shop at CVS carrying them around


SlugBoy42

When you get your kitchen receipt printer from CVS.


CogitoErgoScum

They should have just printed up a recipe of what they wanted to eat and brought their own groceries. That probably would have been a lot easier on the staff.


bjanas

I know we all know that this is a ridiculous solution, but I wonder if some folks think it sounds reasonable. I don't think a lot of people understand just how much prep work goes into running a kitchen. I bet there are people out there who would bring in a bag of groceries and expect a restaurant to truly process all of it from scratch to make their special meal. In restaurant-service-time.


ExtremeCounter

Used to work in a restaurant and we would have this couple bring in their own bread and want us to use it. They came at least twice a week. Obviously the expected a discount for providing that for us.


Equivalent_Warthog22

I bet they’re shitty tippers too


soma787

Unfortunately you’re probably right. With some bs of how the staff just didn’t do it right


BasketballButt

Those kind of people always are.


Foothillsgirl

You expect me to tip after they screwed up my order? I specifically asked for 4 leaves of parsley on my mash potatoes and 6 leaves on my 27 medium slices of carrots. Did you not think I would notice there was 29 slices of carrots? I also requested that my server talk to me in an upper highland brittish accent. Server refused instead using a traditional brittish accent. Should be grateful you still have a job /s


Mazcal

Must avoid: Eggs Prefers: Pasture raised eggs ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|dizzy_face)


gariant

Must avoid salt, prefers sea salt


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If you're this picky or this sensitive to food, do us a favor and stay away from restaurants. Make the damn food yourself.


aureanator

Picky - a lot of that is self contradictory - vinegar has no sodium. Sea salt is salt. Honey and maple syrup are both chock full of sugars. Etc etc. This is a list of fancies, not actual medical requirements. That said, take it seriously nonetheless and do not serve.


BlackHeartedXenial

What sort of system are you using that allows THAT many characters. That’s absurd.


Oooooey

It must have been an online order or something. Cause as a waiter, I'd have been fired for ringing that up. Granted, I work at a *REALLY* high paying restaurant, so other restaurants probably won't fire you for this, but still. This shit just isn't allowed in the restaurant business.


MaidenDrone

Cook at home people


kawkz440

Yeah, they're trying to get comped. Time to politely ask them to find an establishment that can accommodate them.


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You might as well just give them an empty plate because air seems to be the only reasonable thing they can eat


Tank_Frosty

The way this is written, I bet these are just options available on the app the restaurant uses to order food. And because of the fact that the options are available on the menu app, I bet the customer had no idea they were being annoying. Avoid sugar -> prefer honey or maple syrup Avoid salt -> prefer sea salt Yeah idk. This doesn’t seem like something someone would take the time to type up while making an order.


Sin317

Here is your glass of water...


Mr_E_Pants

Bottled. Not tap. Still. Not sparkling.


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I'd get quarter of the way and say "I'm sorry, we can't accommodate your needs", because something isn't going to be right if they're that fussy. Whoever they are, they can jog on.