When you order outside of the norm, do people lose their brains?

Consider who is working at fast food shacks.

“Went to KFC.”
And there’s the problem…..

I thought this was going to be a question about trying new and unusual stuff :(

Having worked as a chef and a cook in many restaurants including some ratherfine dining establishments i can tell you categorically how a cook hates more than anything else substitutions from he menu.

As for KFC…hahahaha I feel sorry for you. That slop is ridiculously high priced for the alleged food you get served.

I worked at KFC/Pizza Hut express, for a few months, as a cashier and a pizza maker, 10 years ago ... I had massive stage fright and I hoped I got the order’s right. I got so scared that I would mess up that I was diagnosed with a mental illness and I went on permanent disability. I get scared every time I think of working. I sent an application form in for McDonalds recently and I never followed through. I treat workers in fast food better because I know what it feels like and I don’t complain when I order a chicken thigh and get a chicken rib.

@Dan_Lyons I didn’t deviate from anything. I simply ordered all sides. Apparently the server didn’t consider that a “meal.”

Damn, if they don’t know how to serve it properly, then they shouldn’t have it on the menu.

Gah. Went to a pizza joint a few days ago and wanted the two slices of pizza plus one soft drink special deal for five bucks. I asked for spicy Mexican pizza, and they told me the special deal is only applicable to all dressed pizza. What the fuck? Bum baskets. What’s the point of having all those other pizzas on the menu if you’re not arsed to make it?

I know it’s a special deal, and the other pizzas are not included in it so that if you want them, you have to pay more. But still. And now I’m hungry.

Very often when I go to a fast food place they simply don’t pay attention to the “for here” or “to go” instruction about half the time. I think this is more a case of someone simply not paying attention than someone being so very confused by a lack of chicken.

As someone whose taste buds are violently opposed to mayonnaise, I can confirm this is, indeed, true.

I often say “If this comes with mayo, I don’t want it – make sure they hold the mayo.” Because most of the time mayo isn’t listed as a default condiment, because the disgusting white gelatinous substance lobbyists have convinced every restaurant ever that all Americans love that shit. And do these people understand my request? No. I can’t tell you how many times a sandwich that wasn’t even supposed to have mayo came to me with mayo added, specifically because I asked for it not to be on there.

Idiots.

@canidmajor I think this is more a case of someone simply not paying attention than someone being so very confused by a lack of chicken.

Lol. Maybe it’s just me, but that was hilarious. XD

If I worked an undemanding job with low pay, my brain would get turned off, too. It’s a defence mechanism. If you think about fried chicken from 9 to 5, you are bound to go insane.

@Seek Ummmmm mayonaise

Was that a spell check? Because it’s definitely two “n“s.

I very rarely criticize the behavior of anyone with a Mcjob at a fast food place. A while back, I went into a Burger King and found a kid working there that I knew. I was surprised because the kid has psychological problems that had me thinking that he was unemployable. When the kids (and I) were younger, we’d dine in fast food joints as a matter of course. Now I find spending enough time in most of them to eat the food, a depressing experience.

No, not a spell check, just a misspelling. I apparently have misspelled it for over 40 years.

I like mayo, but one must know the difference between actual, real mayonnaise, and salad dressing spread.

I don’t actually know the real difference between the two besides the fact that they do NOT taste the same.

Homemade mayonnaise is pretty easy to do and tastes much better than jarred stuff.

Perhaps because your portion of the order was all sides, they thought it was only one meal? Did one of you order for both, or did each of you say what you were having?

I constantly customize my food, if they can;t handle it, too bad…OMG…someone toss a curve ball into the automan machine. lol

It sounds like an accidental fuckup. They see about a million people every day; it’s bound to happen from time to time. Or possibly there’s some draconian corporate policy about serving the food a particular way.

A la carte items don’t come on a plate; they come in little containers. I would prefer that myself.

This doesn’t sound like a big thing. When I go through McDonalds drive throughs, I always order a small coffee in a large cup. I do this for two reasons 1. I have been badly burned (3rd degree burns) on my crotch from spilling McDonalds coffee on my lap. 2. I like a LOT of milk—more than that little dab they add when you say “with milk” 3. I am clumsy and need a good inch or so below the rim of the cup or else I will spill.

I always go to the same McDonalds, and every time I order a small coffee in a large cup, whoever is taking the order flips out. “You want.. WHAT?”

I say “Just take the large coffee cup and press the SMALL drink button”

“I don’t think I can do that”

“You guys always say that… then somehow you figure out that you can”

“I’ll have to charge you for a large”

“All your drinks are 1.00, no matter what the size”

“But I’ll… wait let me get my manager…”

They go get the manager. I ask him for a small coffee in a large cup. He tells the employee

“Just get a large cup and press the small coffee button”

“OH… OK!”
!!!! IT DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!

Meanwhile the line behind me is growing and people are getting angry. It’s always a mindblowingly huge deal .. every single time..

@keobooks LOL! Yeah, and the tab is $4.99 and you give them a $5 and they have to look at the computer to see what change to give you!

@canidmajor we each ordered separately, but I paid for both. I specified “For here,” and she heard me because all the food was on one tray. Rick’s plate was set “for here,” but my sides weren’t. Eating from the containers wouldn’t really have bothered me, but eating the corn on the foil? That was really the kicker, and the reason I asked for a plate. Oh, and a fork. Didn’t want to eat the cole slaw with my fingers.

