Food service workers, what's the strangest kitchen request you ever saw someone order?
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A burger with nothing else just the pattie.
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As a cook, I once had a server come back to the kitchen and said the customer complained that thier omelet was "too hot"...
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My consistent favorites are the "blah blah allergy" then they order something that can't have the allergen swapped out and they say "well I can have a little". Most commonly happens with gluten allergies and the person wanting dessert.
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You can watch this man go insane trying to make a "piña colada, extra creamy"
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When I worked at Subway, there was a woman who would get the BLT, but she'd want us to put the bacon in the toaster oven and literally burn it. As in, like, turn it into charcoal. One time I left it in until it was nothing but black dust and tiny glowing red embers, and she said it was the best she'd ever had.
As for the strangest thing that's actually good, I think my tuna sandwich takes that one: flatbread, tuna, pepper jack cheese, double extra bacon, lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, one line of mayo, one line of sweet onion sauce, one line of roasted garlic aioli.
I personally don't think that's too far out there, but everyone I mention it to thinks I'm nuts
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My consistent favorites are the "blah blah allergy" then they order something that can't have the allergen swapped out and they say "well I can have a little". Most commonly happens with gluten allergies and the person wanting dessert.
It happens to me with avocado. Intolerance would be the better word for it. Whenever ordering sushi I need to pick it out or I'll have a painful digestion (and nausea) later on. Some avocados hit really bad and others I've eaten pieces accidentally without major consequences but anyway, I find most people don't understand the word 'intolerant' or maybe they don't give a fuck, whereas if you say 'allergic' you have their attention.
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It happens to me with avocado. Intolerance would be the better word for it. Whenever ordering sushi I need to pick it out or I'll have a painful digestion (and nausea) later on. Some avocados hit really bad and others I've eaten pieces accidentally without major consequences but anyway, I find most people don't understand the word 'intolerant' or maybe they don't give a fuck, whereas if you say 'allergic' you have their attention.
I know, in my kitchen we have to treat intolerances seriously just like allergies. Sorry you experience really crappy places that would ignore that.
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My consistent favorites are the "blah blah allergy" then they order something that can't have the allergen swapped out and they say "well I can have a little". Most commonly happens with gluten allergies and the person wanting dessert.
It was (and maybe still is) trendy to avoid gluten without any medical reason so it doesn't surprise me you would encounter a lot of people lying about having an allergy or intolerance. Of course people with celiac disease can have a severe reaction to it, so it has to be taken seriously.
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When I worked at Subway, there was a woman who would get the BLT, but she'd want us to put the bacon in the toaster oven and literally burn it. As in, like, turn it into charcoal. One time I left it in until it was nothing but black dust and tiny glowing red embers, and she said it was the best she'd ever had.
As for the strangest thing that's actually good, I think my tuna sandwich takes that one: flatbread, tuna, pepper jack cheese, double extra bacon, lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, one line of mayo, one line of sweet onion sauce, one line of roasted garlic aioli.
I personally don't think that's too far out there, but everyone I mention it to thinks I'm nuts
️I made that exact sandwich for myself all the time when I worked at subway, only difference is I used sriracha instead of aoli
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When I worked at Subway, there was a woman who would get the BLT, but she'd want us to put the bacon in the toaster oven and literally burn it. As in, like, turn it into charcoal. One time I left it in until it was nothing but black dust and tiny glowing red embers, and she said it was the best she'd ever had.
As for the strangest thing that's actually good, I think my tuna sandwich takes that one: flatbread, tuna, pepper jack cheese, double extra bacon, lettuce, spinach, onions, tomatoes, one line of mayo, one line of sweet onion sauce, one line of roasted garlic aioli.
I personally don't think that's too far out there, but everyone I mention it to thinks I'm nuts
️Sounds pretty good to me, except for the spinach (though tbh I probably wouldn't notice it with all that other stuff).
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Back when I worked at a Pizza Hut we had a regular who would order the same thing 2 or 3 times a week:
*Medium crust
*No cheese
*Heavy sauce
*Meatballs and bacon
*Drizzled in garlic butter
Honestly sounds like nothing more than a stoner meal (and probably still was), but still, he ordered that same thing 2-3 times a week for years. Not to mention that it came out to almost $20 per pie with all the toppings/modifications. Never had a chance to try that combo myself, though, so I maybe shouldn't be talking down on it.
I worked at a casey's and this one cop would order a large pepperoni pizza extra pepperoni under the cheese. He ordered this every other day for a year
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It was (and maybe still is) trendy to avoid gluten without any medical reason so it doesn't surprise me you would encounter a lot of people lying about having an allergy or intolerance. Of course people with celiac disease can have a severe reaction to it, so it has to be taken seriously.
Yeah my wife just got diagnosed with celiac and some restaurants take it seriously. And some make her violently ill.
It’s been a treat for her
And people who claim to have sensitivity and then eat a piece of cake with normal flour piss me off. Making it hard for the actual celiacs to get taken seriously
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Sounds pretty good to me, except for the spinach (though tbh I probably wouldn't notice it with all that other stuff).
It is good. Try it.
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I made that exact sandwich for myself all the time when I worked at subway, only difference is I used sriracha instead of aoli
EW WHAT THE FUCK
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Fries, but only deep fried for a second. Came out like pale, limp, oily sticks of potato. Always ordered it, and it alone, in the afternoon lull about 4pm. Bless you, old man with three teeth.
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I worked at a casey's and this one cop would order a large pepperoni pizza extra pepperoni under the cheese. He ordered this every other day for a year
Mmmm the heart disease special
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As a cook, I once had a server come back to the kitchen and said the customer complained that thier omelet was "too hot"...
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I assume the customer was named Patience for some extra irony.
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It was (and maybe still is) trendy to avoid gluten without any medical reason so it doesn't surprise me you would encounter a lot of people lying about having an allergy or intolerance. Of course people with celiac disease can have a severe reaction to it, so it has to be taken seriously.
My neighbour has celiac disease and he's very grateful to the trendsetters - the previously tiny selection of gluten-free products has ballooned. There's even a fish and chip shop that does a gluten-free day each week when they change the frying oil.
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Back when I worked at a Pizza Hut we had a regular who would order the same thing 2 or 3 times a week:
*Medium crust
*No cheese
*Heavy sauce
*Meatballs and bacon
*Drizzled in garlic butter
Honestly sounds like nothing more than a stoner meal (and probably still was), but still, he ordered that same thing 2-3 times a week for years. Not to mention that it came out to almost $20 per pie with all the toppings/modifications. Never had a chance to try that combo myself, though, so I maybe shouldn't be talking down on it.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I used to deliver for papa johns many moons ago. We had one guy who ordered the same thing every Saturday afternoon at about 4pm. I forget the exact details... it was something normal like a pepperoni & mushroom, but then add literally 5x extra anchovies on the entire thing. A typical large was about $12 in those days, and his pizza would be north of $25.
I hated getting that run because my car would smell like fish oil into the next day, but the dude tipped well so it was cool.
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In Brazil in the hot dog stands you can add a lot of toppings to your meal, including but not restricted to potato puree, parmesan cheese, potato crisps, corn, green peas and all kinds of sauces. There was one guy back in the school days that ordered his with all of those but no sausage
