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| WHY YOU SHOULD NOT EAT AT ABC SEAFOOD IN MILPITASGOOD SERVICE (e.g. Manresa) vs. BAD SERVICE (e.g. ABC Seafood)
I'm one of those people that will take away a star on a restaurant review if they have bad service. If the service is really bad, I'll take away 2 or 3. To me, service is 50% of the experience. Good service that goes above and beyond is something that I recognize, and I will respond appropriately by giving a bigger tip. Bad service always makes me irate. Your sole job as a waiter/waitress is to provide service, and if you can't even do that competently, then why should I tip you? I'm not a demanding customer. If there is something wrong with my food, but it is a minute issue, I won't bring it up. But if you never come around to fill up my water even once, even though it's been sitting empty on the table for 30 minutes? Not my problem I'm only tipping you 5%.
Restaurants that provide good service will always get me to go back. As I've blogged about before, my dining experience at Manresa will forever be ingrained in my memory. The service there was exceptional, and the food was also exemplary. In return, Manresa will get my business again, and I have also recommended the restaurant to several friends.
On the other hand, there are some restaurants out there that have such horrific service that it is simply boggles the mind. For instance, ABC Seafood on Barber Lane in Milpitas. Can that place have worse service? Shouldn't a restaurant pride itself in excellent service so as to obtain return business? Apparently ABC Seafood does not have this mentality.
About 10 years ago, my father decided to host a company Christmas party there. When it came time to pay the bill, he of course, handed over his corporate card. The manager had the audacity to ask him if he could pay with cash. Who carries that much cash with them?! After much arguing, the restaurant finally took the credit card.
Apparently after that, they decided to put into their contracts that if you choose to pay by credit card, you must pay a 4% charge, just so they will not lose money on the credit card transaction (shady cheap people...)
This past weekend, my friend had her wedding banquet there. Even though I proclaimed my dismay in her choice, it was her decision and apparently ABC Seafood gave her a "good" deal. Apparently this good deal also means lack of customer service. When we got to the reception site, the tables were not in the same arrangement as what they had given us on the seating chart, and! they completely left out a table. Further, we had dropped off boxes the night before that contained wine that needed to be chilled, party favors to be placed on the table, and disposable cameras to be placed on the tables. The management told us they would do all of that for us before we arrived. When we arrived at the reception, all the boxes were still where we left them - including the wine that needed to be chilled. At the end of the night, the manager tried to play it off as if the diagram he gave us wasn't finalized and he had explained that. Yes... there was construction going on, but that was also why the manager told my friend to go last week to get an updated seating chart. By last week, the construction was done, and the updated seating chart was well.. supposed to be the updated and correct one. That was the chart we relied on, yet he still tried to say they were doing construction or some BS. Essentially, him and his restaurant did nothing wrong in his eyes.
When my friend made the reservation, she asked the (apparently old and no longer working there) manager if she could pay by credit card without the 4% fee and he emphatically said yes. Well, apparently the new manager would have none of that. The 4% charge would have costed my friend an additional $600. That essentially forced my friend to open all of her wedding cards to see how much cash they received in order to pay as much as she could with cash so she could bring down the charge. Absolutely ridiculous if you ask me.
Even with my dad's experience, I have never gone back there, until I had to this past weekend. But I can say with resolve that once again, I will NEVER go back there. And I hope from my story that you will spread the word to never eat there and to never step foot in that horrible place that does not care about its customers. Oh, and the food is just ehhh.
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| WHY I DON'T *REALLY* DRINK
i get a lot of crap for it. people think i'm not "fun," b/c i choose to drink water instead of having that shot of whiskey. people think i'm a "party pooper" b/c i choose not join in on the drunken stupor.
SO, let me clear the air for everyone. Here are my reasons for why I don't *really* drink. (I will have the occasional glass of wine or beer... but I choose not to get drunk or tipsy or inebriated).
1. Alcohol is directly linked to breast cancer.
women who drink what is the equivalent of half a glass of wine a day is 6% more likely to develop breast cancer. women who drink a glass or 2 a day increase their risk by 21%. Those who drink 3 glasses a day increase their risk by 37%.
2. I don't believe you have to DRINK to have fun.
I have been to plenty of parties and plenty of clubs where I was DD and still had a ton of fun. Probably even more fun than my drunk puking out the window friend that I had to drive home who probably had a hang over the next day. (seriously.... how is that even REMOTELY fun?)
3. I'd rather not act a fool
How many times have we laughed at our drunk friends b/c they act like total idiots? And then we retell stories about them to everyone, or worse, post pictures and/or videos online showing their inebriated ridiculous drunken state? Yeah... I'd just rather not be that person. I'm not saying I'm entitled to something higher or anything, but I'd rather show some more class than that.
4. My body does not react well to alcohol.
I get headaches and I turn red. I know that when there's drinking going on, I'm probably hanging out with friends, and if there are going to be any pictures taken, I'd rather not be that "bright red girl." I want to look back on those memories and say, "yeah, I remember ALL of that night, and I'm not embarrassed about my pictures from it."
5. And last but not least, my very very personal reason that I hope people will now respect: My family has a history of liver disease.
I'd just rather not risk it.
So there. Stop bugging me, stop saying "you're no fun cuz you don't want to drink." Stop telling me I'm a loser b/c I'd rather drink water and take pictures and videos of your drunken stupor and post them online to share with everyone. Get to know me before you pass judgment about my lack of drinking. | | |
| WHEN ARE YOU TOO OLD? there was a period of time when i went out and partied all the time. and by all the time, i meant i was out thursday night, friday night, and saturday night. but now, i just feel too old to do that. i still enjoy going out once in a while, but it tires me out just thinking about having to drive up to sf, look for parking, wait in line only to go inside and have a drink or two, say hi to a couple of people, and then walk the 10 blocks to my car and drive home. i remember when i was out clubbing i'd see 30+ yr old people shaking their booty like no other and downing shots like nobody's business. and i was always amazed b/c, well, frankly, i just thought they were too old. i mean come on. most people who obsessively party are what? 21, 22 - 25, maybe 26? but by then we all have jobs, we all have responsibilities, and we all have a life. so why are you still up in the club at 35 trying to hit on 21 year old girls? and on a similar note, when are you too old to get wasted all the time? i still have friends who LOVE getting plastered and wasted beyond all recognition. personally i don't get it. it's not THAT fun. it may be fun until you throw up and then from there it's all downhill right? and then you gotta recover the next day. so what's the point? ESPECIALLY when i feel we're at a age where we should be more responsible with ourselves and our bodies. personally, my body can't handle as much alcohol anymore, and i'm fine with that. i'm not gonna force it and make myself sick. do people only stop getting wasted and partying when they have children? why is that the line? (sometimes not even the line - i know people who have kids and they party more than i do). of course, i could just be biased, so when are you too old? | | |
| APOSTROPHE R - E
i have a major pet peeve. it's when people type "your" when they really mean "you're."
i'm still trying to figure out why it bothers me so much. maybe it's because it's so rudimentary that i actually think you're somewhat uneducated if you make that mistake. i'm pretty sure this is something i learned in 3rd or 4th grade...
i just don't get it. "your" is possessive. "you're" is short for "you are." apostrophe R - E. how hard is that?
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