tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post6989053935094107500..comments2023-08-09T06:52:13.737-04:00Comments on Burgh Baby: 7 Things All Servers Should KnowBurgh Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-55510451629656990042008-09-28T12:33:00.000-04:002008-09-28T12:33:00.000-04:00HA! Anonymous is hilarious!!! I think he/she may ...HA! Anonymous is hilarious!!! I think he/she may need to start looking for a new job that provides more job satisfaction. No one should be that unhappy!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185029478243517165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-3992275305521338752008-09-28T00:29:00.000-04:002008-09-28T00:29:00.000-04:00Wow. I think "Anonymous" is just a really sucky s...Wow. I think "Anonymous" is just a really sucky server. I used to be a server (so was my hubby) and I agree with everything on your list. It is just good common sense. Plus, being a server it is YOUR JOB to make the dining experience pleasant for all involed. ALL involved. Not just adults. If you don't like serving ALL people find another job. Coward (anonymous- give me a break).<BR/>These ARE family restaurants we are talking about here. Who do you think will visit these establishments? FAMILIES! Some even with children! Dur.<BR/>We are not asking you to play with the children, or color with them, just use your head. That is all. Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to add "stop pouring hot coffee by reaching over my children!" to the list. I can't tell you how many times I've seen servers do that. <BR/>Great list, BBM!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-57669373776236674892008-09-26T22:31:00.000-04:002008-09-26T22:31:00.000-04:00First of all, I'm a server, bartender, expo, colle...First of all, I'm a server, bartender, expo, college student, single mom, and caretaker of my elderly parents. <BR/><BR/>I would be really really really irritated if somebody handed me this list in my restaurant.<BR/><BR/>It's rude and assumptive. <BR/><BR/>If people have toddlers that are getting out of hand I talk to them, color with them, try to help, etc, IF I have time. Sometimes I'll send a few pieces of fruit over from the bar (after I get approval from the parents). <BR/><BR/>The thing that drives me the craziest that people do is assume we are going to give their child snacks until their meal comes. I have kids....I pack a diaper bag, in my diaper bag (and purse for the rare instances I don't bring my diaper bag) I have snacks. They serve a purpose. My restaurant does not have crackers of any kind. We have croutons but they are garlic croutons and a lot of kids don't like them. Save yourself the headache and pack your own snack, it's really not that hard!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618151510406688691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-49657173973789146842008-09-25T23:06:00.000-04:002008-09-25T23:06:00.000-04:00We have been to a family restaurant a grand total ...We have been to a family restaurant a grand total of once since Sophie arrived. It was not a success and we have not ventured out again. I believe the c word was used. Between William and our 2 year old we can't go anywhere.Emma in Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058142553612290594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-87602603299652458132008-09-25T20:56:00.000-04:002008-09-25T20:56:00.000-04:00I thought this was a great list.I find it interest...I thought this was a great list.<BR/><BR/>I find it interesting that people who protest loudly (like anonymous) are the ones who don't have kids. These are also the people who speed up and down your street and disregard the limit BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE KIDS.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, great list, love it.Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660525709391168707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-8363272235487275962008-09-25T15:47:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:47:00.000-04:00Wow, the ignorance in these posts surprises me. I ...Wow, the ignorance in these posts surprises me. I work in a restaurant, and should tell you that if you can't control your child in public places, then don't bring them to a restaurant. Don't blame the server for the incompetent handling of your child. I apologize to those of you who think that servers have enough time to read this stupid list ("I'm gonna laminate this and bring it in to every restaurant we go to!"), or if you think we'll appreciate it, but you're sorely mistaken. In fact, for most servers, it would just really piss them off. And since we already are "leaving your food under a heating lamp for twenty minutes," then trust me, the last thing you want to do is upset a server. It will just make us want to wait thirty minutes! If you want to enjoy a meal at a restaurant, don't expect daycare service to be provided. Our job is hard enough as it is without fine parents like yourselves spewing out orders like a drill sergeant, insisting that we adhere to your every whim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-69589530129754042592008-09-23T16:45:00.000-04:002008-09-23T16:45:00.000-04:00I had been thinking of writing a similar post, but...I had been thinking of writing a similar post, but I believe you have covered all the bases and much better than I could have. I can't tell you the number of times I have walked out with the kids while hubby settles the bill. That usually works, but not always. Some waiters are just plain clueless. Then they don't understand why we didn't tip better.Debbie @ Three Weddingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778199494515694006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-57682372298452871552008-09-23T08:15:00.000-04:002008-09-23T08:15:00.000-04:00@southern fried girl: That is a GREAT list! I tot...@southern fried girl: That is a GREAT list! I totally agree with every single one and will happily follow each and every point. I can't even tell you how insane it makes me when people let their kids run marathons all through a restaurant.