It wasn’t a huge deal. I just found her reaction to my unusual order kind of interesting. It’s like when I go through McD’s and just order a hamburger, or just order french fries, they always sound a little surprised.

@keobooks
They are just scared that they might get fired if they do not follow the guidelines to the letter.

And they’re probably right to be sceert. You know, if the employee makes that decision all by themselves, they get yelled at. If they take it to the manager, and the manager makes the exact same decision it’s OK.

@ragingloli Truth. Working at McDick’s is actually really strict. :/

All that reminds me of this woman who got severe 3rd degree burns from McDick’s coffee, that she spilled all over herself. Her gut and crotch were, pretty much, ruined. There was a whole deal in court with this, the woman ended up making a lot of money, but then she lost it all because even though she won her case, it cost way too much to fight the restaurant. So ever since then McDick’s was ordered to make their coffee ’‘less hot’’. But most people agree that it’s still just way too hot.

@Symbeline I think that whole case was bullshit. It’s a fucking cup of coffee, of course it’s hot.

“Liebeck placed the coffee cup between her knees and pulled the far side of the lid toward her to remove it. In the process, she spilled the entire cup of coffee on her lap”

IMO she’s an idiot, yet somehow in this country being an idiot equates to being able to sue a corporation for not protecting you from your own stupidity.

@El_Cadejo I thought it was BS too, until I saw a 60 Minutes story on it. It was much more than that. Take a minute to read this.

At issue was HOW hot the coffee was. Also, she wasn’t driving, the car was stopped.
Here’s an excerpt from the link I sent you. “McDonalds also said during discovery that, based on a consultants advice, it held its coffee at between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit to maintain optimum taste. He admitted that he had not evaluated the safety ramifications at this temperature. Other establishments sell coffee at substantially lower temperatures, and coffee served at home is generally 135 to 140 degrees.”

That’s right, the woman may not have been careful; I wouldn’t open up my coffee this way even if it was mild and there was no danger to injure myself if I spilled it.
The issue revolves around how unnecessarily hot the restaurant’s coffee is. At the serving temperature you couldn’t even drink it right away, you have to let it sit for a while. :/

Exactly.

I make my own coffee in a French Press coffee pot.

The ideal heat for BREWING the coffee is 172 degrees Fahrenheit. Above that heat you’re burning it and it will not brew correctly. There is absolutely no reason for coffee water to ever be 180 degrees or higher. After adding the 172* coffee, you let it sit and chill out for 4–6 minutes before pouring it, slowly, into your cup.

190 degrees is very nearly boiling. Fuck McDonalds.

@Seek
and how much is that in actual temperature units?

Math is haaaard…

Uhm… Google says 77.77 Centigrade.

190 would be 87*c

135 to 140 degrees is still in the food danger zone. I’d prefer they held it at a higher temp and allow it to cool myself to avoid the growth of bacteria, especially since its coming from McDonalds, it’s not like at home where you’re just brewing yourself a fresh cup when you want one, this stuff sits around.

It’s not a rare steak, it’s hot water.

They can keep it at a reasonable temperature without peeling off a person’s hard pallette if they take their coffee black.

And, it doesn’t just sit around. They change it whether it’s been consumed or not within a very reasonable time. Less than two hours.

Yeah. I’ve drank coffee at home that has sat cold since the morning before. It takes a while to go ‘bad.” I imagine they go through a gallon an hour.

Your home is, I suspect, a lot cleaner than a McDonalds.I also suspect cross contamination isn’t an issue in your house as it is in a fast food place.

When I order a steak I always ask for it to be ‘blue’. The less cooked, the better as far as I am concerned. It always comes with the necessary equipment to eat it with so I can’t really relate to your experience but I do get a lot of shocked/disgusted looks and the odd ‘ewwww’ comment!!

@Leanne1986 I’m actually the same way with steak. I prefer Pittsburgh rare. Thing is when I’m ordering a steak I know it’s from a establishment where necessary safety precautions have been taken and it’s a high quality meat. Not a fast food place.

I was in Taco Bell last week. This man ordered a burrito without the pico de gallo salsa. I think it was one of their newer “Fresh Mex” burritos. Anyway, of course they did put the salsa on his burrito and so he went up to the register to tell them. So the cashier took back the burrito and asked the cook if she put salsa on it (obviously she did, because it was on the burrito) and the cook said, “You want red sauce on that?” and the cashier said, “No, he doesn’t want the pico de gallo salsa.” and the cook said, “Does he want red or green sauce?” and the cashier said, “No, he just doesn’t want the pico de gallo salsa.” So then the cook spoke to the second cook and said, “Can you make him another burrito without the pico?” then the second cook asked, “Does he want both red and green sauce?” By that time the poor man who ordered the burrito said, “I think we’ll just leave, can I have a refund?” and by then, they had actually made the burrito, for the second time, correctly and he accepted it and sat down to eat it.

As for myself, I’ve noticed that if I ask for something with no onions, it will inevitably come smothered in onions. Also, if I place an order through a window, and I don’t have time to inspect the contents of the bag, lest I get honked at from the car behind me, part of the order will be wrong. It never fails.

I also get a lot of weird looks when I go to a place such as Pollo Loco and say that I’m only ordering side dishes (because that’s the only vegetarian options that they have). They almost always ask, “You don’t want any chicken?”