Author: The Bitchy Waiter

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

Almost Famous

I worked a really slow shift a couple of days ago and it took a lot of effort to keep my eyes open. Seriously, I practically had to pull the …

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Enough time has passed since I spoke of my true love The Brady Bunch and I must revisit that classic series. I am thinking back to episode #83, “Goodbye, Alice, …

I Need a Drink

We all have regulars who come in all the time and we welcome them with open arms and warm greetings. Unless of course they are really annoying and in that …

Who All Gets Tipped These Days?

As a tipped employee who only makes a mere hourly pittance, is anyone else sick to death of the fucking tip jars at every possible place? Now I get it …

Rolling Silverware Really Bites

Anyone who has worked in a restaurant knows what a roll-up is and I ain’t talking about the fruit kind. I’m talking about the silverware that gets “rolled up” into …

Party of 25

I read an article or blog the other day about someone who was complaining that when they went out to eat one night they were seated next to a large …

Choking Hazard

Working in a restaurant for so many years, you know that eventually you are going to have to deal with the prospect of someone choking on a piece of food. …

I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up

Have you ever been at work when something happens that requires the call for an ambulance or fire truck? It doesn’t happen often and of course we hope that it …

Hey, Hey, Hey

You know I dream of being that wisecracking smart-ass waiter that we all see on television. I have written before about the vision of loveliness that is Flo “Kiss My …