Barbeque Tips
Why is silverware in so many American restaurants NASTY?
I was appalled on a recent visit to Austin, Texas by the filthy silverware routinely given to diners apparently to get them in and get them out ASAP so more money can be made. These places –Pancake House and one famous Barbeque restaurant whose name I have been fortunate enough to forget — were NASTY! I don’t mean water spots on forks either. I am Texan, but do not remember this in any restaurant in the early 80s before I came to Europe. And now they also expect a 20% tip for service?!? People, I tip for GOOD service and that includes, most especially, sanitary silverware! Do American establishments now condone such barbaric practices as a former diner’s spinach hanging off a fork or nasty milky, dried gunk on spoons served to patrons? Are there no standards or pride in a business anymore? Are most Americans uncomplaining to the point of barbarism? It is about STANDARDS, people. If you screw up on silverware, I and many others won’t be returning. Ever! Serious responses only.
I work in a restaurant, not in TX, though. Silverware is harder to get clean because things do get stuck in between the fork tines. At the two different restaurants I’ve recently worked at they clean there silverware in different ways. At one place they soak the silverware in water and cleaner as soon as it’s brought back from the table. This seems to help alot, it then gets dumped into a tray to be run thru the dishwasher. Then we sort the silverware into groups and stand them up in a special container and run it thru the dishwasher again. If this is all done properly and not too much silverware is stuffed into the special container, everything gets clean. But, it does happen that something will be stuck to something. We wrap our silverware at this restaurant, meaning, we wrap a napkin around one knife, fork and spoon and then put it in a container for later use. So, the server/waitress that sees the dirt, might not care or might not see it and then the server/waitress that gets that container later (almost always a different one) doesn’t know what the silverware looks like. So, don’t not tip the person just because of that. Let them know and they will go get you a clean whatever, they are most likely embarrased that you got yucky silverware, I know I am, when it happens.
So, I hope that helps you understand. No, American establishments do not condone any such thing. Yes, there are quite stingent standards to follow. Americans are not barbaric. Accidents happen, I’m sorry you got stuck with yucky silverware more than once. Next time, relax and say “Excuse me, can I get a clean fork, please. Thanks.” Your dining experience will be much better for it. Isn’t that the most non barbaric thing too do…funny…I’m an American and that’s what I would have done.
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