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    BCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:17pm

    Of all the chain restaurants, P.F Chang's is the one that baffles me the most. There are Chinese restaurants everywhere. Why would I chose this bland reproduction over them? Panda Express at least has the benefit of being in the mall, so that's almost convenient.

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      jennyfromtherockB
      6/13/14 5:21pm

      Because it is the only place that has a wine list good enough that your in laws can cope with it but also doesn't glare at you if your toddler throws noodles on the floor? Which I clean up, by the way, because I'm not a monster. I mean, not that I would go there...

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      septembergrrlB
      6/13/14 5:24pm

      Maybe it depends on where you live, but here in Northern Virginia most non-P.F. Chang's Chinese places are scuzzy little takeout joints in strip malls. They're fine if that's what you want, but sometimes when you want Chinese food you also want to sit at a table with a tablecloth, get a decent drink, and pretend you aren't eating a thousand calories of grease and salt.

      People who have a grown-up Chinese restaurant as a choice and go for P.F. Chang's anyhow are just weirdos.

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    burner97Caity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:22pm

    The ying [sic] yang example isn't even completely correct! Server is not the yang to the dishwasher's yin, as they do not necessarily give rise to each other. The proper example using 'server' would be 'diner,' as the absence of one makes the other impossible.

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      Caity Weaverburner97
      6/13/14 5:29pm

      This is beautiful. Have you ever considered writing guides?

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      jennyfromtherockburner97
      6/13/14 5:31pm

      This is why I read gawker comments. You just never know what you're going to get.

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    GregoireCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:16pm

    The first Wal-Mart in the world was started by Sam Walton in Rogers, Ark. Since then, their citizens have demanded only the very best.

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      thekitchenat401Gregoire
      6/13/14 5:29pm

      My grandfather was a food and commodities (mining, mostly) broker from Joplin, MO, near the Arkansas border. He knew Walton brothers back when they owned their Ben Franklin store and were expanding into Wal-Mart. He always said they were so crooked, he'd never do business with them (especially after they stiffed him out of $1500, a huge chunk of change back in the 50s/60s). They tried to bring him on board multiple times and he refused, and even chased one of the brothers out of his office with a shotgun. On one hand...I'm proud of Papa for having integrity. On the other, I think about the fact that I could be rollin' in Wal-Mart dough right about now. Sigh.

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      GazesAtShoesthekitchenat401
      6/13/14 5:33pm

      The Walton brothers crooked? Nahhhhh

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    auxarcsCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:15pm

    FYI- Northwest Arkansas is always capitalized bc it's the name of the region as well as what they call the metropolitan area. Since the area is made up of 4 mid-sized cities and a cluster of many smaller ones, there isn't any one dominant city. Hence Northwest Arkansas, or NWA if you will. The nicest and most affluent part of the state, btw.

    Just a lil fun fact. (I was born and raised there)

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      jennyfromtherockauxarcs
      6/13/14 5:20pm

      Let me guess...you're from Aux Arc?

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      Genius of Nazarethauxarcs
      6/13/14 5:20pm

      (I was born and raised there)

      No shit? The one guy on the internet who gives a damn about this nonsense isn't just an amateur bumfuck geographer?

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    OMG!PONIES!Caity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:15pm

    I'm fairly certain that a margarita is supposed to contain Cointreau.

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      FUCK YOU I'M WORKING FROM HOMEOMG!PONIES!
      6/13/14 5:20pm

      YEAH BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON

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      fugzbunnyOMG!PONIES!
      6/13/14 5:20pm

      I guess the agave juice is the substitute.

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    phunkshunCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:59pm

    This looks like something I'd buy in a frozen box at the Stop and Shop. And I don't even buy that stuff!

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      Anselmphunkshun
      6/13/14 6:52pm

      Yeah, that's basically what P.F. Changs is. They just plate it for you and bring it to your table.

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      mslewisphunkshun
      6/13/14 7:34pm

      That's not what a plate of food looks like at Chang's. The rice is in a separate bowl and the meat and shit is on the plate. They are not together until you put the together.

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    nullCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:15pm

    It's funny, sure, but isn't this pretty standard restaurant manual stuff?

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      Mike Turknull
      6/13/14 6:06pm

      ^^This. I mean, every server in every chain restaurant in the US has had to pass something like this before they were allowed onto the floor.

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      nullMike Turk
      6/13/14 6:08pm

      I've never been a server but I have a lot of service industry friends and I've helped them study manuals like this after they've gotten new jobs. And yes, they were always quizzed beforehand as well.

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    Caity WeaverCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 5:26pm

    Inspired by "Changs Day 4 Test," here's a quiz of my own:

    Question 1: NO, I JUST LIKED IT.

    Answer: Is this news?

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      scandiscotCaity Weaver
      6/13/14 7:30pm

      This isn't freakin' Jeopardy! No answering in the form of a question!

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      taosaurCaity Weaver
      6/13/14 10:02pm

      If your angle is that the restaurant is taking themselves too seriously, understand that all chains have server tests, usually several administered over the course of a week's training, and lots of people wash out. They're dealing with a very 'general' pool of applicants and, however lowly and laughable you might find the employees of family-style chains, not everyone is cut out to be a server. The information (yes, including trivia about the chain) will be useful to them, but making the effort to pass those tests also demonstrates some bare modicum of work ethic, and rote memorization is part of the job.

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    cmykeyCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 6:26pm

    I waited tables at PF Changs for 3 weeks while I was in college. These are some of the less stupid questions in their absurd training materials.

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      JimEmerycmykey
      6/13/14 6:33pm

      Do you remember the stupid / amusing ones? Don't hold back!

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      cmykeyJimEmery
      6/13/14 7:42pm

      It was several years ago and obviously I didn't last long because the managers of that particular location weren't willing to work with my class schedule. I guess they wanted employees that could exclusively focus on THEIR dumb quizzes instead of real ones at a university. But I do remember being weirded out because their "Chinese culture" content was either grossly inaccurate or unnecessarily mystical, i.e. the lucky cat (which actually originates in Japan), the terra cotta statues, fan/cai dishes. I also remember the sever that was conducting these training sessions was Chinese American and I felt really sad for him when he had to recite the PF Chang's spiel on Chinese geography, as if some customer was going to ask if the banana spring rolls with coconut ice cream was a popular dish in Chengdu or something.

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    raincoasterCaity Weaver
    6/13/14 7:27pm

    Don't you need a license to create an internet quiz? WHERE ARE OUR STANDARDS, PEOPLE?

    Patron should be capitalized. Jesus. Sweet tapdancing Jesus Christ.

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      the johnraincoaster
      6/14/14 10:49am

      On the first reading, I thought they were talking about a patron, as in a customer, and that therefore "bookshelf" must some kind of industry jargon. I HAVE NEVER WORKED IN A RESTAURANT

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