Friendship Bracelets
One night, a family of four came to eat dinner. The mom brought a small friendship bracelet kit with her. She then explained that her preteen daughter was having trouble making the bracelets. Guess she wanted to demonstrate how easy it was […]
A Simple Lent Request
Lent season is here! And I’d like to take this time to speak on behalf of the servers and bartenders. *ahem* When we offer you steaks, desserts and adult beverages during Lent season, please take no offense. We aren’t an incarnation of […]
Think Ahead!
I’m in between shifts and preparing to head back in. But I’d love to share a story with y’all. One Saturday afternoon about 3 months ago, I was one of three servers on the floor when there was a “pop” of customers. […]
Beer Judge
All of my server friends know this. Even my manager, bless her heart, knows about my upcoming excitement. I’ve been talking and talking and talking and talking…. etc…The beer judging competition, my first one ever, is this coming weekend. And I do […]
Ink Pens Yay!
een debating what the next chronicle should be. So I thought I’d go random and discuss the one thing that is close to all servers no matter where they serve. What is this one item, you ask? The answer is simple. Ink […]
Behind!
The restaurant where I work has a small server alley (and a kitchen in the front of the house too). For our guests, the quickest way to the restrooms is through the server’s alley. While my server family and I were scurrying […]
Valentine’s Fool
I’ve been known to put my foot in my mouth. And with love kindling in the air with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I’d like share one of my more bumbling moments. I’m a hopeless romantic. One night, a man gave […]
They’re Not There
Let’s do a simple call and response. All you have to say is, “They’re not there.” Got it? Okay, here we go! I see a familiar face at the library. They look like a patron I served a couple of days ago. […]
JD-The Wise Man
Words from a wise man “When you have a tough table and get a shitty tip, just turn the page man. Just turn the page.” “I know the real reason why you were late for work. Umm hmmm…” “Went to The Stones […]
It’s prom season. For many teens, this is a right of passage especially when it comes to dining out. Many of the teens are venturing out on their own for the first time. I served 4 teenagers who were heading to prom. […]