Author: The Bitchy Waiter

I wait tables and bitch about it on my blog, The Bitchy Waiter.

Proud Waiter Keeps on Rollin’

Have you ever had to wait on someone you really didn’t want to? No, I don’t mean that lady with the cold sores all over her mouth or that gaggle …

Awkwardness With Reichen

I had an awkward moment the other night and I’m not talking about the usual awkward moment I have when I put on my apron and think “what the hell …

The Truth About Fajitas

There is a dirty secret about Mexican food in the restaurant industry and I want to share it with you right now. It isn’t that the guacamole is very often …

Glitter and Be Gay

I just spent the last three days not waiting tables because I found a better gig. By “better” I mean that it paid more money and isn’t that the bottom …

Dear Bitchy Waiter

Dear Bitchy Waiter, I have read that the tip is calculated on the before-tax amount of a restaurant bill (or other service), but that always seems rather cheap, so I …

Time To Go Home

My tables would not leave a few nights ago. One of my favorite managers of all time, Sherill, used to say “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t …

Dancing With The Bitchy Waiter

I can’t write today because I picked up this really odd job for three days where I will be selling really expensive jewelry at a convention center. God bless Craigslist. …

Get That Shit Outta My Way

Speaking of things getting in your way, what is it with people who bring impossibly awkward items into a restaurant and then demanding that we find a place to put …

Move. Move. Moooooove!

I grew up in the country and often saw cows walking down the road with blatant disregard for the cars that were trying to pass them. One morning on my …