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Originally Posted by scottsman
One of my biggest pet peeves as a cook is when a customer thinks they know what temperature a steak is. If you were wrong then I think the server was completely
justified in letting you know that the steak was the right temp and she was even polite enough to offer to re cook it for you if you so desired. At least next time you would know what a
medium rare steak is supposed to look like.
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I kind of agree with you, but...
I'd call myself a fairly picky foodie.
I don't think I'm particularly arrogant, but I can handle myself in a home kitchen, and I know how steak should be cooked.
Let's be honest, if I know the "palm doneness test", I think we can agree I know what I'm talking about?
Anyways,
I do my best not to order steak when I'm out, but sometimes I end up caving and ordering steak despite my better judgement.
Almost always, it arrives messed up.
To me, a $30+ entree counts as a big ticket item.
For this to arrive wrong, I'm already not too thrilled.
I'm not the average joe-schmo diner, when I'm told "I'm wrong", I find it quite insulting.
It makes me think a couple things,
- The restaurant's got a sliding scale for quality
- The chef is ignorant of his food, or kitchen
- The server just plain doesn't care enough to fix a kitchen screw up.
In my various circle of friends, there are those that don't care about food.
These guys suggest chains.
It's up to foodies like myself to drag them elsewhere.
We are also their go-to people when they want suggestions of going somewhere "nice".
Just doesn't seem to be a good marketing to piss these people off, especially if you are focusing on a niche market.