Posted on 06/22/2018 4:27:08 PM PDT by simpson96
A Bahama Breeze Island Grille in Cleveland faces claims of racial profiling after police were called during a gathering of African-American women at the Caribbean-themed eatery owned by Darden Restaurants.
Chante Spencer, among some 40 members of Delta Sigma Theta at the restaurant, told Cleveland.com the problems started when one woman frustrated with waiting for her bill for 25 minutes said she was going to leave. A restaurant employee called police even as the woman waited and paid her tab because the manager wanted officers to be there to ensure other members of the gathering covered their bills, Spencer told the local media outlet on Wednesday.
The sorority gathering included a doctor, a judge, educators and other professionals who became upset because they believed the manager targeted them because of their skin color, Spencer said of the incident Tuesday night. "Police were standing there to make sure everyone paid, which we felt was racial profiling," she told Cleveland.com, saying she was speaking as a patron not on behalf of the sorority.
The police report states that all bills were paid and that a member of the group told police when they arrived that she would make sure the tabs were covered, according to Cleveland.com. Police did not make any arrests but remained at the restaurant about one hour.
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A well established reputation unfortunately follows the group, even the innocent group.
Many restaurants add an automatic percentage as a gratuity for parties of more than a certain number.
Real simple, dont hire their ilk.If you cant find good workers then move to a place that you can.Avoid the nightmare because life is way too short.
Galveston used to have ‘Beach Party Weekend’. It got so bad that the establishments either would shut down and board-up (using their hurricane boards), or charge double prices to cover the repairs.
Thankfully it ended a decade ago.
http://abc13.com/archive/6767455/
Why is that a good thing? More often than not, they forget stuff. Does using a pencil and paper run n the experience?
I can't speak for blackdog, but maybe blackdog is implying that the waiters are just so damn good that they don't have to write down the orders.
When waiters doesn't have to write down the orders, that suggests that they are 1) very focused and 2) very competent. It also indicates that they may have been working at the restaurant for so long that they know the menu backwards and forwards.
I dine out frequently, and there's no bigger "tell" than when the waiters fumble with the order - for instance, because they don't understand typical gastronomical vocabulary.
And that indicates that the management doesn't care.
Regards,
Yep. Wasn’t going to splain, but you are quite correct.
But the order has to be written eventually, right? To give it to the kitchen staff.
Why do the magic trick before hand? Write it down and get the order right.
No, the kitchen staff is just that damn good that they don't need it written down, either!
Seriously: I don't know - I've never worked in the restaurant business. But I do frequently dine out, and can confirm that it makes for an improved dining experience when the wait staff is super-competent and can maintain eye-contact with the guests during the entire ordering process and is conversant in typical gastronomical terminology, so that when I order my steak bleu, or my spaghetti al dente, or ask a pertinent question like "Is the Sauce Hollandaise prepared sous vide or not?", the wait staff doesn't give me a blank stare in response, and start to whimper.
Regards,
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