Last night, a group of us stopped at a Steak 'n Shake for a late dinner. The group included myself, Piper, Cat Lochley, Scotty, and Terry. We were told to seat ourselves, which we did after some difficulty finding a clean table.
We looked through our menus and chatted, when it occurred to us that nobody had yet been by to take any orders, even for drinks. So we looked around and noticed that some tables had parties who had arrived after us and had already ordered. As we watched, two of these groups received their food.
We attempted to signal a waiter, to no avail. We finally reached the point of loudly calling for a waiter, but we were completely ignored. Ultimately we left, and drove down the road to a Waffle House, where we were served promptly and courteously.
Why weren't we served at the Steak 'n Shake? Good question. Nobody said anything to us (literally!), but we could take some good guesses, dealing with certain transgender status.
I was in tears in the car on the way to the Waffle House. Why do some persons think this is an acceptable way to treat persons of whom they may not approve or understand? I'm, well, I'm at a loss for words to describe my feelings.
I'd urge persons reading this to *NOT* patronize Steak 'n Shake restaurants, and to, if possible, communicate with the company just WHY you're not eating there. Please keep it polite -- don't sink to their level -- leave out the vituperation and maybe someone will notice a number of complaints on the same subject. Companies DO notice these things, and maybe, just maybe, it'll motivate them to clean up their act.
By the way, as I said, the folks at Waffle House were prompt and courteous. It could be that there wasn't any "reading" done, or maybe just that they didn't care about things like that. In any event, I was quite happy with the service and food there, and would encourage patronage at your local Waffle House.
Thanks for sticking with my rant.
