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| Sqwertz <sqwertzaustintx@gmail.com>: Jun 06 06:27PM -0700 I abhor awful sushi and even worse "service" - don't you? Even my local HEB can do better than this! This is a recent post of mine from austin.eats, comments "accepted" ;) "As I've commented on austin.eats several times in the past, I'm a regular at lunchtime at Miyako on Kirby. Looks like today was my last visit. I'll let my letter to Ms. Connie Wong explain. I got Ms. Wong's name when I called the Westheimer location asking for the name and address of Miyako's owner, who I know by sight from various times he's been in the particular Miyako location where I was eating at the time. Whenever he sees me, he always acknowledges me. Unfortunately, I was told that Ms. Wong is in charge of all the restaurants and that I should write to her. The nature of my request was known since I was forthright from the beginning of the phone call. I immediately identified myself by name and said I had a bad experience at the Kirby location earlier today and I wanted to inform the owner about it. Ms. Connie Wong Miyako Restaurant 6345 Westheimer Austin, TX 77057 Dear Ms. Wong: My lunch hour today was an experience I hope to forget, as it was quite unpleasant. Some background is in order, so first, I want you to know that my first time ever eating sushi was at Miyako on Westheimer in 1985. I've been hooked on sushi ever since, regularly having dinner at the Miyako on Westheimer, the Little Miyako that was located in the Village about 10 years or so ago, and then when that location closed, the Kirby location. In the mid-1990s when the downtown location opened, I began having lunch there at least once per week, every single week, until I began working in Greenway Plaza in January 1998. Since that time, until today, I've had lunch at the Kirby location at least once per week, every single week. So a reasonable estimation would be that I've eaten at Miyako more than 500 times in the past 15 years. After a hectic trip to Costco, I arrived at the Kirby location at 11:35 a.m. today and took my usual seat at the sushi bar. There were only two others at the sushi bar, and over the next 10 minutes, a total of about 5 tables were occupied. Still, just the one couple and me at the sushi bar. In other words, not very busy. Among other sushi items, I ordered the Miyako Special maki. As I always do when ordering the Miyako Special maki, I asked that it be cut into 8 pieces, rather than the usual 6 pieces, because when cut into 6 pieces, a single piece is too large for me to eat without biting into it, and then it completely falls apart (my carpal nerve damage restricts my motions) About three minutes after taking my order, the waitress returned to say that I would be charged $1 for cutting the maki into 8 pieces instead of 6 pieces. I looked her straight in the face and told her that I was highly insulted by that comment and told her of my frequency of visits to Miyako. She told me that it was the manager's decision to charge me $1. I asked to speak with the manager. The manager, who I recall previously as a waitress, came from the kitchen area with a very sour look on her face. I then reiterated to the manager what I told the waitress of how insulting the idea of charging me $1 to make two slices with a knife, this as a result of my mobility issues. I also reminded her of my very frequent visits to Miyako, which I knew she already knew, because every single employee who works outside the kitchen knows me by my frequent visits. She told me that mine was a special request and there would be a $1 charge. I then told her that I guessed she had no idea what the notion of customer service was and that she had two choices. She could either charge me $1 for her employee to make 8 slices instead of 6 slices and I would never again set foot in Miyako, or she could change her mind and I would remain a customer. She stated once again that there would be a $1 charge. I then turned around, picked up my magazine and walked out of the restaurant. Mind you, I had ordered an orange Fanta which had already been served to me and which I had partially consumed. I did not pay for it nor was I followed and asked to pay for it. I am truly saddened to have to make the decision to no longer have lunch at a restaurant that I so much enjoy at least once per week. But then, it's a sad day when $1 is more important than the loyalty I've shown Miyako over 15 years and thousands of dollars. /s/ P.S. As a final comment, I thought I'd offer that sometimes I order the daily special, even when there is a piece of sushi that I do not care for, typically squid. Whenever squid is on the daily special, I tell the sushi chef he can just leave it off my plate, something I consider to be quite thoughtful. Miyako can re-sell it to someone else, charging the normal per piece price, and I've not wasted any food..." END OF LETTER |
| Hank Rogers <nospam@invalid.org>: Jun 06 08:50PM -0500 Sqwertz wrote: > to be quite thoughtful. Miyako can re-sell it to someone else, charging > the normal per piece price, and I've not wasted any food..." > END OF LETTER Didn't you post this rubbish once before? |
| Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: Jun 06 11:41PM -0400 On 6/6/2019 9:27 PM, Sqwertz wrote: > charge me $1 for her employee to make 8 slices instead of 6 slices and I > would never again set foot in Miyako, or she could change her mind and I > would remain a customer. People can be incredibly stupid. Time is money. The time of the waitress to get the manager and the manager to take time to talk with you was probably $10 worth of productivity. Make the damned cuts and keep the customer happy. |
| Bruce <bruce@invalid.invalid>: Jun 07 01:43PM +1000 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 20:50:18 -0500, Hank Rogers <nospam@invalid.org> wrote: >> the normal per piece price, and I've not wasted any food..." >> END OF LETTER >Didn't you post this rubbish once before? That wasn't Sqwertz. |
| Bruce <bruce@invalid.invalid>: Jun 07 01:45PM +1000 On Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:43:34 +1000, Bruce <bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote: >>> END OF LETTER >>Didn't you post this rubbish once before? >That wasn't Sqwertz. It was Greg Morrow. |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:32PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 11:29:09 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe wrote: > and asked me for my EMAIL ADDRESS! And then we stuck strictly to > bank business while she handled my deposits and this evening I > expect an EMAIL from her!!! She was updating the bank database. What bank doesn't already have your email address? I think this is all fictitious. -sw |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:34PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 12:27:42 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe wrote: > Don't be so sure!! I'm very charming! I treat women with respect and kindness! As is evident by how often you tell everybody here to fuck off. Lets see... 3 times in the last week alone. > John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and About To Fall in Love Again Yeah, that'll get you dumped in no time flat. -sw |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:36PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 15:51:08 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and May Have A Girlfriend SOON! > My banker was happy to see me too. He even got us both a bottle of > water. We talked for about a half hour. Chase bank, right? -sw |
| Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: Jun 06 11:00PM -0400 On 6/6/2019 9:36 PM, Sqwertz wrote: >> water. We talked for about a half hour. > Chase bank, right? > -sw I have a (Amazon) CC with Chase but that's all. I still have money in my CT bank but opened a CD and checking account with a local bank here. |
| John Kuthe <johnkuthern@gmail.com>: Jun 06 08:04PM -0700 On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 8:34:24 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote: > > water. We talked for about a half hour. > Chase bank, right? > -sw Nope, and I'm NOT TELLING WHAT BANK!! What with the rapaciously assholish monsters we have around here who want nothing better than to fuck up others' lives! WHO got me arrested on my BIRTHDAY? Julie? :-( John Kuthe... |
| Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Jun 06 10:20PM -0400 > On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 3:29:48 PM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote: >> Did you know that the last "generation" in the fall lives all winter ? > Because they're not working themselves to death? A lot of insects have shorter lives than bees. |
| Terry Coombs <snag_one@msn.com>: Jun 06 08:20PM -0500 On 6/6/2019 7:32 PM, Bruce wrote: >> Three times in my life I've tried Scotch Whisky . Three nights that I >> don't remember a thing about. > You must have really liked it. No Dick , when I drink Scotch I black out . So I don't drink Scotch . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
| Terry Coombs <snag_one@msn.com>: Jun 06 08:27PM -0500 > Run is All ya need, rum is all ya need..... > -- > ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____ Sounds monotonous to me , I like a variety . Tonight it's sour mash Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey , tomorrow it might be potato vodka made in Austria by Pollocks . And 100% blue agave tequila the next night . -- Snag Yes , I'm old and crochety - and armed . Get outta my woods ! |
| Hank Rogers <nospam@invalid.org>: Jun 06 08:35PM -0500 Bruce wrote: >> Three times in my life I've tried Scotch Whisky . Three nights that I >> don't remember a thing about. > You must have really liked it. The guys in the kilts remember him. |
| Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca>: Jun 06 10:14PM -0400 On 2019-06-06 4:15 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> I gave up on scotch y-e-a-r-s ago and don't even try anymore. > Never cared for it but some of the better single malts are OK but still > not my favorite. I like Scotch, especially the single malts. The price of good Scotch limits my consumption. |
| "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>: Jun 06 05:49PM -0700 On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 7:22:16 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote: > And you had no problem getting a gun, right? Nope, not at all. No criminal history whatsoever and if it makes you feel safer, my fingerprints are on file with the FBI and the TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation). Every time I've come up for renewal of my hand- gun carry permit all they say is "remit the fee, please." |
