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People who fake food allergies make it difficult for people with real food allergies.
A lot of people lie at restaurants about food allergies. They are not allergic in real, they would just fake allergies so they can get some of the ingredients excluded from their items. One should be honest about it rather than lying and getting caught in the end. A server shared an experience with a woman on Reddit. This server works at her father’s restaurant.
One day, a huge family came over to their restaurant. Everyone in the family knew what they wanted but one woman started inquiring about the ingredients and told OP that she is allergic to certain ingredients and does not want them to be included in her dish. OP told her that there are chances of cross-contamination and that she would not serve her this dish. The entitled Karen shouted at the server and shoved the menu at her. The server declined to bring that dish for her as she didn’t want any of her customers to go into anaphylactic shock at the restaurant. This was the point where the fight ensued. Scroll down to know what happened next.
1. OP’s father worked hard to open his restaurant. OP works at her father’s restaurant. A family of 12 people came to the restaurant last night.
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2. One woman from this family started asking questions about the ingredients of several dishes. The woman told OP that she is allergic to some ingredients.
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3. There were some dishes that were prepared without these ingredients and they keep the prep quarantined so they can get the dishes ready in a timely manner.
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4. OP asked the lady about those dishes but she didn’t want any of them. The woman told OP to exclude those ingredients from her dish but OP told her that cross-contamination is likely.
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5. The woman wanted one dish but without those ingredients. OP told her “no” as she didn’t want anyone to go anaphylactic in the restaurant.
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6. OP refused to serve her anything that would cause her to have allergic reactions. The woman raised her voice and told her that she was not allergic, she just didn’t like the taste of those ingredients.
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7. When OP returned back to the table, there was an argument going on.
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8. The person who paid left a good tip but the lady wanted to leave a bad review because of OP’s behavior. The lady called OP a racist and an AH.
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OP did the right thing by telling her in advance that she won’t be serving her this dish. Well, the entitled Karen shouldn’t have lied about food allergy. She should have just told her requirement to the server. It was not a big deal.
9. It was coriander/cilantro that the woman didn’t want in her dish.
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10. OP thinks that she can be TAH for not serving the lady even after she accepted that she was lying about her food allergy.
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11. If the lady leaves a bad review, OP should respond to it.
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12. OP did nothing wrong, she was just concerned for the customer.
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13. OP didn’t cause any fights in her family. It was the lady who caused fights in her family.
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14. If the woman leaves a bad review, OP can leave a public comment to expose this lady.
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Who do you think is TAH here? Share your opinion in the comment section down below.
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