/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.10788207]

Tell me about the worst experience you've ever had in a restaurant, /ck/.

[Anonymous No.10788289]

>>10788207
Dude looks like bryan callen

[Anonymous No.10788303]

i had to wait a whole hour for my food once and when i got it, it was cold.

another time was when the waiter was too fucking nice and i felt uncomfortable every time he talked to me

[Anonymous No.10788339]

>well regarded restaurant, considered the best tap list in my city (which is a hipster mecca so that's saying something)
>weeknight, well before closing, place is mostly dead
>get good but slightly anxious service
>order an appetizer and a steak to split because we were mostly there for the beer
>almost all the beers we want are out
>get our appetizer, portion is tiny, get concerned, ask how big the steak is and what exact cut it is
>find out we ordered a $28 5oz skirt steak, get upset at ourselves and the resturaunt
>appetizer is delicious, get encouraged by prospect of an incredible 5oz skirt steak that will somehow justify the price tag
>over the next 40 minutes, watch the obviously drunk kitchen staff pour themselves the rest of the beer while waiting for our steak
>finally, watch our steak sitting in the window for 10 minutes while the waitress is on a break and none of the cooks feel like bringing it to us
>my gf, who's a waitress, is having a breakdown as i try to lobby for just walking out
>when the waitress comes back, we try to just pay for the appetizer and beer and leave
>she's practically begging us to stay and order more food, without making it clear whether we would be paying for it or not (had been there more than an hour by then and barely eaten; the place was fuckin empty the whole time); my gf is having a panic attack trying to empathize with this waitress
>eventually leave money on the table and drag my gf out
>get mcdonalds
>everyone else i know who's been to that restaurant loves it and had a great time

[Anonymous No.10788348]

Oncr I farted and everyon laughed

[Anonymous No.10788352]

[Anonymous No.10788355]

>>10788207
>eat at restaurant
>food's not bad
>service is decent
>good times were had
>six hours later shitting guts into toilet
not very exciting but it's the worst

[Anonymous No.10788376]

>>10788207

>Visit a pub that's supposed to have great taps and burgers
>Turns out they're moving locations in like a week
>Only have two beers on tap and 90% of their menu is unavailable

It was my fault for not checking beforehand but goddamn was that a shitty experience

[Anonymous No.10788390]

>>10788207
I went to Olive Garden and paid $16 for an entree that came out with the chicken feeling like rubber because they obviously microwaved it

[Anonymous No.10788436]

Attacked by some drunk redneck that didn't like the way I looked at some late night Chinese place
Attacked by school bully I was trying to get away from
Denied entrance to some loud douchezone hosting an event I was specifically invited to for being "visibly intoxicated" (I'm a teetotaler)

[Anonymous No.10788446]

>>10788207
>went to chipotle cuz i was out on the town and starving.
>walk into the place and think 'wow, this place is empty"
>walk up to the counter and this golem looking kid starts taking my order.
>the kid was pale, caked spit in booth corners of the mouth, clearly infected acne with yellow pus with some of the pimples looking like they were popped and left to dry without cleaning, and some 3 inch long peach fuzz dangling from the chin.
>immediately lose appetite, didn't want to be rude and walk out. Begin to have a small anxiety attack (i dont even have anxiety).
>kid is looking at me with a bewildered look
>I quickly regain control and begin to order the cheapest thing.
>going down the line i just get chicken and lettuce burrito, nothing else.
>kid says "just lettissshh!?" I say "yep!".
>finally get to the register and some sweaty fat mexican kid asks if i want chips and a drink.
>say no and quickly pay and leave. nearly ran out of there.
>no trashcan in sight so i'm driving down the road gagging trying not to puke, end up throwing the burrito out of the window without taking a bite.
>I feel bad about it, but i have a serious problem with mentally disabled and people with unkempt appearances handling my food.
>will never step foot in that chipotle again.

[Chef No.10788459]

>>10788207
Waited 45 minutes to get my food, once it came it was wrong dish. They had the stomach to tell me i had to pay for the drink.,.

