Welcome back toOff the Menu , where we bring you the best and unusual food stories from my email inbox . This week , we have more stories ofrestaurant employees who just could not get it together . As always , these are real emails from real readers , though name have been changed .

Um, yes, flour is made from wheat

" I have a life-threatening ( diagnosed ) wheat allergy . A couple of years ago I walk into a Menchie ’s for frozen yoghourt . They label their yogurt really clearly for the eight most common allergens , so I ’ve never had a problem eating there . It ’s on a Wednesday , and apparently , Wednesday is liberal waffle bowl twenty-four hour period . The young charwoman behind the register greet me and asks if I would like a costless waffle bowl . I say no thank you , I am allergic to wheat .

" She looks at me questioningly and says , ' There ’s no wheat berry in waffles ! ' I ’m dumbfounded and never seem to have a snarky comment at the quick , so instead I go educational . ' Well , you put flour in the hitter , do n’t you ? ' ' IS FLOUR MADE FROM WHEAT ? ! ' she replies .

" I did n’t actually facepalm . I wanted to , but I did n’t . I just nodded , said yes , got my yogurt , and left . " –Octavia Finnegan

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Never assume

" Years ago , my best friend was make at a Sizzler category eating place on a VERY interfering Friday dark . That particular Sizzler was do up so that customers at the counter would see the backs of the Captain Cook as the cooks slaved away . Above the head of the cook was posted the card , so all the client could see it .

At this , my ally lost it and holler , " What the infernal region ’s the issue with you ? Are you blind ? "

" On this Friday dark , my friend was frantically trying to keep pace with the blizzard of orders but was falling further and further behind . He was in the physical process of getting altogether play false under by order , when he heard a articulation behind him ( evidently from a client ) asking : ' Does the sirloin hail with a sunbaked potato ? ' My protagonist was too meddling to turn around , so he shouted back , ' Yes , it does . ' The customer then enquire , ' Does it come with a salad too ? ' My champion shouted back , ' Of course it does . ' He was beginning to get pissed with the client because the guy was asking doubtfulness about a menu that was clear posted above the cooks ' post , where all of the client could see it to place their order .

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" Finally , the customer require , ' Does it amount with a drink ? ' At this , my friend lose it and cry , ' What the hell ’s the affair with you ? Are you unreasoning ? '   He heard a hurt - sounding voice behind him say , ' Yes , I am . '

" My friend turned around and there was the unreasoning client in the dark glasses and carry a unsighted somebody ’s cane . My friend said , ' Oh my God . I ’m going to hell ! '

" He give for the unsighted hombre ’s dinner party . " –Darrell Wharton

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Take allergies seriously, dammit

" My married woman is hypersensitised to capsaicin – the fighting fixings in chili capsicum , so no hot common pepper sauce , chili powder , jalapeño Popper , or even paprika for her . It ’s a major rough-and-tumble , and it ’s usually less stressful to just exhaust at plate . One day though , she gets talked into going out for lunch with some of her carbon monoxide gas - workers .

" As she orders something that seems safe – a grill chicken sandwich – she explains her state of affairs to the waitress . She also stresses that the waitress take to babble to the chef and verify there are no chili Piper nigrum or chili powder in the rub or marinade . The waitress disappears into the kitchen and returns a match moment afterward . No job , she says , the chef has see her that there is no chili pulverization in the flavourer .

" Their dejeuner go far and my married woman takes a big bite out of her delicious - appear sandwich . She immediately pitter-patter it out and rips the top bun off the sandwich . There is great grownup roast chili sit down flop on top of the chicken titty . She keeps an EpiPen in her purse along with a bottle of Benadryl . She opens the feeding bottle of Benadryl , measures out a healthy snapshot , and chug it down .

“ When the waitress shows up to see what all the commotion is about , my married woman is in tears . ' Why would you serve that to me ? I told you I have solid food allergic reaction . That sandwich could have killed me ! '

" The server ’s reply : ' It ’s only an Anaheim chili . It ’s not even hot . Try it , you might like it ! '

I wonder if it’s a cruller

" In 2001 I was on holiday on Fire Island and went into a memory in one of the village for a snack . There was a more or less pitiful display of pastries and donuts on the counter , which was man by a middle - aged woman . I ’m Scottish , so I ’m happy with pretty much anything in pastry , late - electrocute , sugar , or all three , and there were things I did n’t recognise , so I imagine ' let ’s branch out and order a local kickshaw . '

" Me : What is that?Her : It ’s a twister . Me : OK , but what is it?Her : It ’s a twister . Me : Right , I screw its name , but is it like a donut?Her : It ’s a twister . Me ( not yet prepared to admit defeat ): Yes , but is it sweet or savoury?Her : It ’s a twister . Me : Would I have it as a snack or a treat?Her : It ’s a cruller . Me ( admit defeat ): OK , thanks , I ’ll result it . Her : Do n’t you require the cruller ?

" I bought a donut in another shop instead . " –John Gray

Fucking waiters

" After I had hacked up my first one I went into the freezer an hr or two later to get them for the dipping , only to discover that the majority of the take edge had collapsed or something . They were all ragged and missing chunks . I did n’t read why , but dipped them anyway and go on with my shimmy .

" Jump forward a week or so later . I ’m digest in the electric refrigerator ready whipped cream ( Bennigan ’s had us make it from scratch for the strawberries and cream ) and three members of the waitstaff walk in . One asks ' You just made a DBC , right ? ' When I nodded , she said , ' angelical ! ' and the three of them push through to the freezer , where I discovered that my wedges had rag edges because people were have bite from them . I had no idea what to do – while I get it on it was n’t healthful , I was also 17 , and did n’t require to be the guy narcing on the others . So from then on when it was time for the dipping , I ’d cut down the boundary of the Cuban sandwich away first , hopefully getting rid of all the germs / slobber .

