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RichardCrystal: I've considered that. Thought it was too ridiculous. Then reconsidered it. I just really don't know at this point. If JG would like a more "restricted" clientele, then they should do like Masa and Per Se and get rid of an obvious and visible public entrance altogether.

PerkyMac: Thanks. I've emailed JG the day it happened. I'll post any reply I get from them here http://jeangeorgesmanhattan.wordpress.com/

I have no interest in JG's money or food. However, I do not feel I should let this type of behavior slide, if it is indeed what it looks like. If I don't get a written response from JG in two weeks, I'll look into the appropriate NYC governmental office that's supposed to be responsible for dealing with this behavior.

Everyone: Thanks for your replies! I'm really touched. I kept the original post short, but I posted the whole story at http://jeangeorgesmanhattan.wordpress.com/

Around 1pm, I walked up, pulled the door, and it wouldn't budge. There was a couple of hostesses standing behind the door. I thought it was closed, so I turned to go. Another couple walked up and went right through. An hour later, I went back to JG (because I was curious as to what might have happened), and it was pretty crowded. This time the door opened, so I went in, and I asked the hostess when JG was open for lunch that day. She said 12pm. It was around 1pm when I tried the first time. I even considered the possibility that the door only pushed in, but my companion who also tried the door said the door didn't yield when pushed either.

I emailed JG, and they have not responded. However, I don't see what response they can possibly give. I'm not angling for a free meal as I wouldn't set foot in that place if I was paid to. I just want to know what the heck happened.

fried cauliflower!

I don't what the heck macarons are but reading this really makes me want some. YUMS

When has asking for an extra piece of bacon being acceptable? It's not buffet serive, you know. Restaurant does not give out free food, and an extra piece of bacon involves another dish which has to be washed. How do you even charge for an extra piece of bacon if it is not a side dish on the menu?
As amazing as this might sound, we pay for the food AND the serivce when we goto a sit down restaurant. So an extra piece of bacon is not ``just" another piece of bacon. It's an extra portion of food which involves more work for the waiter. Therefore, a food item shouldn't be offered unless it is specifically on the menu. It's really simple actually. Just like you wouldn't break apart a pack of cookies at the grocery store and expect to buy just that.

As someone pointed out, a waiter's salary is almost nothing, so where's the sin in quitting over the phone. The management made every effort to be hateful and exploit the lower economic status of their employees. Of course they lucked out of Adam since he worked there by choice. If the management were more humane, I bet Adam would not have quit over the phone. It's a lesson to be learned by the management.