[Anonymous No.10788570]

Was visiting portland because of I have retarded (now former) friends that thought it was a good idea to move there. They were showing me around and took me to some insanely up its own ass vegan place where every staff member was apparently some flavor of queer, nonbinary, huge gross beards, stupid piercings and hair, etc. It was like the kind of nightmare-ish degenerate hellhole the subject of some /pol/ fantasy post, but real. I really wasn't intent on filling up on pretend meat so I just settled for a side of hummus /w chips ($12). I was really uncomfortable the whole time from the scowls and glares from some of the patrons and staff, and no I wasn't wearing a MAGA hat, I just dressed conservatively. After about 20 minutes I was getting increasingly agitated from the atmosphere so I went to the gender inclusive restroom to wash my face, shit, and relax for a moment and had to brush past some fat tranny ogre adjusting his makeup.

After about 35 minutes of feeling incredibly unsatisfied, ripped off, and unwelcome, there was some sort of protest+counter protest building up outside that was getting louder and more intrusive with megaphones and people banging drums and making a lot of noise in various ways so I kept urging my friends to hurry the fuck up so we could leave as I was the designated driver). I was really stressed out at this point and was very close to snapping and running the crowd over as they didn't make it easy for us to leave.

Then a day after I find there were a shit ton of arrests at the same protest I got tangentially caught up in. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.10788607]

>>10788446
>go to Chipotle
>order burrito
>qt grill makes it for me
>go to pay
>grill wraps burrito puts in bag and says "Thanks, have a nice day" and goes to help next customer before I pay
>she says burrito is free and I can leave
I love Chipotle.

[Anonymous No.10788632]

Got dumped

Otherwise,
>go to popular burger place with friends
>order, get beers, I get a milkshake
>it's YUGE, has scoop of ice cream and a brownie in it
>we sit around and shit talk for like an hour
>"okay, everyone, we're closing"
>never got food
>don't ask for check
>mfw got a free milkshake
>we all went and got pizza

We were all pissed but the stuff was free

[Anonymous No.10788642]

>>10788632
Honestly I wouldn't mind that if the drinks were free.

[Anonymous No.10788670]

I found out I'm allergic to shelfish. He the whole swollen face numb lips ringing ears thing directly after getting up. Went straight from the restaurant to the hospital. Worst experience so far.
The restaurant itself was quite good actually but the day more on the shitty side overall

[Anonymous No.10788800]

>>10788207
>little japanese noodle bar opens in my town a month ago
>go with a friend
>I order seafood ramen, he orders chicken katsu
>ramen is made with undercooked egg noodles, broth was obviously made from instant powder mix, seafood was obviously pre-cooked
>friend's chicken katsu's breading was soggy, meat was cold and clearly not fresh, lazily reheated in a microwave for a few seconds before serving if at all
>completely forgot to serve me the tea I ordered
>no music or anything in the place, just the low hum of the AC
I've literally never been more disappointed with a restaurant in my life. It made me completely re-evaluate what I've considered a bad restaurant up to that point.

[Anonymous No.10788851]

>>10788570
Not even liberal by why not stay in some rural flyover shitover you came from?

[Anonymous No.10788949]

>>10788851
>why not stay in some rural flyover shitover you came from?
Ah, there's that judgy up-their-own-ass attitude I'm talking about. Did I strike a nerve?

[Anonymous No.10789046]

>>10788949
>Ah, there's that judgy up-their-own-ass attitude I'm talking about
wew
how ironic

[Anonymous No.10789105]

>>10788570
gee I wonder why they're not your friends anymore. Can't imagine why. You seem like a nice person to be around.

[Anonymous No.10789226]

>>10788570
>I was really uncomfortable the whole time from the scowls and glares from some of the patrons and staff, and no I wasn't wearing a MAGA hat, I just dressed conservatively
lmao yeah I bet that's why they were all giving you stinkeye, you were just dressed too damn conservatively

[Anonymous No.10789284]

go to a local diner that's with a 60s theme that i've been to before

order a burger with chili. when the food arrives I immediately see a black hair in the chili.

look over and happen to see the chef in the kitchen who indeed has black hair.
They replace the food and give it to me for free.
Just before I leave the restaurant feel stomach rumbling and rush to the toilet and immediately get diarrhea.

[Anonymous No.10789354]

My story comes with a bit of a "moral."

