I work at a newly opened restaurant and we had photographers come in to take pictures of the food. My friend is in charge of our salad station and created this masterpiece.
Dumb. Mix that shit up so I don’t make a mess. Or, provide a large zip lock bag and I’ll dump and shake it myself.
The reason most restaurants don’t pre-mix salads is because it’s easier for the customer to see all the toppings and tell whether they have everything they ordered.
Plus if you asked for no tomato and it came out pre-mixed it’d be a lot harder to pick out the tomatoes.
I’m just saying despite the obvious inconvenience of having to mix your own salad, not doing so would lead to even more inconvenience for you.
No inconvenience for me. I don’t have food issues. I eat pretty much everything.
Unfortunately you’re not everyone. In fact most people aren’t that way.
And people get very angry when their food comes out wrong.
That salad looks friend-shaped
These salads to me feel like they send a message. Like “Mix it yourself, peasant, and good luck keeping it all in the bowl when you do. By the way 95% of it’s just iceberg hidden under the toppings.”
Don’t get me wrong, the orderly layers are aesthetically pleasing. And it actually looks like romaine or green leaf here which is nice.
It is actually just spring mix and romaine. We started out using iceberg but our head chef didn’t like it so we switched.
As for mixing the salads you’ll actually have more complaints from customers if the salads are pre-mixed.
I like not mixing it. Then you can get variaty in each bite, and choose what it is.
I would eat that.
While I do like the presentation, I absolutely hate it when they serve something entirely different in it’s presentation and serving size from that of the menu. False advertising should not be allowed.
My friend and I try our best to make every dish look exactly the same. Problem is our coworkers don’t seem to share that sentiment.
Thank you for your efforts. It does put a smile on my cranky face when such efforts are made.
