Restaurant industry:
1. Servers like having you order food how you want it. We'd rather you get a meal that YOU like prepared how YOU want it, than to have you spend the first 10 minutes of your meal picking things out, only to have your food sent back because it's cold. Please, if you want no onions, don't be afraid to say "No onions"!
2. Going along with the post above by LordEden, don't make your order TOO complicated. The chefs in most restaurants have a bunch of pre-made items, sauces, garnishes, etc. that are all put together to form your dish. It's kind of annoying when they have to remove and add all kinds of things. Restaurants have a menu for a reason. Besides, you might actually LIKE the onions you've been removing from your food this whole time!
3. 4:00 pm is shift exchange. If you want your service at a reasonable length of time, come in either at 3:00 or 4:30. If you come in at 3:30, the server has to stay until you leave. If you come in at 4:00, you risk not being seated in a section where the server is ready for you.
4. If you're in the mood for a salad, try getting a side salad and adding chicken to it. How many times do you REALLY eat all the lettuce in a full sized salad? Where I work, the menu salads are around $10-12 whereas a side dinner salad is only $4. You can add a full chicken breast for $2.99 more. Often, you can add other things like tomatoes, onions, and croutons for free. Cheese will cost you!
5. When in doubt, ask your server. He or she can recommend items on the menu to you, and also ways to make things cheaper. Seriously. We're not in the business to rip you off. A lot of times we know ways to combine or modify existing menu items so that it results in a cheaper bill overall.
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