I went to a Korean owned Japanese restaurant in the hipster/busy area of town. Their concept was tappas style, but to be honest, it was all over the place. Sushi, sashimi, salads, ramen, udon, bentos, fried rice, you name it. And the restaurant was absolutely hopping. Keep in mind, that this is in an in-land, predominantely white town with very little exposure to "authentic" international cuisine.

I notice that bluefin tuna sashimi was on the menu. It didn't even mention if it was lean part of the loin, or the fattier part (chuu-toro), just bluefin tuna. So I asked the Japanese-speaking waitress what is the origin of the bluefin tuna. She said "local, not Japanese." I was trying to be polite, so I just said "local, like from BC?" She replied "not Japan."

I ordered it anyway, just to see how the chef was going to present this dish. I was sitting near the kitchen, where I could barely see the expediting counter. Once the sashimi was plated and waiting on the counter, I see two Japanese waitresses whispering to each other (in Japanese): "woooww... look at the plating.." in the most sarcastic voice.

It was quite horrible, but what left an even worse taste in my mouth was the fact that these waitresses were so arrogant about them being the only Japanese people in town (they aren't), and that they have 0 pride in the restaurant they were working at. The least they could do was brush up on what they're serving, and put on a fake smile.

That now, is how a true Japanese person would work.

[Anonymous No.10789356]

>>10788348
based

[Anonymous No.10790998]

>>10789354
>the waitresses were not honorabu japanese samurai

God, I hope this is satire.

[Anonymous No.10791564]

>>10790998

Not satire, 100% serious. Would you want your servers to mock your dish in front of customers?

[Anonymous No.10791649]

>>10788851
Portland is shit, just accept it

[Anonymous No.10791652]

>>1078904
>>10789105

Fuck off retard

[Anonymous No.10791656]

>>10789046
>>10789105
>>10789226
You don't need to pretend to be different people, btw

[Anonymous No.10791658]

>>10788570
I wondered why all those mug shots had the gay face until I read your post.

[Anonymous No.10791676]

>>10791656
>more than one person thinks you're a retard
>MUS BE ALL DUH SAME PERSON
Fuck off yourself.

[Anonymous No.10791677]

Two instances come to mind and both include having food spilled on me by the waitstaff.

First time was at a bar that serves pretty legit sandwiches. Order a pitcher for the table and as it was coming out, chick missed her step and I proceeded to get a beer shower. She was really sorry, honest mistake, except when the bill came the manager tried to charge me for the spilled pitcher. No idea what that fucker was thinking.

Second time I don't know what happened, but got a streaming bowl of lobster bisque down my neck. I was pretty pissed on that one, especially since the asshole who ordered it a couple tables over, very loudly complained about waiting for a second bowl. Got an apology and I don't know if they brought a bill or not, but I finished my cocktail and entree and walked the fuck out.

[Anonymous No.10791774]

>>10788348
Sounds like best experience ever had in a restaurant

[Anonymous No.10791801]

>>10788851
It's Portland, man. That sounds exactly like the kind of people you'd meet in a vegan restaurant there. The liberals of Portland are a different breed.

[Anonymous No.10791815]

>>10791801
They are not liberals. They're a mixture of democratic socialists, socialists, marxists, anarchists, and commies.

[Anonymous No.10793338]

>>10791774
How?

[Anonymous No.10794113]

>>10788339
Reading this gave me hives

[Anonymous No.10794165]

>>10788632
How was this the worst experience?

[Anonymous No.10794171]

>>10791656
Incredible, how when confronted with the information that you were acting as the confrontational asshole how you double down and act like it was everyone else being weird.

>Dressed too conservatively

[Anonymous No.10794310]

>>10794171
>act like it was everyone else being weird.
This is literally Portland's motto.

[Anonymous No.10794372]

>>10791564
you should have asked more directly for the information you were seeking.

also you're a faggot

[Anonymous No.10794571]

>>10791677
you’re like the white equivalent of pic related

[Anonymous No.10794640]

>>10794372

You cannot be more clear than "origin." It's the second most important thing about a seafood product besides its species, especially if they're serving it at a sushi restaurant.

I was pointing out their unprofessional behavior in mocking the dish that they were serving.

[Anonymous No.10794675]

>>10788339
>go at closing on a weeknight
>hurr why not fully stocked
>why a business minimise risk
>grug prefer hammed burgers, never have bad feel there

[Anonymous No.10794707]

>>10788207
A few months ago I went to KFC and there was no chicken! None at all! They just turned me away.

