There are two types of people in the world: those who check the restaurant menu three weeks ahead of their booking - and those who panic order with the server standing over their table. But no matter which category you fall in to, one restaurant worker claims all diners need to reevaluate their choices after seeing how their favourite dishes are stored and prepared in the kitchen.
TikTok user @hallemerck said: "There's no way you've worked in food service before if you still order soup at restaurants." While she did not reveal what restaurant she works at - whether it's an independent or chain - she claims The Olive Garden is her only exception to this rule.
Explaining herself further, she said: "Bowls and spoons from restaurants gross me out and so does the soup that comes shipped in bags that they sell for $10 (£8).
"They put the spoons in there so you can't see that the spoon is dirty. [When] we say something, [we're] told to shut up."
Commenting on her post, one user said: "Our soup is soup of the day, and it's made than frozen."
Another user added: "All the food at my work is disgusting but god dammit some of it is too good to resist."
A third user said: "The restaurant I work in makes homemade fresh soup everyday and never keep it longer than a day."
One more user added: "No wonder that soup I had last week messed me up."
TikTok user Jemima June, who is known as @jemimajune_ online, racked up more than 7 million views after reminding a customer that "no ice" doesn't equal more alcohol. In her video, the customer is heard asking for a tequila cranberry with no ice.
After being served his drink, he repeats "no ice", which Jemima responds "There's no ice in that. Do you want a double tequila cranberry?"
She told him: "Just because you say 'no ice' doesn't mean you're going to get more alcohol. Double means you're going to get more alcohol."
Despite keeping her cool throughout the conversation, she has been accused of being "rude" to the customer.
One user said: "I don't like ice on my drinks because I sip it and I don't like the ice melting and watering down my drink."
Another user added: "What if his throat hurts and that’s why he’s asking for no ice."
A third user said: "When you literally just don’t want your drink getting watery..."
"The amount of times I’ve had to deal with this same situation. They really think no ice means more alcohol - not how that works", said another user.
One more user added: "I always use the line 'You gotta pay a little more to get a little more'. It usually shuts them up."
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