HOW TO HAVE THE BEST EXPERIENCE IN DINING ...EVERYTIME OUT!!!

               I HAVE BEEN IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS FOR 35 + YEARS AND  HAVE FOUND THAT CONSISTENCY IS THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GET FROM A DINING EXPERIENCE. HAVING CERTAIN KNOWNS WHEN CHOOSING A RESTAURANT CAN GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO WORRY ABOUT ,,"WHAT TO WEAR"..  SO FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ME IS ..1) KNOW THE PLACE..   HOW TO GET THERE, WHERE TO PARK.. 2) KNOW THEIR FOOD.. BY THAT I MEAN, HAVING HAD MORE THEN ONE THING ON THE MENU..3) HAVE A FAVORITE WAITER/WAITRESS, AND REQUEST THEM BY NAME.  BEING A REGULAR IN A NICE ESTABLISHMENT IS ALWAYS A PLUS ON A FIRST DATE OR EVEN BETTER ON A BLIND DATE. WHEN YOU GET USE TO CONSISTENCY IN DINING , YOU WILL HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY. YOUR CHOICES FOR DINING DON'T HAVE TO REVOLVE AROUND HIGH END OR TOP NOTCH. BELIEVE IT OR NOT I HAPPEN TO ENJOY MY LOCAL ", COCOS"., AND YES MY FAVORITE WAITRESS. SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING THE WAY I LIKE IT,  RIGHT DOWN TO MY DRESSING AND WHEN TO BRING MY WINE . DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR A TABLE IN THE CORNER...A TABLE AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN...   I ALSO HAVE MY HIGH END PLACES, OH YES I DO!! HAVING A PLACE LIKE THAT, WHERE YOU CAN GET ALL DOLLED UP AND PULL UP IN A LIMO, HAS MORE THEN ONE ADVANTAGE. YOU KNOW THE BARTENDER BY NAME, HE KNOWS WHAT YOU DRINK, SOMETIMES HE MAY  EVEN HAVE IT MADE AS YOUR WALKING UP. BUT I KNOW WITH GOOD PATRONAGE,  I'M GETTING A GOOD POUR. .AND PROB ,"TOP SHELF"..  CONSISTENCY !!! BUT IT SHOULDN'T COME WITHOUT A PRICE.. NOTHING IS FREE!! ESPECIALLY IF ITS WORTH PAYING FOR!! SO DON'T FORGET TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THE GOOD SERVICE AND QUALITY OF FOOD. TO ME THAT'S ALWAYS.. 20% and add $5.00.. WHEN YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU EXPECTED YOU SHOULD NEVER WAIT TILL YOUR WALKING OUT THE DOOR OR AT THE CASH REGISTER TO ADVICE THEM . YOUR ON A FIRST NAME BASIS WITH YOUR SERVER, PULL THEM ASIDE AND ADVISE THEM AS TO THE PROBLEM. DON'T EMBARRASS THEM IN FRONT OF OTHER PATRONS, BUT TRUST ME THEY WILL APPRECIATE IT. REMEMBER YOUR NOT THE ONLY TABLE THEY HAVE. YOU ALSO MAY NOT BE THE ONLY FIRE THEIR PUTTING OUT AT THE MOMENT.  WHAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THE CHALLENGE OF TURNING SOMEONES BAD DAY INTO A GOOD ONE AND HAVING THEM COMEBACK . IF YOU ESTABLISH YOURSELF IN ENOUGH RESTAURANTS YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A CONSISTENT DINING PLEASURE..  NOT TO MENTION THE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS YOU WILL HAVE MADE  ALONG THE WAY!!!!