45 Hilariously True Stories From Food Service Workers Showing The Good And The Bad
Working in food service is a brutal gig. It’s extremely fast paced and you’re usually dependent on tips from customers who are mostly cool, but the bad ones can ruin your day. However, the people you work with become your hilarious family.
Whether you’re in the kitchen or on the service floor, each day is a new march into battle. If you’ve ever been there, then these stories will resonate with you. And if you’ve never served, let these be a reason to treat your servers and staff with the respect they deserve.
This post brings you the good, the bad, and the hilarious parts of working in food service.
1. Server Came Back And Said They Had A Guest Who Was Autistic And All They Wanted Was A Tower Of Grilled Cheese. I Was More Than Happy To Oblige
2. I’m A Health Inspector (Sorry Everyone). This Restaurant Today Had A Walken Cooler
3. What My Coworker Considers Clean vs. What I Consider Clean
4. No Substations, No Exceptions
5. Flipping Burgers
6. How It Feels To Make The Big Soup
7. Saw This
8. She’s Been With Me Ten Years, Through Four Head Chefs. Today, She Clicked Her Last Clack
9. I Want To Know, Who Was That Client And What Their Nickname?
10. I’m A Closing Server. I Love You. It’s Gonna Be Stupid Hot Tomorrow. I Popped These In The Freezer Tonight For You. Thank You For All You Do
11. I Had To Quit My Delivery Job Today Due To Depression, This Is How My Manager Responded
12. Might Be A Repost. Found On The Facebook
13. A Miracle Happened Today
14. Worst Spill I’ve Had To Date
15. If You’re Having A Bad Morning. I Just Spilled 4l Of Extra Reduced Down Lobster Stock We Badly Needed. And It Was The First Thing I Touched. It’ll Be Alright Folks!
16. Made A Guy A Burger. He Wanted A Picture Of Me And My Ukulele. But He Also Wanted The Burger In The Photo. This Is My Job
17. Does My Supplier Hate Me? We Ordered 150 Lbs Of Halibut For The Weekend….we Got One 152lb. Fish…i Wanted A Few Collars Man!
18. We Convinced A Intern That If You Stand On A Wet Towel, You Won’t Cry From Unions
19. When I Was A Baker, Someone Left A Loaf Of Bread In The Oven, Which They Also Left On Overnight
20. How Do You Stab Your Tickets?
21. Co-Worker Boiling Water In Deep Fryer
22. When Your Job Bails You Out Of Jail Because They Are Short Handed
23. This Is A Real Knife That Is Used By The Fish Cutter At My Current Job. He’s Been Using It For 35 Years
24. Chef Is Trying To Convince Me This Is Medium Rare
25. Day 1 Of Our New Dishie, Bless His Innocent Soul
26. Gm Told Me Cracking A Double Egg Means I Knocked Someone Up, And Brother I’m Shakin In My Nonslip Clogs
27. Found Some Treasure In The Deep Fryer
28. Chef Forgot To Order Flour. I’m The Baker
29. Manager States That Dull Knives Are Safer Than Sharp Knives
30. The Way The New Guy Labeled This Box
31. Was Talking To Some Chef Friends About My Fat Cat And Showed Them This Picture. They Thought It Was A Half Hotel Pan…it’s A Full Hotel Pan. My Cat Fills A Full 6inch Hotel Pan
32. Heard We Were Posting Live Fire Grills, Here’s My Battle Station
33. I Need To Use Up 36 Gallons Of Skim Milk Due To An Ordering Error. Any Ideas How To Use It Up?
34. Turn Around And My Buddy Is Moving Tomatoes, Guy Didn’t Spill A Drop
35. Soup Du Jour! (Dishie Refuses To Change The Water And Just Says He’s Been Washing Dishes For 40 Years)
36. I’m Still In Shock
37. Gob-Smacked
38. Love The Honesty
39. Every Workplace Needs To Hear This Sound Advice
40. I’m A Private School Chef And I Love It
41. Fire Inspector Accidentally Set Off My Ansul System
42. Finally Got One!
43. After All These Years I Didn’t Know This
44. How My Italian Chef Responded Before Seeing I Dropped The Bomb My Grandma Had Cancer
45. They’re Ready
