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Shocking Behavior

Today&#39;s special: Piping, hot revenge with a side of karma.

In a recent tale of revenge, &nbsp;restaurant owner <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/RRinfo/" target="_blank">u/RRinfo</a> found himself on the dark side of customer service when a group of young girls on a ladies&#39;&nbsp;night out tried their very best to make his shift a living hell. After demanding tables and VIP treatment&nbsp;with no reservations, threatening his job,&nbsp;and insulting him non-stop during the dinner service, the owner decided to use the opportunity to teach these guests a much needed life lesson.

(NOTE: The story was edited due to length. Please c<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ProRevenge/comments/g5shhb/the_karen_that_breeds_minion_karens/" target="_blank">lick here for the full story and responses</a>.)

A Restaurant Owner Gets Revenge On A Gaggle Of Karens And It’s So Satisfying

General

Erin Maxwell

Jobs

Redditor u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/a70x4i/waiterswaitresses_of_reddit_whats_the_most/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web2x" target="_blank">Graceful_Swan_Ronson</a>&nbsp;asked <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/a70x4i/waiterswaitresses_of_reddit_whats_the_most/?sort=confidence" target="_blank">&quot;Waiter/Waitresses of Reddit, what&#39;s the most ridiculous request you&#39;ve gotten from a customer at your restaurant?&quot;</a>&nbsp;on AskReddit. These employees deserve way more tips! Vote up if the customer was ridiculous!

28 Restaurant Employees Recount Their Ridiculous Customer Requests, And They Deserve Way More Tips

Colin  Morabito

Love it or hate it, sales make the world go 'round. But hey, at least it's a paycheck, right?

Customer Service & Retail Life

Being a waiter or waitress can be a thankless and exhausting job. Long hours, bad <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/funniest-tips-ever-left/ashley-reign" target="_blank">tips</a>, and rude <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/worst-restaurant-customer-stories/michaelchoi" target="_blank">customers</a> can make the whole thing a pretty miserable experience. True, not all diners hurl&nbsp;abuse at their servers, but sometimes it's the smaller things customers do that waiters hate. It might even be something the patron thought was helpful, like stacking up the empty plates. Unfortunately, they probably didn't do it right, spelling even more work for whoever is clearing the table.There are so many things customers do that waitresses hate. Think you might secretly be a bad diner? Keep reading, and you'll learn all the ways you're annoying your <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/bad-restaurant-service-stories/lea-rose-emery" target="_blank">server</a>.&nbsp;If you've ever worked in the restaurant industry, these stories&nbsp;will be both relatable and infuriating.

Waiters And Waitresses Reveal The Most Annoying Things Customers Do Without Even Thinking

Anna Lindwasser

Living

It&#39;s easy to take the restaurant experience for granted. You walk in, order your food, and it shows up. But what happens behind the scenes? If these memes are any indication it&#39;s a hotbed of drama! You can find more&nbsp;at the subreddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential" target="_blank">r/kitchenconfidential</a>.&nbsp;

27 Memes That Only Make Sense To People Who Work In Restaurants

Mark Rennie

The <a href="https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-oriental-express-new-stanningley/menu" target="_blank">Oriental Express (Pudsey)</a> is a beloved Chinese restaurant that has responded to almost every single review on their &quot;Just Eat&quot; page. And while it is usually wholesome with grateful replies and wholesome apologies for wrong orders, they also don&#39;t hold back when someone tries to leave a falsified review. Vote up your favorite&nbsp;comebacks!

This Beloved Restaurant Doesn't Take False Reviews Kindly, And We're Savoring Every Comeback

Joshua Rhee

Being a server is hard. You frequently have to deal with so many demands and so little respect. While some customers can be an embarrassment to the human race, there are a lot of people out there treating servers right. These stories from the subreddit r/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/TalesFromYourServer/top/?t=all" target="_blank">TalesFromYourServer</a>&nbsp;warmed our hearts and made us believe in the mankind again.

23 Servers Shared Stories Of Suddenly Heartwarming Moments At Their Jobs, And They're Beautiful

Servers Shared Stories Of Suddenly Heartwarming Moments At Their Jobs, And They're Beautiful

Jordan Myrick

Restaurants

We&#39;ve all eaten in restaurants and most of us are blissfully unaware of any behind-the-scenes drama. Well if you do work in a restaurant you know that it&#39;s a hotbed of drama and wild customer requests. The subreddit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/" target="_blank">r/kitchenconfidential&nbsp;</a>offers a roundup of memes that any chef, server, and line cook can relate to. Here are some of our favorites.&nbsp;

27 Memes That Only Restaurant Workers Will Relate To

True Stories

Working at a restaurant might possibly be one of the hardest jobs around. In addition to the long hours and low pay, waiters&nbsp;and hostesses must also deal with rude, dumb, and ridiculous customers all throughout the day - not to mention <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/restaurant-servers-describe-awful-food/jodi-smith" target="_blank">stomach-churning food requests</a>.&nbsp;

