Friday, March 7, 2008

B.O.

Ever go to an Indian restaurant and leave smelling like B.O? Food's good, smells bad.

I went to lunch today with my mom, and we went to the India Palace in Rochester. I haven’t been in years, but I used to work 2 doors down, so we used to go all the time. So we arrive, and no one is there. And we wait 5 minutes, and no one come out from the kitchen, so my mother goes in the back and calls hello through the doorway, to no avail. She sticks her head in a little further, and calls out again, and a hostess comes out (with fingernails about 4 inches long – disgusting!) and says “we don’t allow people in the kitchen”, to which my mother responded “We’ve been waiting for like 5 minutes”. The hostess/waitress, she didn’t care.

We sit, it’s a buffet, and the food kind of is not great. I wouldn’t go as far as bad, but I will say it was not nearly close to good. I used to go all the time and it was good. Not so. I asked for more water once, she never came back. She came with the check, I asked for more water, she came, refilled my glass and not my mother's.

Then we tried to pay the bill. My mother pulls out her debit card, and the hostess/waitress says “I’m sorry, but it appears that our lines are down, you’ll have to pay with cash”. My mom, who never carries cash says “Well, I don’t have any” and the girl tells her she can now patronize one of the few ATMs in the plaza. So I stay in the restaurant, and my mom goes to get cash, and has to spend an extra 2 bucks on ATM fees just to pay the stupid bill. While I am waiting, the waitress gets a bill for the ONLY OTHER PERSON in the restaurant, and neglects to tell them that they wont be able to use their credit cards either. Our bill was $19.33 and originally due to poor service was only going to leave a 20– it was a buffet after all. But after the whole debacle, my mother waited for her change. Because of the 4 inch long fingernails, we waited another 5minutes for the change to be counted.

Until further notice, avoid the India Palace in Brighton.

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