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Nazi Invasion

Dear Gung Ho Nazi Whores, Please quit residing in our restaurants. Your condescending attitudes towards your employees permeates one’s dining pleasure. Our server is pissed off because you threw a fit on her within an earshot of the dining room and in front of her colleagues. The cook who took up for her (that happens [...]

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Hey, You! Hourly Employee…

There is good news for customers and hourly employees alike. In the past two years Corporate America is looking at the sports industry as a business model. In the eighties and and nineties food and beverage industry went the route of the New York Yankees. The big guys turned to free agency to build management [...]

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PLEASE HELP!!!

Today’s discussion will be quite entertaining for real operators, not so much for some customers…. First & foremost, please understand that RTG LOVE 99.5% of our customers. You have enabled us to provide for a very nice lifestyle for our families & for this we say…. THANK YOU!!! Now for the self entitled shitbag .5% [...]

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Restaurant Diplomacy

EVERY SINGLE DAY the opportunity presents itself… ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! We have breaking news for restaurant managers & customers…. Believe it or not, the manager of that restaurant you dine in…. Yes, that one! The one you saw…& decided not to speak to… CARES ABOUT YOU HAVING A GREAT DINING EXPERIENCE!!! That individual does not [...]

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Detail Walks…I Would Rather Be Shot!

Good times is what RTG loves to talk about, here we go…. Supervisor: Get your clipboard! Operator: Yes sir (thinking…I sure wish he would find something to do) Supervisor: Let’s take a walk around your restaurant…. Operator: Yes sir (I wonder if I can fit his ass in that dumpster?) Supervisor: Look @ your vents [...]

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Late Night Felt Like Main Meal Period

Strolling through the inner harbor in Baltimore last night my date and I (yes I have one from time to time) found ourselves hungry. Too much Irish beer? Perhaps. However, it’s 11 pm and most of the places have closed kitchens. We stopped by a place called Dick’s. We were greeted by a young lady. [...]

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Lee Lynns In Ellicott City Maryland

Ok, so I know I need a foursquare account to be down these days. Look truth be told I still read Theonion.com every day. I’m just your normal, cynical, crazy Round Table Guy. But there’s something different happening. This Round Table Guy is on Vacation and also marketing his E-book. While the other Round Table [...]

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Consultant Chaffing

Yes, we said it! Read that article title again! Consultants REALLY aggravate the hell out of us! The fundamental issue with consultants in the restaurant industry is they are failed operators! Don’t believe it? Check the number of “jobs & years of experience” your consultant you pay thousands has? You may find out the harsh, truthful reality; the [...]

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Pigeon Style Managers

Fly in…crap all over you & your operation…and fly off!

Thanks boss! That’s great…perfect learning experience today… stay the hell away from you!

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Who The Hell Cares Anyway?

Three people don’t show up for work. The associates who do show up are working twice as hard to pull up the slack. The rookie manager is instantly in psycho mode. Who the hell cares? I do. Well, I do now anyway. This is rookie manager’s time to shine! The typical situation is that when [...]

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