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-12687606152858214182008-09-22T22:28:00.000-04:002008-09-22T22:28:00.000-04:00Being that I am all round with baby now, I am sure...Being that I am all round with baby now, I am sure I will try to find this post again in a few years to hand out to each and every server I have. EVER.<BR/><BR/>However, can I list some stuff from the other side of the coin? Ya know, from the server side? I waited tables 5 years. I don't now. Thank you sweet baby Jesus.<BR/><BR/>1. If you insist on taking your toddler into a restaurant that serves wine by the bottle, and you buy wine by the bottle, do NOT allow your child to crawl across the table thereby necessitating me to pour the remains of the bottle amongst the glasses on the table since the precious cherub might tip over the bottle. Oh and don't tell me I have "over poured." Keep the damn kid off the table. <BR/><BR/>2. When a waiter/waitress/food runner is coming out of a restaurant with plates, get your damn kid out of the aisle. I don't care if you have to bungee cord them to the damn chair. Because guess what? When they duck in front of a food runner and a 500 degree plate meant for another table lands on their arm or head, frankly I don't wanna hear it. Bungee cords. Learn it, love it, live it. <BR/><BR/>3. Allow your child to run around with no shoes on is not only disgusting but guess what else? That carpet? Uh huh, that carpet hides a shit ton of broken glass shards that no amount of vacuuming is going to entirely pick up. Restaurants drop a crap ton of wine glasses on any given day and your kid will get a sliver of glass in their foot. Oh and again? I don't wanna hear it. Put the damn shoes ON.<BR/><BR/>4. If you are in a more family type restaurant (Chili's and the like) and your kid has a fascination with the sugar caddy, salt and pepper, etc, any server will welcome your request to take them away. Especially if in NOT doing so, they will be cleaning up the mess your kid made while "playing with the sugars." Oh and if the kid does make a mess, at least attempt to get some of the crap off the floor, ok? I'm not talking table top mess - I'm talking shredded up sugar packets under the table that people allow their kids to play with so they can eat dinner in peace. Guess what? If you want to eat dinner in peace and not be the one to entertain the kid, it's called a babysitter. Find one.<BR/><BR/>Knowing what I know now, I DREAD what will happen when our bundle of joy gets to an age where they can wreck havoc on restaurants. I pray nightly that they will be good but of course I know the meltdowns are going to happen. Ugh. I'm so not looking forward to all that.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498548046047449056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-30165248600845041182008-09-22T20:24:00.000-04:002008-09-22T20:24:00.000-04:00Your list should be mandatory in all restaurants. ...Your list should be mandatory in all restaurants. My 2 year old is getting better at eating out but when she's done, she's done! The check is always my biggest gripe!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381222473405971894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-26638244286697138592008-09-22T19:20:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:20:00.000-04:00i love this post. my girls are good in restaurant...i love this post. my girls are good in restaurants but if we have a bad server it wrecks everything. work with me here, people!<BR/>glad i found you :)Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547844451016414728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-27441990503936472002008-09-22T19:16:00.000-04:002008-09-22T19:16:00.000-04:00I'm totally printing this and handing it out whene...I'm totally printing this and handing it out whenever we arrive at restaurants.<BR/><BR/>I'll let you know if I find any spit in my food.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by Sweet Life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-25402705849521789482008-09-22T17:21:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:21:00.000-04:00That is a great list!! We eat out WAY too much too...That is a great list!! <BR/><BR/>We eat out WAY too much too. The Kid even orders his own food, knows what's on the menu of a few of our favorite places. And as soon as he sits down he hands me the knife. We started bringing him everyone as an infant too, but there are still 'those' days when he becomes the little terrorist too! LOL!<BR/><BR/>...still pregnant, btw. ugh.beach mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180493074355826419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-33302994283028191482008-09-22T17:18:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:18:00.000-04:00OMG ... you are SO spot on! These are the exact w...OMG ... you are SO spot on! These are the exact wishes I have for all servers! We ask for extra napkins, we ask for the check EARLY, we ask for cups with lids and my girls aren't Toddlers anymore - they are 7 and 6.<BR/><BR/>We eat out entirely too often, for exactly the same reasons you do, I hate coming home to cook after a day out with the kiddies.<BR/><BR/>I just yelled at Mr.T yesterday, I stayed home (in need of much rest lately) while he took the girlys to a picnic. He came home early and the girls were hungry!?!??? <BR/><BR/>Dearest Mr.T do not come home with hungry kids unless you KNOW FOR A UNDISPUTABLE FACT THAT I AM COOKING DINNER! Assume I do not COOK on weekends. <BR/><BR/>There, thanks for letting me vent.I am a Tornado ~ proven fact!