March 15, 2005
Taking One for the Team...
Wanna eat free at outback? Well you've probably seen those emails that if you forward to 100 others you get a free meal... does those work? No... but the following does....
You've heard of taking one for the team... You know a sacrifice so that all can benefit. I've been there in the restaurant scene before. Comes to mind, the day I had a glass of coke poured in my lap... which led to a 1/2 price ticket at Pizza Hut....
But again yesterday?
Well we went to the New Outback Steakhouse... the grand opening. Well we were livin it up, ya know appetizers, meal... etc. But then... our salads never came out! Yes that’s right we didn't get our salad until our meal came! OK, at this point you are like... so... uh... this doesn't sound to tragic. And it wasn't we, didn't mind... ah but the restaurant did... as word got out that our salads came out... shear pandemonium spread among the workers... and managers... Multiple apologies.
But it went further than roughly 40-50 I am sorry comments, and managers basically stalking us for the rest of the meal to make sure everything was perfect....
Then came the Manger that was from another part of the state....
"I'm very sorry for what has happened with your salad. We are trying to figure out why they came out late. And WHEN WE DO FIND OUT... we will shoot that person if you like. As you know something like this would never happen at any outback."
OK at this point its becoming surreal... but it would go further..
"...So tonight everyone who had salad, since it came out at the same time as your entree... That will be free. But that only makes it up to those who had starter salads, for the rest of the table, the appetizers are free. Also, you all can get any desert you want. I am so sorry your salads did not come out"
In the end they gave us $60 worth of food, because ... our salad was late? Wow...
So what is the moral of the story. Well I'm pretty sure I don't want to work at outback, if messing up when salads come out bring on that much heartache... And two, if you do eat at Outback, order a salad, it may be late.. and then everything is free! And also as Tre stated, hope they drop some food on you... because if that happened, they would probably give you half ownership in the franchise.
Posted by itzjerm at March 15, 2005 07:58 AMAt Hopps in order to get a free desert just clean up your mess by putting all the silverware in a cup and stacking everything neatly in a pile in the middle of the table.
I forget, why were we doing that again? I know it wasn't to help out like the manager thought we were doing.
Posted by: Amber at March 15, 2005 08:27 AMok jeremy, we have to quit this being at the same places in different states at the same time/doing the same things in different states at the same time thing
cause its starting to freak me out!
last night i was also at the local Outback and not only did we have a new waitress but she apoligized numerous times for not being prompt on getting our drinks filled, bringing bread out, salads, etc... unfortunatly we didnt get anything free!
I think in the training they receive they must beat into the new employees to be extra nice and say they are sorry for everything including be new on the job, which is a big mistake because you automatically assume that the service is going to stink.
However the place that has the absolute most annoyingly nice employees is Chick-fil-a. those employees would say "thank you" if you told them they were ugly!
Posted by: case at March 15, 2005 09:36 AMyou're right case, i have in fact told numerous chick-fil-a employees that they were ugly and was still the recipient of outstanding service!
seriously though, once when i was there, the guy taking orders kept blessing people under his breath when they walked away... then asked me if i was a 'believer' - i didnt like that.
Posted by: mallory at March 15, 2005 10:22 AMSnow Patrol tickets on sale
for May 26 in Atlanta at Roxy Theater
One time, I spit in this guys burger at McDonalds. And I was laughing and everything, until I realized I didn't work there. Then it hit me, that it was my burger. That pretty much was the best burger I've ever eaten.
Posted by: I'm Not Talking To You. . .So Stop Reading My Comments at March 15, 2005 12:12 PMOne time on my burger... uh nevermind... Stephanie can finish that story if she likes...
Oh and I think we were just doing that because we were bored amber... it was like...hey lets make a giant stack of dishes in the middle of the table... forgot about that one...
And Case, prob not that weird... what will be weird is if Sunday you were shooting Paintballs with slingshots, in a dueling (just not at the same time) time scenario...
And Mallory... yes they try to force there belief in the almighty chicken on all...
"Are you a believer in the chicken?"
Posted by: itzjerm at March 15, 2005 12:36 PMi don't think i'll eat at outback again... i've been sick all day.....
Posted by: darcie at March 15, 2005 01:39 PMHEY....I'm just wondering why I wasn't invited!! Free anything, is always good!
Posted by: Ana at March 15, 2005 01:42 PMI have never eaten at outback before
Posted by: Autumn at March 15, 2005 03:15 PMI've eaten out back before. My dad was like, your table manners are atrocious, go out back like the dog you are. . .oh wait. . .you mean the restaurant. Yeah, I've been there.
Posted by: I'm Not Talking To You. . .So Stop Reading My Comments at March 15, 2005 04:17 PMthe first time i ate at outback was the most i'd ever spent on a meal. It was like 7.78 including tax, it bothers me to this very day just thinking about it. (actually, it was something over 20 bucks, i've tried to forget exactly how much)
Posted by: kevin at March 16, 2005 02:03 PMI was fixin to say Kev, 7.78 probably wouldn't get you bread and water at outback.
Posted by: Buff at March 16, 2005 02:15 PM