Sunday, July 26, 2009

13 Signs That You Don't Want To Eat There

Sometimes there are subtle signs that a restaurant might not be for you.

buffet%20hand%20sf.jpg*You have to construct your own burger, pasta, etc. from a menu of 50 ingredients. Be a chef already.

*Bathrooms with ambiguous male/female silhouettes. Or labels like Knights/Damsels, Dudes/Dudettes, or Caballeros/Caballeras. Dios mio! My bladder is exploding.

*They display a yellowed award that is over ten years old.

*A place called Prometheus' Buffet where an eagle eats your liver – every day. Caveat emptor. Any restaurant named Caveat Emptor should also be avoided. (Don't worry the Latin/art history part is over). ...

*The valet is a dude with this cardboard sign, "Will park car 4 leftovers."

*Waitresses in black uniforms that resemble retro morgue attendants.

*Menus with food stains. No scratch & sniff.

*The chef is sitting at the bar doing shots of Jaegermeister with the dishwasher. Ditto for mumblety-peg.

*Photos of the owner and family with washed up minor celebs.

*The chef has a tattoo ... of Anthony Bourdain ... on his neck ... shooting up.

*Three words: Day old sushi.

*The "sommelier" parked your car.

*Your waitress is named Fajita and when you order the "Sizzling Fajita," she says, "Ooooh yeah" and blots her lipstick.

From the Baltimore Sun

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3 comments:

Waiter Extraordinaire said...

Funny stuff!

eternalcarryoutgirl said...

We have two of those...

bbrian017 said...

Some are iffy but the majority of them I would listen and take into consideration.

It's an iffy business the food industry you have to watch for all kinds of signs.