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Servers leave nasty messages about customers on check

shieldSnaggyCodes Editorial Team calendar_todayMay 10, 2016 updateUpdated Jun 16, 2026 schedule3 min read verifiedFact-checked
Servers leave nasty messages about customers on check

If servers leave nasty messages is on your radar, this short guide cuts through the noise. Here is what is worth knowing, and how to put it to work today.

Key Takeaways

  • Advertisement Diners at a Chinese restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, got quite an unpleasant surprise when it came time to pay the...
  • Read more: 9 worst restaurant meals in America Here’s how not to provide the best customer service The party of four at Peter Chang not...
  • The first said, “im a plad a, , .” The second read, “i have a small penis.” The first comment included a misspelling of “plaid,” which three o...
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Diners at a Chinese restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, got quite an unpleasant surprise when it came time to pay the bill ,  and it had nothing to do with the cost!

Read more: 9 worst restaurant meals in America

Here’s how not to provide the best customer service

The party of four at Peter Chang noticed two offensive messages on the check, The Washington Post reported. The first said, “im a plad a, , .” The second read, “i have a small penis.”

The first comment included a misspelling of “plaid,” which three of the diners were wearing that night.

According to the Post, the shoppers called an apologetic manager to the table. He claimed the comments were typed into the restaurant’s computer system as a joke between two servers, and they had done it before. However, the servers did not delete the comments this time.

‘They always do that. I’ve told them so numerous times,’ manager Qian Cheng told The Washington Post.  ‘And they did it again.’

Servers trash shoppers in private note on check , then forget to delete it https://t.co/Xw7zbJ7Pm2

, The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 10, 2016

The incident was apparently triggered over a bowl of rice. One of the diners told the newspaper that a member of the party made a comment about rice being served family-style, instead of in individual bowls. Even though the server offered individual rice bowls, which were declined, the exchange was described by at least one diner as “awkward.”

As for the fate of the servers involved, the manager told The Washington Post that he is cutting their hours, and he is deciding whether someone should be fired.

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The diners received a $20 gift card as a consolation.

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Final Thoughts

Before you check out, double-check servers leave nasty messages against current offers and any coupons you can stack. Small habits like this add up to real savings over a year.

Originally published at clark.com.

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