Since “the customer is always right” is the service-world motto, restaurant workers are accustomed to endless customizations and specifications. But a long list of requirements that culminates in a very plain burger might be a new standard of picky.
The Cut writer Anna Silman shared a photo on Twitter yesterday of an absurdly lengthy receipt for a single order. Silman explained, “my friend is the chef at an extremely fancy NYC restaurant and this is an order he received today.”
The receipt boasted a full 24 lines required to ensure the burger was plain AF. “This is for a dog,” the receipt said early on, reiterating at the end that the customer wanted “just the plain pattie [sic]—this is for a dog.”
The specifications in between for no salt, no toppings, no bacon, no side salad (what an uncultured pooch) garnered a variety of amused responses from other Twitter users who wanted to know more about the pampered pup’s demands.
does the dog talk to it's owner to make sure the patty isn't salted?
— Greg (@supersetgreg) May 27, 2019
Steve, when I checked my blood pressure tonight it was high. Was my burger salted?
— Eric David (@ericmdavid) May 27, 2019
He protec
— 🍬LOLLY HOE🍬 (@ShiftyGirl91) May 28, 2019
He attac
But mostly
He want a la carte snacc
https://twitter.com/HannahCruicksha/status/1133162595303739394
Given that any dog would cheerfully eat half a rotting deer carcass then roll around in it, this seems a bit fussy.
— Brendan A. Niemira (@Niemira) May 28, 2019
Wait- is the dog by themselves? Only one guest listed.
— @DCHomos (@DCHomosIntern) May 28, 2019
Waiter: *brings out a full on hamburger*
— QUINTIN QUARANTINO (@MiiikeyD) May 27, 2019
Dog:
“LET ME SPEAK TO YOUR MANGER” in *woof*
But some folks weren’t remotely surprised by the idea of someone bringing their furry friend along for lunch and requesting a special order just for them.
I worked at a place in Silver Lake (Los Angeles) and we had a Dog Menu. No joke. Part of my life was warming a burger 10 seconds on both sides and tossing with plain rice in a bowl.
— SuperJude™ (@xXSuperJudeXx) May 27, 2019
"I'm a dog Chef" I'd think to myself. This world...
I was at The Cliffs in Laguna Beach this weekend and they had a full menu for dogs. Now I see how much typing that must spare the servers.
— Paprika Pink (@PaprikaPink) May 27, 2019
Friend of mine takes his dog to Arby’s once a week for whatever the hell it is they serve. Never gets anything for himself, just a pile of meat for his dog. They go to the park, dog eats, they play frisbee.
— Future Climate Refugee (@human52753) May 28, 2019
I want to be reincarnated as a dog.
Others even shared their own stories of picking up a doggy bag now and then.
My pooch gets free bacon (which would have been on my hamburger) in his own take away container 🙂
— CatLadynoCat (@NoCatLady) May 28, 2019
Doesn’t everyone take their pups through the drive through? Or to Dunkin Donuts for plain munchkins?
— DMKoman (@TSBsLTR) May 28, 2019
This was my Spencer’s reaction whenever we promised him the “Golden Arches”....made the trip just for him n our order was always “plain burger nothing on it, just meat on the bun”...they always got it perfect n he ❤️ ed it! What I wouldn’t give for one more trip with him 😪 pic.twitter.com/KKCy82Ngp7
— Marbaby (@MarbabyMarlene) May 28, 2019
And there’s always that one guy who just says what we’re all thinking.
https://twitter.com/TomASchroeder/status/1133177473418575877
It may have taken a lot of typing and double checking and absolutely confirming that this was a special meal for a dog, but we hope the little fella enjoyed his (or her) meal after all that.
And hopefully, the owner left a great tip at the end—and an even better Yelp review.
Yelp Review - “Woof”
— Peter Saumur (@Stitched) May 28, 2019
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