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Don't ask for spicy sizzling fajita's

'All we could taste was pain': Guy and his friend order spicy sizzling fajitas and instantly regret it when the smoke clears out the whole restaurant

All we can say is that these guys got what they ordered.
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Fired over hash browns.

'I cracked up laughing. Instant fired:' Server gets fired after working in the customer's best interest over a hash browns order

Who knew hash browns could cause such a debacle?
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'We got an online order for... almost 500 tortillas': 30 Chefs share the hilarity going on behind the scenes in restaurant kitchens

'We got an online order for... almost 500 tortillas': 30 Chefs share the hilarity going on behind the scenes in restaurant kitchens

From funny customer meal requests to the list of unacceptable kitchen music, these chefs are sharing the wackiest antics going on in the back of house . On the subreddit r/KitchenConfidential, chefs, dish washers , and other back of house restaurant workers gather to share memes and talk about their workplaces. We've gathered some of the funniest and most popular posts so you can get a peek into the daily life of a chef. My favorite of these memes and photos is the guy who ordered 150 pounds of…
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‘You’re the Rudest Customers I’ve Ever Met’ : Entitled Influencers Served $700 Worth of Free Food, Leave $5 Tip for Server, Adding Insult to Injury

‘You’re the Rudest Customers I’ve Ever Met’ : Entitled Influencers Served $700 Worth of Free Food, Leave $5 Tip for Server, Adding Insult to Injury

The concept of modern-day influencers has been a thing for a while now. What is this strange phenomenon that has taken over the WWW? They swarm every social media platform that exists, and it has become impossible not to encounter them while scrolling. Well, influencers, as the title suggests, influence others. They have a distinct niche (All look the same to me… fashion, shmashion…), and they actively engage with their… followers. Y'know, like a biblical prophet. They have also gained a bad re…
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AITA for doing an Irish exit at a restaurant so I wasn't stuck with the bill?

'You need to find new dinner companions': Dude questions if their friends should be angry at them for walking out on a meal

This dude ducked out of a dinner party early, making his friends absolutely furious. Some people will always take advantage of your generosity! In this post to r/AmItheA******, u/OldAbbreviations6423 had a pressing question regarding his current friend group. The OP is in the awkward position of being one of the higher earners in their friend group, so they've kindly covered tips in the past while the group was out dining. But the OP noticed an interesting pattern of their friends over ordering…
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'What the heck is this in my food?': 'Grumpy old man' has a scallop-induced meltdown over dinner, then other diners side with waiter

'What the heck is this in my food?': 'Grumpy old man' has a scallop-induced meltdown over dinner, then other diners side with waiter

This person who worked at a steak and seafood restaurant had to deal with the crankiest and most entitled of customers.
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"Extra Spicy" accumulates

'That thing was HOT': Guy keeps requesting for his dish to be extra spicy, chef maliciously complies

This guy barely lived to tell the tale after being served the spiciest dish of his life!
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"[It] weighed 3 times [more than] a normal cheeseburger. The cashier picked it up and her eyes grew wide": Delicious compliance ensues for demanding customer

"[It] weighed 3 times [more than] a normal cheeseburger. The cashier picked it up and her eyes grew wide": Delicious compliance ensues for demanding customer

You're buying a sandwich and you get to add a stupid big amount of one ingredient: what do you choose? This one guy demanded extra onions on his burger, and with their manager's permission, this Redditor fired up some delicious malicious compliance ! As a teenage McDonalds employee, this OP got their fair share of irritating customers . Customers can be so demanding, asking for all kinds of special substitutions or additions to their food. Some people want really specific things, like having th…
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Boss told me to deep clean the back and to not come to front for any reason so i did

Update: Underpaid server forced to deep clean floors by manager? Cue malicious compliance!

Some horrible bosses give you horrible tasks just to be horrible.
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'I want a manager, I demand compensation!': Karen flips out on restaurant that forgot her rangoons

‘Karen wants her rangoons!’ writes u/OneTrueClassy in this hilarious story of a Karen who majorly overreacted to a tiny mistake. Karens do often seem to do that. They're upset by one little thing — in this case, some missing soy sauce — and then they decide to be even more entitled and demand extra food to make up for it. This Karen really wanted the restaurant staff to grovel over their mistake! After getting her soy sauce replaced, she decided she was also missing another dish. Even though th…
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‘Fine, No Problem. I’ll Clean the Floor.’ : Bossy Manager Treats Overworked Employee Poorly, Giving Him Extra Duties That Are Not Part of His Job Description, Leading To Malicious Compliance

‘Fine, No Problem. I’ll Clean the Floor.’ : Bossy Manager Treats Overworked Employee Poorly, Giving Him Extra Duties That Are Not Part of His Job Description, Leading To Malicious Compliance

The service industry is pretty volatile, as the environment is not exactly a professional one. If you've never had a job in this line of work, let me tell you, you are not missing out. What goes on behind the scenes ain't pretty. For some weird reason, managers in restaurants generally seem to be on some power trip. Their ego quickly outgrows their head, leading to repetitive conflict. u/Dio_bean took to Reddit, sharing his own experience with a terrible manager who instructed him to do a ‘deep…
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AITA for wanting to drop my friends after they turned me into a joke?

'Your friends are making a laughingstock of you': Teens play cruel prank on their 'friend' at restaurant

One teen wondered if they were the jerk for getting angry at their friend's bizarre joke. The r/AmItheA****** community quickly rallied to let this teen know that friends shouldn't treat you like this! The writer, u/Wrong_Possession_839, described a scenario that took place at a restaurant that left a huge divide between them and their friend group . In the comments, the writer also added a few extra details that helped people gain insight into the situation. As they wrote, the entire friend gr…
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Want my section because I make more money. Go ahead I will still make more than you.

'Go ahead, I will still make more money than you': Server gets accused of getting the best section at restaurant, gives it up and still makes more in tips

Never bite off more than you can chew!
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Don't try to give my mom onions

'You don't know if she was a Karen? Seriously?': Woman shares her Karen mother's self-centered restaurant antics

“Don't try to give my mom onions,” warned u/OceanPoet13, before sharing a few funny stories of her mother's “Karen-esqe” antics at restaurants. In a post to r/F***YouKaren, the user wondered if her late mother was actually a Karen or not! She relayed a few stories that happened due to the OP's mother trying to guilt people. As the OP shared, her mother decided one day that she didn't just dislike onions, she was allergic to them now. She was certainly not shy about sharing her newfound allergy…
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Funniest Service Industry Memes for Waiters and Waitresses Who Are Dangling By A Thread

Sorry we can't split the check 10 ways, it's company policy
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'I felt like the queen of petty': Waitress shares her politely shady method of salvaging her coworkers' tips

'I felt like the queen of petty': Waitress shares her politely shady method of salvaging her coworkers' tips

Waiters and waitresses work so hard to provide fast and friendly service, but some people just don't want to tip, no matter how good the service is. This waitress shared her story of the time she refused to let her coworkers get stiffed on their tip, and it's an awesome tale of pettiness succeeding! As the OP shared to r/Talesfromyourserver, it was a slow day at her restaurant, so it already wasn't the best day for earning tips. At the end of the night, the OP encountered one couple on a date.…
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