@scanman1 wrote:
Unless you live in the deep south, they will not have cut lemons sitting next to the iced tea canister at the DT and it will in fact add time for them to cut/get it.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@scanman1 wrote:
Unless you live in the deep south, they will not have cut lemons sitting next to the iced tea canister at the DT and it will in fact add time for them to cut/get it.
Prefacing my comment with the fact that have never done this shop and don't patronize this particular client; where I live it's standard for servers to offer lemon with iced tea, so I would be shocked to learn that it wasn't immediately available at the DT. I also see it as a similar item to sugar or cream with coffee.
That said, I would just order unsweetened tea and expect to be offered a lemon when the orderwas confirmed, or when I collected it. Would it affect the timings if you requested lemon after they handed over the order? Is the timing based upon when you depart the DT or when they hand you the order?
I think that the issue may have been specifying lemon when placing the order....
@SteveSoCal wrote:
So accepting all 3 items and then asking for the lemon would not affect the timing...correct?
@Sybil2 wrote:
I would skip sliced lemons altogether at ANY restaurant.
Next time you order iced tea, tell your server to hold the lemon. A recent study found that nearly 70% of restaurant lemon slices were soured by bacteria from saliva, skin, even feces. The fruit's natural antibacterial properties didn't hinder the germs, which may have come from unwashed hands, uncovered coughs and sneezes, and contaminated cutting boards and utensils. Instead of ordering drinks with a twist, keep packets of lemon juice or True Lemon crystallized lemon.
If interested, here is the link to the rest of the article.
[www.prevention.com]
To each his own but I try to avoid ingesting fecal matter as much as possible. I also try to stay away from pesticides when possible. Organic helps and usually tastes better. And both articles state that the acidity from the lemons does very little to nothing to kill the germs.@scanman1 wrote:
I have been drinking cut lemons in my iced tea my whole life and never got sick from it. The acidic nature of lemons make them a little safer than when I touch the remote control or mouse/keyboard from a public place and then rub my eye or scratch my nose or rub my lips when they itch without realizing it. Germs are everywhere.
@Sybil2 wrote:
I'm not paranoid at all. I just lead a very healthy lifestyle. Hence, I do not perform any FF shops.
@Sybil2 wrote:
I just lead a very healthy lifestyle. Hence, I do not perform any FF shops.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
...and I'm with you on that one. More concerned about FF ingestion than anything else. My lemons are usually coming from high-end restaurants.