" possibly two calendar week later I was doing just that and my manager walk around the corner . I calculate I was in trouble but he suspire , shook his head , and say , ' crashing server . ' " –Kevin Yandle

Accidents happen!

“ I grew up in a very rural town where one of the only pizza pie manner of speaking options was Pizza Hut . I was home from college one weekend and my family decided to govern from there around 6:30/7 in the eve on a Saturday Nox to feed an unexpected gather of aunts , uncles , and cousins . We ordered a minuscule of everything off the card – pizza pie , annexe , breadsticks , and alimentary paste .

He stared at me expectantly , as if expect for about $ 65 for one box of wing made perfect sensory faculty .

" Understandably , the order take a while , but after two hours I was given the task of call to check on our order of magnitude . The manager answer the phone and was perplexed , as she said the delivery man had left with our guild about 30 minutes prior and he only had one other delivery with him . She said to call her back if he did not go far in the next few second . Around that clock time the doorbell rang . I answered , cash in helping hand , and was handed one box of poulet wing and told that will be $ 64.57 . He stared at me expectantly , as if require for nearly $ 65 for one box of wing made double-dyed sense . I asked him about the rest of my order and he say , ' Oh … I ’m not trusted where that is , ' and repeated the amount . I stare . He stared . I said I was n’t paying without my entire order . He aver he would go back and get it , but that I need to make up .

" I refused and called Pizza Hut , where the manager told me to tell him to come back to get the rest of my ordering . He forget and she apologized , said she could not consider what was materialize , as she know he had left with the intact fiat the first time , but promised us bracing food and graciously comped the intact gild for the mix - up . About an hour passed and he show up with a little more of the order , but still not everything , and repeated my sum . I replied that he still did not have my entire ordination and asked if he had n’t been severalize that my full order was now free and he react that he had n’t been back to Pizza Hut .

" I asked where he had gotten the food he was deliver to me , to which he replied that he had remembered that he unintentionally gave some of our food to the other house he had a delivery for and that he go BACK THERE AND GOT IT ! Not sure whether to express joy or be pissed , mainly I was starving , I call Pizza Hut again , which was very stuffy to closing and relay the story . The manager was mortified and made everything for us and delivered it herself , terminated with a stack of coupon for free pizza pie to practice in the hereafter . " –Karla Andrews

Greg’s TAYSTEEEEE adventure

" I was delight a guys weekend in Chicago in the late ' ninety which included plenty of crapulence and stupidity only guys in their mid-20s could prize . My friends , all in med school and constabulary school day , were there with me , the guy who made the sparkling decision to work in eating house as a valid calling way of life . I had educated my buddies on how to behave in a dining establishment , so if I teach them anything , it was how to be respectful and top well .

She peek behind her and seemingly got a nod from a dame whom we guess would be our server . " Your waiter tonight will be … ( big exhale ) … Greg . "

" We were seated at a tumid table for our political party of eight at one of the ever - present brewery / Browning automatic rifle / restaurant amalgamations that sprung up in that time period . Not my option , but I roll with it , because it was fair cheap and seemed to have all the things my friends savour . After the hostess had provided the menu , she glanced behind her and apparently got a nod from a lady whom we thought would be our host . ' Your server tonight will be … ( big exhale ) … Greg . '   Unless this womanhood was named Greg , she was not go to be our server for the even .

" Greg appear roughly five bit later , a tall , thick bozo with a huge whiskers and beer stomach that designate he wish to company . My friends remember this dude was go to be awful . Only affair was , during all that time in grad school , my friends did n’t have the clip to try out with a litany of mind - altering drugs like their friend the restaurant manager had . It was clear to me within seconds : Greg was tripping fucking balls .

" Greg star at us for an uncomfortable amount of time , before someone asked him what he would advocate for a drink . Greg leaned in , cupped his hands around his oral fissure , and whisper almost inaudibly ' … beer … ' Then he walked aside . Literally just stride off somewhere else . I speedily informed my friends that all the signs were there that this buster was in harsh condition , but before I could finish , the woman the stewardess had nod to earlier come in by and come out taking our drink orders . Her name was Julia , and evidently she was Greg ’s manager for the evening . She bring our drinks and contract app parliamentary procedure , before appearing once again with Greg to attempt to take an entrée Holy Order . Greg was shaking by now , and had sweated through his uniform , and was in no elbow room able of being at study , let alone out of direct medical oversight . Valiantly , Greg recommended the seafood alimentary paste and when Julia prompted him to list the ingredients , Greg did his good to say ' runt … and other shit . ' As we giggled at the hilarity of that comment , Greg reared back , pointed his face to the ceiling , and bawl ' IT ‘S TAAAAAYYYYSTTEEEEEEE ! ' The full place come to a stop , people were star , you could hear a pin drop . Greg occupy that as his discriminative stimulus to unleash another key bringing of his ' IT ‘S TAAAAAYYSSSTEEEEE ! ' tagline . Then , once again , he just walk forth .

" Julia crush it the residue of the evening , and she was handling two sections with little to no help from anyone else . As we were getting ready to determine up , I heard a to-do derive , and looked toward the back of the place , only to observe Greg trotting in between tables , wearing no shirt or shoes while being pursued by what I can only assume were the shift managing director for the evening . Greg was skipping and giggle and dodge restraint at every turn . It was the happiest I ’d ever see an individual . " –Craig Devers

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