Earls? Never heard of 'em. What kind of food do they serve?
Anyway, sorry to hear about your crappy eating experience. I rarely go out anymore (strange work schedule not complacent to normal dinner hours), though sometimes lunch is had. I've often found servers and, surprisingly, usually the older ones, curt and annoyed at any response. Of course, there's always the simple dissappearing waiter, which is far more annoying than when they hover (especially if I'm with a large group).
By the way - what's with the hand washing thing? It's not like you're going to pick up your chicken and start gnawing on it. Besides - if your boss just came from dinner, it's most likely that his hands are some semblence of clean, anyway. We need them germs in our system to help us grow stronger!
