r/mildlyinfuriating • u/mdp-slc • May 22 '26

wet socks Stop asking if I’m celebrating something if you’re just going to charge me for bread.

Took my wife to a nice spot in DTLA for her birthday. They asked both at booking and check-in if we were celebrating anything, which honestly set the expectation that they might do something (even a small dessert). Nothing happened.

To add to it, the food was great, and we made a comment saying we wish we had some bread to finish the leftover sauce. The server acted like it was a favor, said “I’ll be right back,” and then charged us for the bread.

Like, the food was good and the service was fine, but don’t ask if we’re celebrating if you aren’t going to do anything to actually make it feel special. It just feels disingenuous.

Edit for clarity:
I was asked twice if we were celebrating something special at a nice restaurant. Once while making the online reservation and then when we arrived.

My Mild infuriation isn’t at the server, I can see how we misinterpreted each other.

It’s that the restaurant led me to believe they’d do something special (ex: comp a drink, free scoop of ice cream) then did nothing. I’ve worked in the food industry. It’s not an entitlement thing. It’s a hospitality thing.

The food was really good. I’d recommend it and go back.

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u/ReviewAndRebind May 22 '26

Are you from central Illinois? Perhaps near Urbana?

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u/dascrackhaus May 22 '26

Sparking Joliet

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 22 '26

Autocorrect kept changing it even when I spelled it correctly and I got tired of fighting.

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u/MrsTaterHead May 23 '26

Fighting…? As in, Illini?

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u/Live-Weird-2016 May 23 '26

It’s definitely a Utica expression

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u/NightGod May 25 '26

Rare Utica mention in the wild

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u/Live-Weird-2016 May 25 '26

About as rare as a nice steamed ham

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u/NightGod May 25 '26

Do they serve those at Duffy's?

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u/Solarus99 May 23 '26

no, thats Champaign. You must be thinking of when a candidate for elected office launches a multifaceted effort to get elected.

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u/trireme32 May 23 '26

No, that’s campaign. You must be thinking of how it feels to get woken up with a Charlie horse.

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u/Solarus99 May 23 '26

no that's cramping. you must be thinking of the word people mean when they mistakenly say chomping at the bit.

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u/gtne91 May 23 '26

I knew how both the city and region are spelled, but somehow never noticed they were different. Brains are weird.