Here are <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/10fxfg/whats_the_worst_customer_youve_had_in_the_food/">real</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/15mxaj/restaurant_owners_of_reddit_what">stories</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/18yxvv/servers_and_restaurant_managers">experienced</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1pl4jz/restaurant_workers_of_reddit_what_">by</a> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1742r2/restaurant_servers_what_is_your_most_annoying/">restaurant staff</a> who have served the worst kind of&nbsp;customers. After reading these, you will definitely agree that the customer is not always right.&nbsp;

Restaurant Staff Describe the Worst Customer They've Ever Served

MichaelChoi

Go-To Restaurant Chains

Chain Restaurants

A list of bar &amp; grill restaurant chains. Sit down bar and grill chains from throughout the United States are included. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">Restaurant chains</a> offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. This list focuses primarily on sit-down restaurants and bar and grill restaurant chains.

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands" target="_blank">Fast Food establishments</a> will receive their own list, as will <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-high-end-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">upscale restaurant chains</a>. That said, a few fast food restaurant chains have been included. The idea of a chain restaurants is widely credited to Harland Sanders, more famously known as &quot;Colonel Sanders&quot;. By &quot;franchising&quot; out his secret recipe, restaurants that served his food had an advantage as travelers knew what to expect. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it.

What the top bar and grill restaurant chains? What are the best bar &amp; grill chains in America? That depends entirely on your point of view. Vote for the best bar chains in America that have good food and add any to the list that may be missing.&nbsp;

Check out more lists like <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-adventure-travel-companies/places-to-go">Best Adventure Travel Companies</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/top-travel-destinations-in-the-world/places-to-go">Top Travel Destinations in the World</a> and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-chicken-nuggets/ranker-food">Your Favorite Fast Food Chicken Nuggets</a>

Uno Chicago Grill

The Best Bar & Grill Restaurant Chains

Company

Best Sit Down Restaurant Chains | List of Bar & Grill Chains

Restaurant Chains

Anyone who&#39;s ever worked in the service industry has some tales to tell about customer interactions - from the grotesque to the outright rude or illegal. Server horror stories are in a league of their own, since they deal with the food people purposely choose to put into their bodies.

Some restaurant server stories involve the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bad-chain-restaurant-menu-items/rosa-pasquarella" target="_blank">food they have to serve to customers</a> that they advise everyone avoid at all costs. These stories are about just the opposite experience. Wait staff took to Reddit to describe the requests they received from&nbsp;customers that made their stomachs churn.

Restaurant Servers Describe The Most Awful Food Requests They’ve Ever Had

Jodi Smith

We&#39;ve all made special requests when dining out, from holding the onions to extra cheese, but some customers go too far. An <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/86yjja/chefs_of_reddit_what_do_we_all_need_to_stop/" target="_blank">AskReddit thread </a>allowed chefs the opportunity to leave the kitchen and talk about the requests that drive them crazy.&nbsp;

16 Chefs Share What People Need To Stop Ordering In Restaurants

People are describing their worst experiences working in restaurants, courtesy of u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChipFan111/" target="_blank">ChipFan111</a> on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/g1u0ex/people_who_worked_in_restaurants_what_was_the/" target="_blank">Reddit</a>. Vote up the worst offences down below!

Restaurant Employees Are Describing Their Worst Customers Ever, And The Stories Are Super Cringy

This is a list of the best kid-friendly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a> in America. If you don&#39;t have kids, you don&#39;t understand the trauma that parents endure taking their children to eat out. It was thus that the family restaurant was born. Over the years, a lot of family restaurants have popped up across the country and have become standard American restaurants that can be seen all over the world. You&#39;ll see breakfast restaurants such as IHOP on this list as well as Cracker Barrel, Red Lobster, and Denny&#39;s.

Just because a restaurant is a chain, that doesn&#39;t mean it necessarily specializes in distinctly American cuisine. Other popular restaurants include the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse, P.F. Chang&#39;s China Bistro, and Chipotle Mexican Grill. While many of these restaurants may not overlap in their menus, the one thing all have in common is that they are considered the best family restaurant chains in America.&nbsp;

Vote for your personal faves, and add any you see missing. Keep in mind these are national chains, not local haunts, so add your restaurants accordingly, keep in mind, only family style.&nbsp;

Check out more lists like&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-restaurant-chains-for-kids-birthdays/restaurant-chains">Best American Restuarants for Kid&#39;s Birthdays</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-restaurants-to-stop-at-during-a-road-trip/restaurant-chains">The Best Restaurant Chains to Stop at During a Road Trip</a>.

