Another week has come and gone. That means it is Saturday and time to count down this week’s strangest restaurant stories. This week is a little more special than most because I am writing up this list 35 years to the day after my Mother struggled through giving birth to me. I was already pretty […]
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Restaurant Laughs is your source for the humorous stories generated by working or eating at you favorite restaurant. A (mostly) kind hearted look at the funny moments that make the restaurant industry so funny. The posts are separated into humor for diners and stories that are funnier if you work (or have worked) in a […]
Don’t Be “That Guy” (Part Two)
Friday I began a countdown of the top ten things rookies should avoid saying to not be labeled “that guy.â€Â It is never easy to be a rookie. It is also not easy to deal with a rookie who always seems to be in your way as a veteran. These are the mistakes every rookie […]
Weird Restaurant Stories 12/4
I will be honest. Last week’s batch of restaurant stories was pretty lame. Apparently everyone took a week off of doing really stupid things in restaurants. No need to worry though because this week people nationwide made up for their restraint last week. I am willing to go so far as to say that this […]
Don’t Be "That Guy" (Part One)
We were all rookies at one time. We walked in confident the first day at a new restaurant only to end up with a deer-in-the-headlights look by the first rush. I’ve worked at plenty of restaurants over the years and know the feeling all to well. I have most certainly been “that guy†as well. […]
About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.