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06569186811730131354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-22626506252414053082008-09-22T17:10:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:10:00.000-04:00I am going to print this out and take it with us o...I am going to print this out and take it with us on our next restaurant outing. Everyone loves free advice, right? ; )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-35259880024917861102008-09-22T15:03:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:03:00.000-04:00I AM LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF! AMEN! With 4 boys... al...I AM LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF! AMEN! With 4 boys... all with Burgh blood (50%), my husband's from Pleasant Hills... I'm loving this list!<BR/>- AudreyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694646571050016410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-76836279128595972502008-09-22T14:24:00.000-04:002008-09-22T14:24:00.000-04:00Genius. We should all print this out, laminate it,...Genius. We should all print this out, laminate it, and start giving it to servers when we go out places. Start a revolution!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999559155995270092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-43235775480441390052008-09-22T13:24:00.000-04:002008-09-22T13:24:00.000-04:00BTW, I'm not looking for paper per se so much as j...BTW, I'm not looking for paper per se so much as just a silly little kids menu. There are far too many "family" restaurants that don't bother to put together a kids menu, and it makes me nuts. I'm talking about Cheesecake Factory, for one. I can't think of a good reason for a major chain not to have one.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-57458686169013109392008-09-22T13:23:00.000-04:002008-09-22T13:23:00.000-04:00Add to the list give a child a menu even if they d...Add to the list give a child a menu even if they don't read, or at least something that looks like a menu. I can't tell you how many meltdowns we had because the little monster didn't have something to "read". And I have had wait staff that didn't even bring silverware to my child, I guess she didn't need anything but her fingers to eat her mac and cheese.justmylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374379802087502624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-53411868587969114242008-09-22T12:58:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:58:00.000-04:00This list is great! It should seriously go to ever...This list is great! It should seriously go to every server out there. I have to especially agree with nothing hot or sharp in my child's reach, and she has a long reach. She is grabby and will go for anything nearby.<BR/><BR/>But I have to add my biggest problem:<BR/><BR/>DO NOT PASS HOT FOOD OR DRINKS OVER MY CHILD!!! This is true for babies in stroller as it is for kids in highchairs. I don't care that they are sitting in a bad place for your reach or that there is a lot of room over their heads. It is a VERY bad idea. I know of one child who got very badly burned (need surgery) by a server who didn't think about the baby below them when they brought a hot coffee pot to the table. <BR/><BR/>Take a second, think about it, and go around the child. But not close enough for them to grab it!caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-5946219574240380062008-09-22T12:52:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:52:00.000-04:00This was hilarious, and right on target! The H-bom...This was hilarious, and right on target! The H-bomb is (despite his name) actually quite good in restaurants, but he's still *two*. My husband actually warns the servers right up front that we've got a ticking time bomb. I don't know why more servers don't understand this stuff - we tend to leave ridiculously large tips when they've followed all, or even most, of the rules. And crappy ones when they don't.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658570192986198649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-27449390002217595042008-09-22T12:42:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:42:00.000-04:00This is perfect. Amen to number 7! I can't tell yo...This is perfect. Amen to number 7! I can't tell you how many times this has happened to us.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099751964687752616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-91185885382913689232008-09-22T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:24:00.000-04:00I have to admit to being spoiled - my 2 year old i...I have to admit to being spoiled - my 2 year old is a champ at eating out! BUT I get frustrated when waiters put things within her arms reach. Especially after the first thing (usually a large glass of liquid) goes down and I immediately move it out of her reach then they put the next item in the same spot. And don't put a plate down in front of a toddler and say "the plate is hot" - then don't put it where she can touch it! And I've found a fussy child is the best way to get a check and charge quite quickly in a restaurant!Michelle Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423308673171062647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-40946597358803374022008-09-22T12:07:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:07:00.000-04:00I need to print that list off and mail it to every...I need to print that list off and mail it to every restaurant we go to!Mom Knows Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411100964204886892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30765699.post-20117921304648365032008-09-22T10:52:00.000-04:002008-09-22T10:52:00.000-04:00Oh, man. I was a waitress all through college and...Oh, man. I was a waitress all through college and I cringed whenever I saw a family with little kids walk through the door. Although as a mom I agree with most of your list, most servers are kids without children themselves, and you just can't expect them to know all this stuff. You have to be the one who is prepared, Mom. Crayons are great to carry but paper in a restaurant? If there's no kid's menu you're out of luck on that one. Carry your own. Not to be a troll here, but oh....hot button for me!HeatherPridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860275128883460043noreply@blogger.com