Big Boy Restaurants

The Best Family Restaurant Chains in America

The Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants For The Whole Family, Ranked

Desertrat89

Millions of waiters and service workers rely on tips to pay their bills, and you best believe they always remember their worst tippers. Diners who tip poorly, if at all, rank among the most&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-restaurant-customer-stories/michaelchoi" target="_blank">terrible customers restaurant staff ever deal with</a>, largely because they're able to get away with it.Since tips are not legally required, cheap customers often assume they're unimportant. But when they&nbsp;make&nbsp;$2.30-an-hour, a service worker might put up with all your <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-that-annoy-waiters/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">annoying customer habits</a> with a big, fake smile, all in the hopes you remember to get the decimals right when calculating that tip.&nbsp;Able to vent on Reddit, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4ixcsf/waiters_of_reddit_what_is_the_worst_tipping_story/" target="_blank">service workers shared their worst tipping stories</a> for&nbsp;fellow waitstaff and service workers to commiserate over. Anyone living in the States understands&nbsp;that customers who leave no tips deserve a tip of their own: don't eat out.

Servers And Customers Reveal The Worst Tips Ever Given To Waitstaff

Mick Jacobs

This is a list of the best high end <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america" target="_blank">restaurant chains</a>. While you may usually choose inexpensive restaurants for your normal lunches and dinners out, every once in a while, it&rsquo;s nice to treat yourself and your family to a fancy meal. If you&rsquo;re celebrating a birthday or promotion, a top-grade restaurant is the best way to commemorate. When you&rsquo;re trying to impress an important client, a high-end chain restaurant is a good way to illustrate how important their business is to you. Maybe you just want to treat yourself after a long, stressful week with a well-made cocktail and steak dinner. No matter the reason, first-class restaurants are the perfect method to show off and enjoy yourself.

The fine dining chain restaurants on this list make high-quality food in an atmosphere that&rsquo;s sure to impress potential business partners, family members, and friends. Restaurants like Ruth&rsquo;s Chris Steak House and The Melting Pot offer ambiance perfect for a romantic dinner, whether you&rsquo;re on a first date or celebrating a 20th anniversary. 

If you&rsquo;ve been wondering, &ldquo;What are the best high end chain restaurants?&rdquo; this list has the top choices. The restaurants on this list are known for their upscale feel, top notch food, and amazing cocktails for any type of meal.

Hard Rock Cafe

The Best High-End Restaurant Chains

Best High-End Restaurant Chains | List of Top Upscale Restaurants

Memes

Restaurant workers have proven to be the true heroes of the pandemic. They&#39;re showing up to work for long hours and making tasty food for all of us slobs stuck at home. It&#39;s not an easy job but thankfully they&#39;re letting their frustrations known at the subreddit <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential" target="_blank">r/kitchenconfidential</a>. Here are some of our favorites.&nbsp;

27 Funny Memes Made By Restaurant Workers

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Your guide to secret menus for almost every fast food restaurant, from In-N-Out to KFC.

Fast Food Secret Menus

Lists of things to think about when all you want is a tortilla with meat, cheese, and vegetables. 

Let's Get Tacos

Secret Menu Items

The Taco Bell <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-secret-menu-items-from-any-restaurant/secret-menu-items" target="_blank">secret menu list</a> is small partly due to loyal customers who demand discontinued items back onto their regular menu. What&#39;s on the secret <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-taco-bell-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">menu at Taco Bell</a>? However, that makes this list of Taco Bell off-menu items even more enticing. Taco Bell, which over the years has shown it knows how to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/taco-bell-menu-history/dave-schilling" target="_blank">evolve its menu</a>,&nbsp;has a great policy of creating custom items as long as the restaurant&nbsp;has the ingredients on hand. Depending on the location, you may be charged extra for additional ingredients, but a few cents here and there is a small price to pay for the delicious goodness of Taco Bell menu items. What&#39;s on the Taco Bell secret menu? Fair warning: Ordering some of these items by name, like The Hulk and The Superman, may be met with strange looks. But politely asking for custom orders, including what you&#39;d like on your item, shouldn&#39;t be a problem.

So enjoy these exclusive Taco Bell hidden menu items... one secret Taco Bell item at a time. If it&#39;s not a quesadilla or gordita crunch you&#39;re looking for, I&#39;d like to suggest the Frings from the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/burger-king-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items" target="_blank">Burger King hidden menu </a><a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/burger-king-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items">items</a>&nbsp;list, or anything from the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/whataburger-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items">Whataburger secret menu</a> or even the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/chick-fil-a-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items">Chick-fil-a hidden menu</a>. Or&nbsp;you can always go back to the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/subway-secret-menu-items/secret-menu-items">Subway hidden menu items</a> to feel a tad healthier. And if you didn&#39;t know, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-taco-bell-breakfast-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Taco Bell&#39;s breakfast menu</a> will also help you live mas.

