It was a very busy Valentine's Day and the restaurant was humming! I was flying solo, so I grabbed a seat at the bar. Another gal was sitting next to me while she waited for her to-go order. The bartender was great and took my food & beverage order. It didn't take to long for my order to arrive, considering how busy they were. The gal next to me got her order and left.
My luck changed. An elderly man sat down next to me which was fine except he took his sweaty hat off and placed it next to my plates of food on the bar. I asked him if he wouldn't mind removing it from the counter and he replied "I come in here every week and no one has ever asked me that. That's an unreasonable request and NO! I'm not going to remove it". Appetite ruined.
Okay, well, I got my order to-go and left. So if you don't want to sit next to a rude old buck, wait for a table!!!! See my photo. : (
I mentioned this to the manager on my way out and they replied that they could not ask the customer to remove his hat from the counter where people were eating. Lost my appetite and will try Outback Steakhouse next door next time I'm in town.