At the line up for a table

[Moogles]

Myself and the hubby went out for a date night this week, to Swiss Chalet. We love the food there (particularly the cajun perogies). Sadly, the one in our end of town is terrible for service so we went across town. Now, both places are always busy at supper. You will always have to wait. Oh yeah, and they don't take reservations because of this.

We have a large group so you must seat us now!!

W - waitress
SCM- sucky man
SCW - sucky wife
D - one of the daughters

Now, this was two families together. Total of 10 people. This place would need to empty two tables to seat them all together. And of course, it's supper rush. It's less then a 5 minute wait for 2-4 people, but for this group...

W - I'm sorry, but it will be around a 40 minute wait
SCM - We need a table now! The kids are hungry!
W - I understand, however we currently do not have two tables next to each other that are available
SCM - Go check again! We need to be seated now!
D - Dad... it's really busy. Maybe we could try somewhere else?
SCW - No, we're eating here!
W *comes back from checking* The closest I can can you is with a table in between.
SCM - So we can't sit next to each other
W - I'm sorry, but it's all we have available right now
SCM - Move the other table! Make room for us!
W - I'm sorry but that's not possible. If you'd like you can sit on those benches and we can call you when there's two tables available next to each other
SCW - You just don't want our business do you? Fine! We'll go to Montana's!!!

*Myself and Hubby had already been to Montana's.. it was an hour and a half wait for a table *


Of course, there are other things that happened, like the couple sitting near us.

"I need gravy!!! Give me some!"
"I need extra coleslaw!!!!!!!"
"God it's so slow here you need to demand anything"

That got them a glare from me. And a huge tip to the waitress that served both tables. She did an awesome job, got our orders perfect, and gave us drink refills without us needing to ask.

[PepperElf]

makes you want to look at them and say, "seriously? You expect other paying customers to just get up from their tables to make room for you?... tell you what... we'll do it, and then halfway through your meal we'll make YOU get up and move too. What? you don't like that because you're the customer?... Guess what sunshine, they're customers too."

[MoonCat]

(particularly the cajun perogies).

The...what now???

Wonder what my granny would have said about that.

[EricKei]

The...what now???

Wonder what my granny would have said about that.

Seconded. I have an inkling what she would have said (after asking what a perogi (sp?) was), but it most likely would have been unprintable

I'm still trying to work that one out in my head. No offense, but hearing the words "Cajun" or "Creole" prefixed to ANYTHING outside of Louisiana or southern Mississippi scares the daylights outta me; food in particular.

[dalesys]

...cajun perogies...

I'm still trying to work that one out in my head. No offense, but hearing the words "Cajun" or "Creole" prefixed to ANYTHING outside of Louisiana or southern Mississippi scares the daylights outta me; food in particular.

Probably stuffed with biled okra...

[chikenlady]

Cajun perogies are deep fried cheese perogies served with a cajun sour cream dip

Guess where I work .

[DeltaSierra]

Cajun perogies are deep fried cheese perogies served with a cajun sour cream dip

Guess where I work .

perogies *drool* (Grandma is Ukranian. I have them often when she invites me to dinner )

[Moogles]

Cajun perogies are deep fried cheese perogies served with a cajun sour cream dip

Guess where I work .

Yup. During the last trimester of my pregnancy, it was the only thing I could eat. So of course, I craved it at 3am when the store was closed lol. sooo good

[PepperElf]

Cajun perogies are deep fried cheese perogies served with a cajun sour cream dip

Guess where I work .

combining Polish and Cajun food sounds interesting...

[EricKei]

Cajun perogies are deep fried cheese perogies served with a cajun sour cream dip

Guess where I work .

That actually doesn't sound half bad...it doesn't sound half Cajun, either, but not half bad

As for where you work...Canada, according to your location tag Terribly sorry ya gotta be so close to them thar Yankees ^_^

[chikenlady]

Well I am actually about 620 km (thats 385 miles for them thar Yankees) from the Canada/US border. So not so close.

I am a manager at Swiss Chalet.

[Kogarashi]

Terribly sorry ya gotta be so close to them thar Yankees ^_^

Hey, I resemble that remark! ::shakes fist::

[EricKei]

Hey, I resemble that remark! ::shakes fist::

Ayyyyup, I's reckon y'all do *spits*....

Wait, that's a Texas stereotype, not a NOLA one x.x Let's try that again...

Oh yeaaah, dawwwlin'! I coulda told ya dat!

...Much better.

[rose_metal_nz]

If I'd been close enough, I'd've said "I'm not giving up my table for you!"

[MoonCat]

My granny was Polish and German. She knew pierogi, let me tell you.

(Pierogi is plural. Pierog is singular).

But cajun? Never tried that kind.

Now I want homemade pierogi. Yummmmm.....