'I ask the dad a few more times if he's sure': Diner ignores waiter's questions, demands burger with 'everything' on it

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Aug 25, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

This dad was humbled after placing an order he couldn't eat. 

U/ClassiestRobin shared a story from her time waitressing as a 16 year old. It was the OP's first job, and though she generally enjoyed it, there was one family that stuck out in her mind due to their quirky order. 

Burger joints that offer up dozens of free toppings to customize your sandwich have the right idea. Most places just give you the typical lettuce, tomato, onion, and maybe some ketchup. But this place has a cool array of other toppings like grilled jalapenos, chili, or cole slaw! There were four cheese options to choose from as well. You could probably get a really unique-tasting burger if you choose the right ingredients. However, as the OP tells in this story to r/MaliciousCompliance, one customer decided to add all the ingredients onto his hamburger. Every. Single. Ingredient. 

If you order every single ingredient at a place like that, you'd better be prepared to eat it all! But this customer was so unhappy with the order that he had to get the manager involved (so typical). At least the manager had the OP's back. Read the entire story below. 

Up next, this person's friend informed her that she wasn't going to bring a lot of cash on vacation — instead, she planned on using her friend as her own personal ATM. 

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  • 01
    Font - I'll take an everything burger M My first job was waitressing at a 50s diner style burger-joint. I think I was about 16? It was a sweet gig. My coworkers were generally nice, the customers were a mixed bag. Though we did have one homeless guy that would come in and do our food challenge weekly for a free meal. He was cool.
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  • 02
    Font - Anyways, to the story at hand, I had a family come in. If I remember correctly it was the tradition dad, mom, two kids. It was lunch rush and basically all the tables and the bar were filled. So, I'm taking their order and the dad asks for a burger. Me: "What would you like on that burger?" Dad: "everything" Me: "Well we have a lot of options"
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  • 03
    Font - I gesture to the menu section containing the topping choices. The dad does a once over (clearly not long enough to read) looks back at me and states. Dad: "Everything."
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  • 04
    Font - At this point, I should note we had a bunch of choices. Looking at the restaurants menu they currently have; • Mustard • Onions • Slaw • Chili • Mayo • Ketchup • Lettuce • Tomatoes • Pickles • Grilled Jalapeños • Grilled Mushrooms • Grilled Onions • Grilled Bell Peppers
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  • 05
    Font - I feel like there was even more choices when I worked there. The place also had 4-5 cheese options. I ask the dad a few more times if he's sure. Even tried to list the toppings. His wife even tried to explain the situation. I could tell he was getting agitated but I also knew he's didnt know what "everything" meant. Eventually, I take his word for it and attempt to get the rest of his order. Me: "do you want cheese?" Dad: "I said everything!" Me: "Well we have 4-" Dad: "everything!" Yikes
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  • 06
    Font - I want to point out he's literally yelling here. Those exclamation points are not for emphasis Well I finish taking the tables order. On the ticket I remember specifically taking the time to meticulously write out every ingredient as clearly as I could. The tickets were small and each ingredient was denoted by an acronym so it was a challenge to fit "everything". I also made sure to include every possible cheese.
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  • 07
    Font - I knew this monstrosity was going to be sent back. I knew it was an abomination. But I was determined to give that man what he asked for. The line cooks looked at me like "you sure?" With a simple nod, I pulled the trigger.
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  • 08
    Font - I walked that burger out to the man with the biggest seating grin. It had to have been 2 pounds of sloppy, wet burger. The annoyance on his face would have been reward enough, but as predicted the father called my manager over and complained.
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  • 09
    Font - My manager came to me fuming. Clearly had been chewed out by the man. "You know you have to ask the customers what they want on their burgers?!" "I did. I-" "Well the man at table 11 said he didn't ask for that."
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  • 10
    Font - Mind you I was still 16 at this point and timid. Still, I explained the situation. My managers demeanor change and he had a little smirk on his face. My manager asked me to follow him back to the table and grabbed a menu on the way. Manager: "Hi sir, I need some clarity. What exactly did you ask for on your burger?" Customer: "uh, everything but-"
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  • 11
    Font - My manager opened the menu on the table pointing to the topping options. Manager: "Sir, this is everything. This is what's on your burger. I'll be happy to remake the burger to your specifications if you can give them this time, but we are very busy and it could take a while. Classiestrobin please take his order."
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  • 12
    Font - So I did. I can't remember his actual order anymore, but it was definitely a more traditional burger. Probably took about 10 minutes to come out so his family was mostly done with their meal while he was beginning. We could've taken another burger off the line to make his, but why make a chill table wait?
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  • 13
    Font - grimbuddha Had this same kind of thing at a Subway I worked at. Dude had been kicked out of the store during the day (when the owners were there) but still came in at night when all of us teens were working. He ordered a meatball and told me "I want everything on it, don't it up. I am going to f the liquor store next door." I tried to ask what he meant by everything and he just gave me a s y look and walked out. I put every
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  • 14
    Font - ingredient we had on that sub including all the sauces, mayo, mustard, and every veggie we had. Got finished wrapping it right as he walked back in. He paid and left. Never had the fun of seeing his face but he also never came back so it was still a win.
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  • 15
    Font - 01 epicnormalcy In work in a pizza place. I once got an order for a "garbage pizza". Important to note...no such pizza has ever existed on our menu. I politely asked what exactly they wanted on this pizza. "Everything." Okaaaaay...could you be more specific? We have a ton of toppings. "Everything! It's a garbage pizza, you put everything on it!" So you want me to include..." "Everything!" She was getting p ed and I was done.
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  • 16
    Font - "Are you sure you want all of our toppings?" "That's what I said!" We put every single topping on that pizza. Sausage, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, pineapple, jalapeños, banana peppers, sour kraut, shrimp, chicken, bacon, onions...on and on. It was an absolute monstrosity. It smelled fu ing awful. She picked it up, opened the box and started freaking out. "What the his this s?!" "What the f is this?!"
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  • 17
    Font - "It's everything ma'am. You told me you wanted every single topping we have, this is it." She wanted a refund, we said no. You got what you ordered. She pulled the whole "I'm never coming back!" And stayed true to her word!
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  • 18
    Font - ClassiestRobin OP. Why do people threaten people making 7.25/h (or less in my case not including tips) with never coming back? I could literally not give less of a f.
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  • 19
    Font - korogod True alpha move is to take the everything burger and eat it right in front of him
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  • 20
    Font - karaokekwien I don't even understand why he complained. If I ordered a burger with everything and received a burger with literally everything, I would be totally thrilled!!! Finally, somebody who understands the meaning of everything!
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  • 21
    Font - jakk86 D. Was totally hoping he got stuck with a $25 inedible pile of slop. Good story though
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  • 22
    Font - yubbber asks for everything "are you sure about that" yes very sure gets exactly what they asked for surprised pikachu
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