Sunday, March 16, 2014
Dis-satisfaction (is that a word? it is now!)
Tonight I had the privilege of volunteering at the 12th Annual Kiss-A-Pig Gala to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This is the second time I've participated, the first time in 2012. I did not volunteer in 2013 because of stupid pride (don't ask). Anyway, it was a great event tonight, and I even had the highest bid on a silent auction item. I tried to get 3 different items, but only got one. It's funny, one of the women I volunteered with outbid me on one of the items, and she told me right before the auction closed. That was OK though. It was a lot of money and she will enjoy it much more than I would.
I left the convention center around midnight, and decided to stop at Denny's before going home, as I was hungry and needed something to eat. I don't know if I mentioned the last time my wife and I were there. It was about a year ago more or less. We went for dinner, and the restaurant was not that crowded. We ordered, got our drinks, then proceeded to wait 45 minutes for food. We asked about it more than once, but nothing. So, we walked out. I told her we'd never go back. Well, on a Saturday at midnight, there isn't much open in the area, so I figured why not.
A few minutes into being there, a voice got loud. It was a customer, asking the cook in the back to stop using foul language and inappropriate content in the restaurant where families dining could hear it. The cook "mouthed off" to the customer, and that's where things got stupid. The manager wound up getting in the CUSTOMER'S face! Yes, the customer, who never used a foul word. The manager proceeded to stick up for the cook, and telling the customer to "shut up!" and "get out of my restaurant". Naturally the customer refused, stating all he wants is the cook to stop talking the way he was. The manager proceeded to call 911 ON THE CUSTOMER! The cops showed up, and the customer was spoken to. The manager also was spoken to, and he proceeded to tell the cop that he did NOT get in the customer's face, and politely asked him on more than one occasion to leave. Really? When the cops and the customers left, the manager and the cook had the look of satisfaction on their faces. Really?!?
I never heard what the cook said, but I heard about it from a couple of other customers as well as two of the serving staff. I came home and posted a complaint to Denny's against the manager and the cook.
People, if you have to eat out, do NOT go to Denny's. Apparently they hire cook's and manager's who do NOT care about you!