There’s a Strand of Hair in My Salad… Oh No!!
Last Saturday I went out to lunch with the girls and Greg to Cheesecake Factory in White Flint mall. I used to come here all the time when I worked at Bertucci’s across the hall. I don’t find the food to be that spectacular, but I will admit that the portions are always very generous. It was supposed to be a quick lunch… the girls had facials and manicure appointments at Roxann Day Spa upstairs, and we also had plans to head over to Tysons Corner later that afternoon.
Here’s why: during my serving days, I used to come across many tables waving me down alerting me of strands of hair and what not in their dishes. Now I understand that this is totally gross, but it’s not the server's fault, and when the dish is halfway done, I feel like there’s no point in bothering a busy waiter. If I had found this strand of hair at the beginning of my meal, then I would probably be more inclined to tell the waiter. I also didn’t tell him because I didn’t want him to take it off the check. I thought that would be silly since I already ate half of it. I think that since I didn’t have very high expectations for the restaurant to begin with, I didn’t find it necessary to get into the situation. However, if I had been at a nicer, more expensive restaurant, and found a strand of hair in my entrée, then I would probably be a little fussier.
What do you think you would do?
food, restaurants, Bethesda, MD, Tasting Journal
At the time, I thought you should have said something. But after reading your explanation, and since you already had eaten half of it, I suppose you did the right thing. But, I would like to point out that telling the server does not mean it's his fault.