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So we're in Chico for Sam and Maggie's basketball tournament this weekend. Momma wantsto go to Chilli's tonight for dinner. Granted there was one other family with us, so our table was quite large. Anyhow on our table was theSElittle monitors. The waitress explained to us we could order refills on our beer with them and they'd bring em right to us. While waiting for food the kids could play games on them. Also at the end of dinner they bring us our bill on them and we just swipe our card on them to pay.

Well no way the kids were gonna play 99 cent games while waiting for dinner. They could talk. Casey and I just waved our waitress over for refills. They finally bring us our digital bills. And they explained to us we could go over our bill to make sure they were all correct. Removing any accountability on their part.

The goal was to expedite the process. The waitress spent so much time time explaining how to use them it doubled the time.

What's this world coming to?




Say goodbye to your tip sweetheart

Never seen anything like it.

We had a restaurant here in town (don't remember the name, wasn't a chain), they tried to be a new modern fancy restaurant. The waiters used some sort of I-pad/tablet thing to take orders and read the specials. They spent so much time looking at those damn things, they almost never made eye-contact with the people they were serving. It was like being waited on by robots. It didn't last long before they went out of business.

I pass on the computer when im at chillys. How can I flirt with the waitress with a computer.

Redbeard wrote:So we're in Chico for Sam and Maggie's basketball tournament this weekend. Momma wantsto go to Chilli's tonight for dinner. Granted there was one other family with us, so our table was quite large. Anyhow on our table was theSElittle monitors. The waitress explained to us we could order refills on our beer with them and they'd bring em right to us. While waiting for food the kids could play games on them. Also at the end of dinner they bring us our bill on them and we just swipe our card on them to pay.

Well no way the kids were gonna play 99 cent games while waiting for dinner. They could talk. Casey and I just waved our waitress over for refills. They finally bring us our digital bills. And they explained to us we could go over our bill to make sure they were all correct. Removing any accountability on their part.

The goal was to expedite the process. The waitress spent so much time time explaining how to use them it doubled the time.

What's this world coming to?

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Say goodbye to your tip sweetheart

And so you took a picture of it with your hi-tech pocket computer and posted it to the internet?

They had those at Cheddars the last time I showed up. Place was recently updated and has gone to shit. Bucha bullshit if the waiter/waitress doesn't want to pay attention to the people they are serving.

3legged_lab wrote:

Redbeard wrote:So we're in Chico for Sam and Maggie's basketball tournament this weekend. Momma wantsto go to Chilli's tonight for dinner. Granted there was one other family with us, so our table was quite large. Anyhow on our table was theSElittle monitors. The waitress explained to us we could order refills on our beer with them and they'd bring em right to us. While waiting for food the kids could play games on them. Also at the end of dinner they bring us our bill on them and we just swipe our card on them to pay.

Well no way the kids were gonna play 99 cent games while waiting for dinner. They could talk. Casey and I just waved our waitress over for refills. They finally bring us our digital bills. And they explained to us we could go over our bill to make sure they were all correct. Removing any accountability on their part.

The goal was to expedite the process. The waitress spent so much time time explaining how to use them it doubled the time.

What's this world coming to?

ImageUploadedByTapatalk1397273454.325700.jpg

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Say goodbye to your tip sweetheart

And so you took a picture of it with your hi-tech pocket computer and posted it to the internet?

well I couldn't think of anyone else to bitch too

It's cool Red, I'm with you. We don't have that sort of stuff here in Montana. Shoot, just last week I found out there's no need for all those magazine subscriptions I have. Apparently you can find all that stuff on the internet now. Amazing!

Redbeard wrote:well I couldn't think of anyone else to bitch too

Lol. I just thought it was funny. I'm with you on dealing with the waitress in person though.

3legged_lab wrote:

Redbeard wrote:well I couldn't think of anyone else to bitch too

Lol. I just thought it was funny. I'm with you on dealing with the waitress in person though.

Deeper the cleavage, bigger the tip Huh?

Must be a California thing. It sounds like something that would be a California thing, anyway.

Stop naming all these really common restaurants guys. MT and Rex are gonna get confused.

