Friday, May 3, 2013

Has Obamacare already started to screw up going out to eat?

Tonight we went to Ruby Tuesday's.  Plenty of parking, easy access, and no wait...well sort of.  We arrived early to beat the crowd, but we ran into a problem.  We could be seated right away, but there wasn't a server available yet.   Hmm...Friday night and not enough staff with an empty restaurant?  Well, okay...we were seated and within a few minutes our server came to greet us.  Will was a good server, but I believe stretched a little thin because he didn't return to refill drinks as often as I would have preferred.

We placed our order, and then we waited and waited.  Ours chips and salsa appetizer came out about 10 minutes after ordering, but the chips were not refilled until an hour later.  A half an hour later, our food came.  It was brought out by different servers, and there were some mistakes (no cheese on a cheeseburger, no mustard for cheeseburgers) which we notified them of right away.  The cheese was brought out promptly, because we asked for just the cheese, not to be remade because we were not going to wait.  The mustard took several minutes to be brought out.

I had steak (medium well ordered - well received), and I prefer to eat it with worcestershire sauce.  Ruby Tuesday's does not have that available...bummer.  My grilled shrimp, green beans, and asparagus were all slightly over grilled but still maintained an adequate taste.  Coke Zero was available as my drink and that is a big plus for me.

The food was okay and the restaurant was clean.  The mistakes were minor and would not prevent me from returning in the next several months.  The problem was the lack of hired help.  On a Friday night, one would think that the restaurant would be fully staffed.  Clearly that was not the case on the floor, and I believe even more so in the kitchen.  Is this in preparation for Obamacare?  Limiting workers to under 30 hours a week, so as to not have to pay health benefits?  Don't know if it is true, but it makes me wonder. 2 1/2 plates for Ruby Tuesday's from me...0 plates for Obamacare.

1 comment:

  1. Obama sucks - no further commentary needed.

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