Taco Bell Secret Menu Items

Food

Taco Bell Secret Menu: List of Taco Bell's Hidden Menu Items

The List of Top Restaurant Chains in America includes famous restaurant chains from throughout the United States. Restaurant chains offer a familiarity through their decor and menu throughout all of their locations. As such, they tend to be most popular in areas where one would find travelers or tourists. From fast food, to drive-thrus, and even some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-top-bar-and-grill-restaurant-chains/restaurant-chains" target="_blank">sit-down franchises</a>, there are a variety of restaurants on this list, each serving different international cuisines or their own takes on American classics.

The idea of chain restaurants is widely credited to Harland Sanders, more famously known as &quot;Colonel Sanders.&quot; By &quot;franchising&quot; out his secret recipe, restaurants that served his food had an advantage as travelers knew what to expect. His restaurant, KFC, is now one of the largest in the world. Today, nearly every cuisine imaginable has a restaurant chain attached to it.

Vote up your favorite chain restaurants below, or vote down those you&#39;ll never go back to again. Looking for more of a sweet treat? Check out lists of the Best Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Chains.&nbsp;Cook up some mediocre Italian food at home using this list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/olive-garden-recipes/shutup-barry">Olive Garden recipes</a>, and take a look at other delicious lists like, the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-japanese-foods/ranker-food">Best Japanese Foods</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-brain-foods/ranker-food">Best Brain Foods</a>.

Chili's

The Best American Restaurant Chains

Best American Restaurant Chains | List of Top US Chain Restaurants

Ranker Community

Chick-fil-A is without question a great place to grab a bit on the go, offering a wide variety of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-chick-fil-a-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">different menu items</a> (all including chicken, of course). But did you know that there&#39;s a Chick-fil-A secret menu? Yep. Many times, you can order items off-menu and your servers won&#39;t bat an eye -- the trick is knowing what some of these items are, so you can choose wisely. Read on to learn more about what the best Chick-fil-A <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-secret-menu-items-from-any-restaurant/secret-menu-items?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">secret menu items</a>&nbsp;are!

Root Beer Float

Chick Fil A Secret Menu Items

Best Chick-fil-A Secret Menu Items, Ranked By Fans

Funny things made by creative people who had silly ideas and seized their diems.

Clever Clever Things

Ha Ha Very Punny

Funny

Jokes are awesome. Food is awesome. Jokes + Food= SUPER awesome. It doesn't make any sense, but food that comes from restaurants with funny names always tastes better. Slice of pepperoni pizza from Domino's? Mediocre. Slice of pepperoni pizza from Slice of Life? Awesome (+1 if you get the Dexter reference). Pulled pork sandwich from KFC? Gross. Pulled pork sandwich from Forrest Rump? Awesome (-1 if you somehow connect that to a porno reference). Point is: restaurants with pun names are the best.This <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-restaurant-chains-in-america?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of restaurants</a> with pun names is a collection of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-mexican-restaurant-signs/nathandavidson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">funny restaurant signs</a> and names from around the world. Are there brunch puns? You better bellini it. Burger puns? Lettuce tell you about it. Puns about Vietnamese cuisine? You pho it. Ok, enough. There are a plethora of clever restaurant names for you to peruse, so get to it.If you're into food and funny, don't forget to check out <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-funniest-sexy-foreign-food-commercials/michael-gibson">funny foreign food commercials</a> and the greatest food abominations of all time. If that's not enough cool food for you, have a donut and carry on.

The 47 Greatest Pun-tastic Restaurant Names

Danielle Dauenhauer

Chick-fil-A

Five Guys

Wendy's

Lists about everything from the best burger toppings to the most unbelievable things to ever happen inside fast food restaurants. 

Beep Beep It's Fast Food

Be it because of a craving for a greasy burger, a need for a hangover cure or simply a needed meal on the run, millions of people eat fast food each day, but which are the top fast food chains of all? That is where you can be the judge folks. Add your list of the best fast food restaurants and vote for your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fast-food-from-every-decade/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">quick-service eatery</a>.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds, Wendy&#39;s, Burger King and Taco Bell are just a few of the largest fast food chains in the world, but the jury is out on which is actually the best. Some may even argue that regional joints like In-N-Out Burger would take the cake while others would debate that the healthier options, like Subway and Panera Bread, are where it&#39;s at. Or maybe <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-del-taco-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Del Taco&#39;s menu</a> featuring Mexican and American options puts them near the top. <a href="http://Fast Food Places That Deliver Via Apps Like DoorDash And Grubhub	https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fast-food-places-that-deliver/sammy-leary" target="_blank">Some fast food places deliver</a>, which can make people like them more.

So tell us fast food lovers, which of the top fast food restaurants are the best and why? Which artery-clogging grease famous fast food factory rules and which would you never visit even if it&#39;s the last thing on Earth?