T Stands For DiaTribe

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A couple of weeks ago, my foodie friend Sally and I went to DeFazio's.  This is not the first time we've been here, and of all the places we could have eaten, we chose this place because we love their food.

Ever since I explained T Tuesday to Sally, she reminded me to take a photo of our waters soon after the waitress had taken our order.

While we waited, I took a photo of their dessert case from where I sat.  Sally had the good seat because she could look at other customers in the restaurant.  I, on the other hand, got to drool over the cheesecake and cream puffs.

We had the sweetest waitress and I felt sorry for her.  I had asked for ranch dressing on the side of my Italian salad.  I simply can't eat that horrible oil and vinegar they drench all over really delicious fresh greens.  The chef (or possibly sous chef) is in charge of creating each salad and he/she messed mine up, even though I had seen the waitress write my order on the ticket.  Consequently, I had to wait for mine.  Those who know me, know I eat slower than everybody, so I knew I'd be taking some salad home with me.

As usual, Sally ordered spaghetti and meatballs from the dinner menu and I ordered shrimp scampi and fettuccini from the lunch menu.  I had barely gotten my new salad when the main order came.

Sally's meatballs and sauce were steaming hot, but her spaghetti was luke warm and mushy.  I tasted her spaghetti and it certainly wasn't al dente.  You can see the butter sauce is starting to congeal in my scampi.  I knew something was wrong, because I'm always told, no matter where I eat, the metal or porcelain dish in which the scampi comes, is hot and not to touch it.  That day I forgot, and picked up the scampi to rearrange it after I'd photographed it.  It was barely warm.  My fettuccini was barely warm, too.  It wasn't the waitress's fault because she said she debated bringing our main courses out right after I'd received my new salad, but decided it was best to get the food to us while it was still hot.  I told her the best part of my meal was her upbeat attitude and great service.

When we told our waitress how sub-standard the food was this time, she came back a few minutes later and said we could have our choice of a free chocolate or vanilla cream puff.  I chose chocolate, while Sally chose vanilla.  Since going to DeFazio's was my idea, I paid for both lunches.

However, when I paid, I hadn't given the cashier enough money.  Our bill should have been around $24.00, but the bill was for over $27.00 (USD).  When I asked to see the ticket, the cashier said we only got ONE free cream puff.

That's when I lost it.  I had endured a cold meal and a salad that had to be remade.  Now I was going to have to pay for something I didn't order in the first place?  I told the cashier she could have one of the cream puffs back, since we didn't order them in the first place, but were told they were free because of the sub-standard meals.  After I told her to take my cream puff back, since I hadn't ordered it, I went on to tell her we had both had crappy meals and now one of us was going to be rewarded with a freebie and one of us was going to go home with nothing but a bad taste in our mouth.  At this point, I got rather loud, too, although Sally said she didn't hear any of it when I got back to the table.  That's when the waitress came up and said she would pay for the extra cream puff.  I retorted with it wasn't fair to her, because she was the ONLY positive part of the meal.  I tried to insist I would bring the (to go) cream puff back, but the waitress insisted.  I was so mad at that cashier, I almost vowed to never return.  However, with the great business they do, my not returning would not have meant a thing to their business or the cashier.

You've read my diatribe, now it's your turn.  By now you probably know the "rules," but in case you don't, please show something drink related. It can be photos, a place you visited, movies, tea cups, coffee mugs, a tea or coffee service, postcards, books, magazines, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, ATCs, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday, and not just this year.