I've been at a restaurant where I wasn't happy...told them I'd like to see the manager. Said "I did not enjoy the experience of dining at his facility" . He offered to give me free food next time but no way am I getting a refund. Told him I don't think you understand. I am not coming back here ever again and you couldn't pay me to return. Free food at a place I hate isn't gonna make me happy so see ya buhbye. Have a nice day.

Botiz630 wrote:Must be a California thing. It sounds like something that would be a California thing, anyway.

That was my first thought.

I normally tip a solid 20%, but that right there would merit about 5%, that's taking 90% of the staffs job and making you do it.
For the record I'm not big on chain restaraunts either. Chilis, Applebee's, ruby Tuesday. Whenever they mention their "chef" I laugh because everything comes either pre sorted/portioned or they follow a recipe with ingredients shipped from headquarters. There's no "chef" quality about it, a 16 year old can do it with no experience.

All those cliche restraunts suck ass anyway. Chillies, TGIF, Applebee's, etc...

assateague wrote:

Botiz630 wrote:Must be a California thing. It sounds like something that would be a California thing, anyway.

That was my first thought.

Me too

Olly wrote:All those cliche restraunts suck ass anyway. Chillies, TGIF, Applebee's, etc...

I'm with ya there. Unfortunately momma's not and daddy's gotta keep the peace while outta town

BrewGUN wrote:I normally tip a solid 20%, but that right there would merit about 5%, that's taking 90% of the staffs job and making you do it.
For the record I'm not big on chain restaraunts either. Chilis, Applebee's, ruby Tuesday. Whenever they mention their "chef" I laugh because everything comes either pre sorted
/portioned or they follow a recipe with ingredients shipped from headquarters. There's no "chef" quality about it, a 16 year old can do it with no experience.

But Brew didn't you know that Olive Garden sends all of their "chefs" to Italy to get trained

gila-river wrote:

BrewGUN wrote:I normally tip a solid 20%, but that right there would merit about 5%, that's taking 90% of the staffs job and making you do it.
For the record I'm not big on chain restaraunts either. Chilis, Applebee's, ruby Tuesday. Whenever they mention their "chef" I laugh because everything comes either pre sorted
/portioned or they follow a recipe with ingredients shipped from headquarters. There's no "chef" quality about it, a 16 year old can do it with no experience.

But Brew didn't you know that Olive Garden sends all of their "chefs" to Italy to get trained

oh yeah, i forgot, please forgive my ignorance

The movie "waiting", yeah its not far from the truth

I used to laugh at those commercials. I would fly to Italy to learn how to microwave food.

Redbeard wrote:

Olly wrote:All those cliche restraunts suck ass anyway. Chillies, TGIF, Applebee's, etc...

I'm with ya there. Unfortunately momma's not and daddy's gotta keep the peace while outta town

True words much like Christmas those chain restaurants were invented for women

Olly wrote:All those cliche restraunts suck ass anyway. Chillies, TGIF, Applebee's, etc...

Yup. Only one I like is carrabbas bc they have a good house red wine for cheap and make their food from scratch. Chili's and tgif are the absolute worst about pre made microwave food. Heck you can buy half their meals at the grocery store.

For the record, I like them. Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chili's, you name it. But I guess when I only eat at one once or twice a year, they're always a treat, no matter what

assateague wrote:For the record, I like them. Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chili's, you name it. But I guess when I only eat at one once or twice a year, they're always a treat, no matter what

Same same. We go out rarely. Last time we went to a Mexican place. Was my BIL's retirement. We got all fucked up on tequila, then started drinking cockroaches. Ever had that? They light it on fire and you drink it quickly thru a straw.

I love Chili's

Feelin' Fowl wrote:I love Chili's

I still remember that huge steak. That was good. When we going again?

Less than 200 days...

Lastly time I went to Chili's (about 3-4 years ago) I asked for a medium rare burger. They came out and gave me the most rarest burger known to man. I asked then to cook it more and they just microwaved it. Needless to say, I got that meal for free and never went back.

aunt betty wrote:

assateague wrote:For the record, I like them. Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Chili's, you name it. But I guess when I only eat at one once or twice a year, they're always a treat, no matter what

Same same. We go out rarely. Last time we went to a Mexican place. Was my BIL's retirement. We got all fucked up on tequila, then started drinking cockroaches. Ever had that? They light it on fire and you drink it quickly thru a straw.

It's not the booze so much as the burning polyethylene fumes that get you fucked up.