That's really ridiculously bad service.

I walked into a competely empty Naked Cafe near here (all organic, not all nude) one day around 2pm and the owner, who was working on something at the counter doesn't say "Hi, welcome, pick a table," or anything like that. She says. "We close at 2:30. Are you getting your order to go?"

Wow, really? I did get it to go, and I enjoyed it down by San Diego Harbor, but still. The next time I went in, there were a couple of people in there besides me, and when I got my order, the server (who didn't seem nearly as happy as she had the first time I was there) brought my receipt with my sandwich, and there was a hand-written note saying that a 5% surcharge had been added as a gratuity for the guys in the kitchen. Alrighty then.

I haven't been back. I go to the Rubios five stores down and they welcome me by name most of the time. I'm the one who special orders the chili lime salmon salad.

Roxy

P.S. Running Mommy, there's a special request PM in your box.