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MoonDog · 01-18-2005, 02:54 PM

We went to the Hooters in Buffalo one night, my wife, my mother and father, and I. It was after a baseketball game at the University at Buffalo. We weren't looking for fine dining, just some decent wings, some beer, and assorted other finger foods.

It started bad enough where we should have just left...the hostess sat people behind us before us! But, being hungry and thirsty, we persevered. Mayb, we said, they were meeting someone already here (they weren't, it turns out).

Anyhow, we get the the table, which still has chicken wing remnants, spilled beer and other detritus strewn about. And there we sat, in someone elses mess, for a full 10 minutes before it was cleaned off. Luckily, a waitress had stopped by and taken our beer order. Pretty simple - just bring us a pitcher of Bud Light.

Well, we waited through the 10 minutes for table cleaning. Then another 10 minutes went by as we waited for beer. Another 10 minutes rolled by as we looked for the waitress to ask where our beer was. I even got up, having spotted here away down the restaurant shooting the shit with another table, only to have her swish off into the back. Oh, so close to determing where our beer was.

It HAD also dawned on us that maybe someone would have wanted to take our food order by this time...but of course, our waitress hadn't come to that realization yet!

At 30 minutes and counting, our waitress returned to inform us that the Bud Light keg was kicked, and that she had been waiting for someone to change it. We told her to not bother, and just bring us a pitcher of Coors Light instead. "OK", she chirped, and off she went. We tried to let her know that we wanted to order, but she was too damn slippery!

Our beer only took 10 more minutes to arrive...sigh. We then placed our orders, only to discover that the oysters were gone for the evening. OK, we'll have chicken wings exclusively, along with some fries. At least they can't mess that one up...or CAN they?

45 minutes later, our wings arrive. At least they were timed well with the fries. Everyone's wings were great, including mine...until I got to the bottom ones. That's when I started biting into wings that were pink, bloody, and - in some instances - downright cold!

The waitress came back only once with the meal, and we decided to not spend another hour trying to deal with her and a manager to do something, so we asked for the bill. Believe it or not, that took another 15 minutes...and I had to ask a different waitress to find ours so we could pay and leave!

Needless to say, we paid a $100 food + bar bill, and left $1...yep, one WHOLE dollar...as her tip.

I hope she got the message.

That is not my worst restaurant story, but it is a close second!

01-18-2005, 02:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
MoonDog Psycho Location: Buffalo, New York	We went to the Hooters in Buffalo one night, my wife, my mother and father, and I. It was after a baseketball game at the University at Buffalo. We weren't looking for fine dining, just some decent wings, some beer, and assorted other finger foods. It started bad enough where we should have just left...the hostess sat people behind us before us! But, being hungry and thirsty, we persevered. Mayb, we said, they were meeting someone already here (they weren't, it turns out). Anyhow, we get the the table, which still has chicken wing remnants, spilled beer and other detritus strewn about. And there we sat, in someone elses mess, for a full 10 minutes before it was cleaned off. Luckily, a waitress had stopped by and taken our beer order. Pretty simple - just bring us a pitcher of Bud Light. Well, we waited through the 10 minutes for table cleaning. Then another 10 minutes went by as we waited for beer. Another 10 minutes rolled by as we looked for the waitress to ask where our beer was. I even got up, having spotted here away down the restaurant shooting the shit with another table, only to have her swish off into the back. Oh, so close to determing where our beer was. It HAD also dawned on us that maybe someone would have wanted to take our food order by this time...but of course, our waitress hadn't come to that realization yet! At 30 minutes and counting, our waitress returned to inform us that the Bud Light keg was kicked, and that she had been waiting for someone to change it. We told her to not bother, and just bring us a pitcher of Coors Light instead. "OK", she chirped, and off she went. We tried to let her know that we wanted to order, but she was too damn slippery! Our beer only took 10 more minutes to arrive...sigh. We then placed our orders, only to discover that the oysters were gone for the evening. OK, we'll have chicken wings exclusively, along with some fries. At least they can't mess that one up...or CAN they? 45 minutes later, our wings arrive. At least they were timed well with the fries. Everyone's wings were great, including mine...until I got to the bottom ones. That's when I started biting into wings that were pink, bloody, and - in some instances - downright cold! The waitress came back only once with the meal, and we decided to not spend another hour trying to deal with her and a manager to do something, so we asked for the bill. Believe it or not, that took another 15 minutes...and I had to ask a different waitress to find ours so we could pay and leave! Needless to say, we paid a $100 food + bar bill, and left $1...yep, one WHOLE dollar...as her tip. I hope she got the message. That is not my worst restaurant story, but it is a close second!