false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575655m/2187270.jpg 2187270 11 <p> According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived. </p> 2192977 1 8 2008 Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter total:1411|5:189|4:484|3:517|2:176|1:45| 1411 4829 2418 415 2 7 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 15:05:34 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 21:08:57 -0700 2008 Kitchen Confidential . While superfically, they both concern themselves with working in a restaurant, that is where the similarities end. While Bourdain uses his mystery-noir style writing to tell a gripp...more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 17:03:59 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 17:03:59 -0700 2008 5 3 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 07:33:38 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 07:36:16 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Wed Jan 14 08:59:10 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 08:59:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 3 false false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 05:27:26 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:45:14 -0700 2008
1. The Waiter isn't a particularly good writer.
2. He could at times be a little condescending, which kind of pisses me off.

So in regards to numero uno...this wasn't necessarily a deal-breaker. I don't think Waiter thinks he's...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 01 18:58:52 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 10:32:55 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 18:58:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 true false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 20:39:42 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 08:05:47 -0800 2008
It is slightly irritating in as much as the author (ironically) seems to feel entitled to a 20% tip and a public who understands the restaurant busines...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 14:31:03 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 14:33:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 06:23:47 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 06:25:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Mar 03 07:08:57 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:17:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Feb 02 11:35:43 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 11:49:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 06:05:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 06:15:45 -0700 2009 Kitchen Confidential. Other extended passages read a ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:05:03 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 16:05:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 04:00:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 04:19:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:29:10 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:04:19 -0800 2009 waiterrant.net before I picked up this book by Steve Dublanica. The cover touted it as an "instant NY Times bestseller" and also there was a big blurb from Anthony Bourdain, and him I do know. As soon as I started reading this book, I knew I would hate it. T...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 20:47:46 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 19:54:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:31:44 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 12:24:13 -0800 2009
I thought Waiter Rant was going to be sickening. I thought it would be a book version of the mov...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 07:20:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:30:17 -0700 2009
The many anecdotes were fun to read and also suitably horrific (talk about massive violations of labor laws--makes the self-righteous part of ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:13:48 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:53:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:40:45 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:40:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2187270