@Isaiah4031a wrote:

This must have been a sit down restaurant.

Why did you have to include the report that the bust person/ server cleaned off the table before you were finished.

Did you take the require pictures of the food?

@Isaiah4031a wrote:

Why did you have to include the report that the bust person/ server cleaned off the table before you were finished.

Did you take the require pictures of the food?

@Tanischri87 wrote:

This is especially true for FG -where you're not supposed to visit the restroom after ordering but before eating. So as soon as my food arrives I like to go wash my hands and check things out.

@shopnyc wrote:

Do you only do fast food shops?

@wrosie wrote:

@Tanischri87 wrote:

This is especially true for FG -where you're not supposed to visit the restroom after ordering but before eating. So as soon as my food arrives I like to go wash my hands and check things out.

Maybe it's been a while since I've done and read the 5G shop guidelines, but I don't think they say you have to visit the restroom before eating. Perhaps its something you do before touching fries with unwashed hands.

I've never done that. I've always visited the restroom AFTER eating the greasy fries to clean my hands of the grease. I usually leave my meal, bag and drink on the table when I do this. I use sanitizer before entering the restaurant.

Granted, I'm not in SoCal.

@shopperbob wrote:

On a single person shop at Longhorn Steakhouse in 2006, when I returned from using the men's room, my booth had been cleared of dinner and two strangers were seated. I summoned the manager, who naturally apologized and comped me a two party dinner for my next visit. I noted his courtesy in my report.

@wrosie wrote:

Bigdaddy, I commend you on giving the restaurants a benefit of a doubt. But as you indicated, they don't pay us enough to check to see if corrections have been made. UNLESS, the shop asks you to bring the violation to someone's attention and then see if it's been resolved. I do believe I have done some shops where you have to say something is wrong. Whether it is for the report or just to fix the problem for that day.

@Isaiah4031a wrote:

@ Sandy. I have seen that also... A while back, the wife and I were out to eat someplace (Non shop) and noticed a another couple left half their food..

We were seated across from another couple and as the hostess sat us, the server was at their table..


We were there about 10 minutes then they left..

@sandyf wrote:

I guess if you are leaving for the restroom and have nothing to leave on the table to signify you are returning you can take one of those BE RIGHT BACK signs next time you eat at a buffet and carry it with you to all your food shops.
I once left my husband at the table to hold it and instructed him to make sure they did not take away my fries. It was a full portion as I ate his first. He was not a good mystery shop guest as he never paid attention but he did enjoy the free food. . He was chatting with the people at the next table and claimed he did not notice them clear everything away.

@Isaiah4031a wrote:

@ Sandy. I have seen that also... A while back, the wife and I were out to eat someplace (Non shop) and noticed a another couple left half their food..

We were seated across from another couple and as the hostess sat us, the server was at their table..


We were there about 10 minutes then they left..

@sandyf wrote:

John, he had many other endearing qualities which would want me to treat him to a great dinner rather than take a friend over and over and leave him home to eat hot dogs. But things like this can be the downside when you have a family full of people with ADD.

@DRJ wrote:

I also have feared that happening to me when I dine alone. If I have anything I can leave, (coat, hat, book) I make sure it's prominently displayed, but don't always have something with me in the summer. I may have to make one of those, "Be back later" signs.