[Anonymous No.10794714]

>>10794640
How many fedoras do you own?

[Anonymous No.10795194]

>>10788570
Bongandoff cousin upper left?

[Anonymous No.10795205]

>>10788949
>very staff member was apparently some flavor of queer, nonbinary, huge gross beards, stupid piercings and hair, etc. It was like the kind of nightmare-ish degenerate hellhole
>judgy

[Anonymous No.10795208]

>>10789284
Diarrhea wouldn't be from the chili though unless it was super greasy but you would have known it would happen while you ate it
>FYI food poisoning takes 12-48 hours to incubate

[Anonymous No.10795212]

>>10788339
if the cooks are drinking why didn't you report the restaurant shits illegal

[Anonymous No.10795216]

>>10794310
Culturally appropriated from the Midwest City of Austin no less

[Anonymous No.10795219]

>>10795212
That's not illegal bro

[Anonymous No.10795243]

>>10794714
All of them.

[Anonymous No.10795289]

>be 8 or something
>asked if I want dessert
>n-no thanks
>they insist
>check the menu and order some elabourate sounding ice cream and mousse dish
>mite b cool
>get really excited actually
>waitress comes with a huge grin on her face
>sets down the plate
>everyone's watching for my reaction
>it's a pancake with a syrup smiley face on it
>speechless
>don't know how to say it's not what I ordered
>wonder if parents changed it because it was too expensive
>wonder if I should speak up or look happy about it
>wonder if the waitress didn't hear me
>wonder if I'm just stupid
>the waitress is still standing there smiling
>pick up my fork and dig at it until the adults ignore me
>deeply disturbed for the rest of the day

why the fuck were they staring at me
felt like a nightmare

[Anonymous No.10795317]

>>10788303
Was your penor getting hard?

[Anonymous No.10795339]

>>10795289
kek the mocking smiley face makes it

[Anonymous No.10796189]

>be in hotel restaurant with parents
>all three of us order a dishes which are essentially steak with sides
>long wait, waitress comes up with only 2 plates
>parents start eating while I figure they're plating mine or something
>dad's steak is overcooked to hell, not just well done but fucking leather
>mom's steak is cold
>they straight up forgot my dish

Another one, not quite as bad:
>be in local restaurant that holds a michelin star
>not in the greatest mood because of rough uni semester (mostly turned that around in 2nd exam session)
>fine dining atmosphere making me nervous as well, feel like anything I do may upset everyone
>staff very friendly though
>follow some multi-course menu they have set up, most of it is tasty and refined, up until now no problems that aren't a direct result of my autistic nature
>"main" course featuring a supposedly high-quality meat cut
>holy fuck salt
>even after scraping off the obnoxious sea salt grains, the meat tastes like salt
>completely overpowers any meat flavour
>thirsty af because of this, but because this is a "fancy" restaurant they don't leave water bottles on the table
>have to wait for some dickhead to notice my (tiny) empty glass, get a bottle out of some cooler/container and refill every time
>dessert was complex but not that great

[Anonymous No.10796639]

>>10796189
>too autistic to tell the waiter to leave the bottle
Ouch.

[Anonymous No.10796886]

>>10788348
pls be qt gril

[Anonymous No.10796965]

>>10794675
Try again

[Anonymous No.10796986]

>>10796886
I’m a black guy

[Anonymous No.10797109]

>>10788207

>small dodgy chinese restaurant
>formerly belonged to a pedo
>puked, mild food poisoning

or

>somewhere in germany
>restaurant that has dishes with funny/hipster names
>they have a schnitzel fried in corn flakes instead of breadcrums
>its overcooked meat with a coating which consists of cornflakes that have become soggy by absorbing the meat juice
>feels like chewing a sock that has been dipped in a very weak coffee then puke muesli
>also unseasoned
>comes with unseasoned boiled peas
saddest schnitzel ever

[Anonymous No.10798090]

bump

[Anonymous No.10799530]

>>10794372
that's not what he asked you faggot

[Anonymous No.10799538]

>>10791774
i think he meant they laughed at him

[Anonymous No.10799543]

>>10795289
you know you should have spoken up