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Don’t forget the exposed ceiling (reddthat.com)
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Damn dawg my parents send me a lot of pictures of bbq when they’re down there and it’s always about 6 slices of white bread sitting on top of everything as if someone had pulled half a loaf out and said “fuck it, it’s $.30 worth of bread”. What you do with it is your business but I’m not gonna pretend I believe you are the norm.

Also, I think it’s hilarious that part of the food culture there is someone clearly spitefully giving you an amount of bread they believe you won’t complain about. I guarantee people still ask for more bread, don’t they? I worked at Olive Garden, they do.

Sorry you’re the vehicle for my main beef with Texas, at least it’s a small one. In the Midwest we put ranch on everything and don’t have a reason to be alive so pobody’s nerfect.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Texan here. The shitty white bread at barbecue places is what we call napkins or mops. Their purpose is to mop up all of the grease and sauce on the plate after you have finished eating your barbecue. They are NOT meant for putting your brisket in and eating like a sandwich. We use the shittiest bread possible because that's what works the best for mopping purposes. Also, it's free. Half of the places just set loaves of it out by the condiments. Then you can grab however many slices you need wherever without asking.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's wrong with asking for more bread at olive garden? It's the only thing halfway decent and pretty much a core value of keeping the doors open at that place.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Nothing wrong with it man, ask away. They put a lot of effort into making it hard to give you the amount of breadsticks a human would require because they want to sell you to go breadsticks. So standard was table plus one first basket, number of people at the table for subsequent baskets. I wanted you to have the bread, I also wanted tips from my other tables. People underestimate how long it takes to grab something and how long that can feel for another table who hasn’t been greeted (that’s a good 2 minutes). It’s not your fault, but it’s stressful.

    Edit: I want to add a little perspective. When I left Olive Garden I worked at a restaurant where the only thing unlimited was water and handled up to 16 tables. My section at Olive Garden was 3 during peak hours, up to about 6 off hours.

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