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What do you order when eating at a restaurant?
Transplants | Last Active: Jan 6, 2022 | Replies (67)Comment receiving replies
I asked my son, who has restaurant management experience.
He said that a phone call is always appropriate when someone has dietary or health concerns. Most managers of reputable restaurants are eager and willing to accommodate needs and special requests. Remember to call during non dining hours. It is also appropriate to mention to server when ordering, and if you get an inexperienced server, you can always ask to speak with the on duty manager before placing order.
The kitchen is probably going to be off-limits to visitors. It is a safety issue due to being an active work zone and hot ingredients.
I love blueberry pancakes, too! Most restaurants will use frozen berries, but the pancake batter can be undercooked around the moist berries, so I prefer to make my own at home with fresh berries as a topping. I have adjusted my restaurant choice to pecan pancakes.
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Rosemary, I think it would be just wonderful if you demonstrated how to safely and expertly cook blueberry pancakes 🥞 on our Transplant Recipient Culinary Arts Webinar series! 👩🍳
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Thank you so much @rosemarya for checking with your son in the restaurant business... That's super awesome! I also like your idea to switch to pecan pancakes at a restaurant instead of blueberry to assure the pancake is cooked well. When you eat out, do you eat from the bread basket...is that an okay idea? I am a real bread LOVER but my concern at a restaurant is that the bread may be handled by the server. I am pretty confident that a reputable restaurant wouldn't re-serve the "leftovers" from someone else's basket, but you can never be sure depending on the server. Do you eat the bread out? Use the ketchup on the table or ask for takeout packets of ketchup? No ice in your drink and ask for a straw? Clean the utensils with your napkin? Ask for no garnish on the plate? ....I wish I lived close to your son's restaurant!! I would go there all the time Rosemary!!! ❤❤