| Bruce <bruce@invalid.invalid>: Jun 07 10:57AM +1000 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 17:49:25 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" >safer, my fingerprints are on file with the FBI and the TBI (Tennessee >Bureau of Investigation). Every time I've come up for renewal of my hand- >gun carry permit all they say is "remit the fee, please." It's just that when I see an adult woman calling people names like a 14 year old, I have to think of that gun. |
| Hank Rogers <nospam@invalid.org>: Jun 06 08:19PM -0500 > And don't forget, in Bothell land they have NOTHING that is available in the > other 49 states. Items simply don't exist there according to our female > John Kuthe. Bothel is indeed a very special place. |
| Hank Rogers <nospam@invalid.org>: Jun 06 08:56PM -0500 Bruce wrote: >> regions of the world. >> Yoose are now acting like Popeye! > It's a big world, Hank. Yep, and everybody but yoose can own a gun. What the hell did yoose do that you are not allowed? |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:30PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 12:19:44 -0700 (PDT), itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote: > At that time I fished out the two sliced ham hocks, and added the > other requirements along with two 8-ounce packages of diced ham > and one 8-ounce package of cubed ham. I prefer cubed ham over diced ham. -sw |
| jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>: Jun 06 08:49PM -0400 > On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 2:52:29 PM UTC-5, Derek Schur wrote: >> Also posted in rec.food.baking, I'll also post this here. No one cares. Thanks, Joan! :) >> if you're A Damned Yankee. (My taste is about 1/4 Cup.) > Good grief, who in hell would put that much sugar in cornbread? I know, some- > one who doesn't have a clue about cooking this staple. The only time I ever had cakey, very sweet cornbread was when I visited Boston, Massachusettes. I was with a friend in a pub and a waiter came over and offered us some cornbread. She (who was born and raised in TN) said to me, "You won't like it. It's very sweet. Sure enough, it tasted like and had the texture of sweet white cake. No thank you! >> 1 Tsp. Baking Soda >> 1-2 Tsp. Salt > None of these are needed if you buy self-rising cornmeal. I don't buy self-rising cornmeal. I don't mind adding the ingredients to AP flour. The poster is still a troll. >> 1/8-1/4 Tsp Nutmeg (*Yes! This matters!*) OMG, no, it does not. > No, hell no, not ever. This has me strongly suspecting you are nothing but > a troll. Gee, ya think? LOL Jill |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:14PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 13:06:24 -0700 (PDT), itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote: >> if you're A Damned Yankee. (My taste is about 1/4 Cup.) > Good grief, who in hell would put that much sugar in cornbread? I know, some- > one who doesn't have a clue about cooking this staple. He already called that one - he saw your type coming. I hjave seen 1:1:1 cornbread recipes many times. >> 1 Tsp. Baking Soda >> 1-2 Tsp. Salt > None of these are needed if you buy self-rising cornmeal. I would rather buy cornmeal and make it "self-rising" on demand. What if I want regular cornmeal for something else, like my pizza crusts? Same with "self-rising" flour. Just buy flour. >> 1/8-1/4 Tsp Nutmeg (*Yes! This matters!*) > No, hell no, not ever. This has me strongly suspecting you are nothing but > a troll. Now you're pushing it. >> 1.5 Cups Buttermilk (strongly prefferable) or regular Milk > Either one is fine. It makes a difference. >> degrees for 18-20 (posaibly 22) minutes. > Mix dry ingredients 'for as long as possible.' Why? Should we be mixing for > 10 minutes, an hour, all day?? Because the cornmeal rehydrates and gives a different texture. You just dis'ed cakey. > Troll. Only a troll will show up, post a questionable recipe, and then wants > to 'debate' the merits of his *recipe.* Have you been drinking tonight? Crack? Meth? I'm not a cornbread fan, but its clear his post was in true sprit. -sw |
| Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid>: Jun 06 08:16PM -0500 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 20:49:22 -0400, jmcquown wrote: > The poster is still a troll. WTF is wrong with the women of RFC tonight? Don't mind them, Derek. -sw |
| Bruce <bruce@invalid.invalid>: Jun 07 11:15AM +1000 On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 20:16:42 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote: >On Thu, 6 Jun 2019 20:49:22 -0400, jmcquown wrote: >> The poster is still a troll. >WTF is wrong with the women of RFC tonight? They're jealous of John and his teller. |
| John Kuthe <johnkuthern@gmail.com>: Jun 06 05:58PM -0700 On Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 6:47:14 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote: > > John Kuthe... > Do the young Indian chicks share your enthusiasm? They may prefer an > avatar of Vishnu or Brama. ... I was also thinking of getting a small 2-3ft high Ganesha fountain on the Pink and Purple deck! John Kuthe... |
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