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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

After working in several restaurants/cafes, I can assure you that your kid is not the first, nor will be the last, to throw up. I've also had to clean worse, such as heroin needles.

Just go back, and be apologetic and tip well. While this seems embarrassing to you, it's just part of what happens when you work at a restaurant.

nicoeats at 9:19AM on 11/09/09

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Have to disagree here...Christina's burnt sugar wasn't burnt; it tasted like dark caramel, and almost everything I've tried was too sweet.

nicoeats at 11:31AM on 10/13/08

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Snapshots from Chile: Café con Piernas

I took some visitors from abroad (including my gf at the time) to cafe con piernas and they all thought it was quite interesting. Indeed you went to the tamest of them all (and the one that started it -- it was cafe caribe who changed the concept of a coffeeshop to the legs version).

The happy minute was popular at a placed called "Baron Rojo" (Red Baron), where the girls definitely wear way less clothing and at random times during the day they would loosen up their tops for a minute. (I think this place went out of business, but I'm not sure...haven't been back to Chile for a couple of years now).

Some of the tainted-window places do serve alcohol, the music is really loud, and every time they open the door, there's so much smoke inside that you could probably make bacon.

For me one of the most amusing parts was always the people who would hang out outside the Red Baron waiting for the doors to open so they could catch a glimpse without buying the coffee.

nicoeats at 2:04AM on 04/25/08

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

After working in several restaurants/cafes, I can assure you that your kid is not the first, nor will be the last, to throw up. I've also had to clean worse, such as heroin needles.

Just go back, and be apologetic and tip well. While this seems embarrassing to you, it's just part of what happens when you work at a restaurant.

nicoeats at 9:19AM on 11/09/09

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Turf War: Boston's Best Ice Cream

Have to disagree here...Christina's burnt sugar wasn't burnt; it tasted like dark caramel, and almost everything I've tried was too sweet.

nicoeats at 11:31AM on 10/13/08

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Snapshots from Chile: Café con Piernas

I took some visitors from abroad (including my gf at the time) to cafe con piernas and they all thought it was quite interesting. Indeed you went to the tamest of them all (and the one that started it -- it was cafe caribe who changed the concept of a coffeeshop to the legs version).

The happy minute was popular at a placed called "Baron Rojo" (Red Baron), where the girls definitely wear way less clothing and at random times during the day they would loosen up their tops for a minute. (I think this place went out of business, but I'm not sure...haven't been back to Chile for a couple of years now).

Some of the tainted-window places do serve alcohol, the music is really loud, and every time they open the door, there's so much smoke inside that you could probably make bacon.

For me one of the most amusing parts was always the people who would hang out outside the Red Baron waiting for the doors to open so they could catch a glimpse without buying the coffee.

nicoeats at 2:04AM on 04/25/08

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

@RisaG, My mom used to do the same thing your husband did. Except she brought us into the bathroom for the spanking instead. We were to understand that going out to eat was a privilege and it could be taken away from us. On the whole, we were well-behaved kids. If we weren't, it didn't take much more than a smack on the bottom to get us to behave. At least to sit still and be quiet. I think my mom's method was pretty effective. It's hard to discipline kids in front of a lot of people. And kids know when they are embarrassing their parents and will take advantage of that to get their way.

engmcmuffin at 11:35PM on 11/09/09

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

I own a restaurant and trust me, accidents like this happen all the time. The worst part is the distinctive aroma wafting about afterwards! Thank God for good ventilation and air Lysol. And I agree with some of the above comments...the rowdy, screaming, mess makers whose parents just sit and ignore them are the worst. Them I can do without.

sticky wicket at 10:04PM on 11/09/09

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

My son used to do things to embarrass us in restaurants all the time when he was little - either by moving the furniture around, or screaming and having fits because he didn't want to eat, always something. The last time was in Atlanta, GA at Glady's Knights restaurant. We ordered a bowl of macaroni & cheese for him - he only liked Kraft from the box and really didn't like the fresh kind. I ordered a meal and it came with mac. So, he tasted it. He thought it was ok enough to actually eat some so we ordered a serving for him. When he started to eat it, my husband ordered another serving thinking he would eat it too (he had a huge appetite and still does). Well, he shouldn't have ordered it because the second he ordered it, he had a fit and wouldn't eat the first serving. He had such a huge fit, that my husband had to take him outside - where he gave him a little spanking. One of the guests happen to see him doing it through the window and came outside to talk to him.

When he brought him back in, he refused to eat anything - even the waffles. So, we left (after I finished my food). As we were leaving, the man spoke to us again (the one who came out to talk to hubby). He explained that it looked very bad and he felt bad for our son. We explained to him that our son did that constantly and he was just doing it to get attention and not to worry, we were not abusive parents - really! We were just trying to teach him a lesson. We never went back to Glady's restaurant. Now when we remind him of it, he doesn't remember the time at all. We sure do!

RisaG at 4:56PM on 11/09/09

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

Once when traveling I had a stomach bug, and as a precautionary measure I went into a local burger restaurant. They had only one toilet, and when I saw it I knew I was going to make a mess: Basically the only choice I had was between puking on the floor while sitting on the toilet, or getting the area in front of the wash basin slippery... I sat down, and used the single toilet roll to clean up as much as I could.

Worse happened to a colleague who, while at an overseas resort, got Montezuma's curse on a topless beach with no toilets. She stormed into a posh restaurant, but it was too late. Presumably the patrons will always remember the sight of a virtually naked woman bursting in and out at the same time...

mynah at 4:51PM on 11/09/09

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

Dear Embarrassed;
This regards a child....get over it! Next time you stop by the restaurant, it would not hurt to bring a gift of some nice pastry for the staff & management.

Trust me, your child is not the first, nor will be the last to go through such a public display in a restaurant.

Obla di obla dah, life goes on...

ChelseaGuy52 at 10:31AM on 11/09/09

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Embarrassing dining moment, do I go back? (Gross out caution!)

As someone who worked in a restaurant at a major tourist attraction, I learned that things like your situation happen...it's just part of life. Most places understand, they really do.

The flower arrangement idea is great! Also, LOVE the "added extras" idea!

skyeyes at 10:25AM on 11/09/09

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Turf War: Boston's Best Ice Cream

Christina's is the best hands down. Everything is fresh and mind-blowingly delicious. Concord grape sorbet (available every fall for about 12 days) is superb. Christina's burnt sugar is the definition of "grown-up food." When I was recovering from a broken ankle, a take-out pint worked better than any of my meds. I went in there a few weeks ago hankering for a root beer float, but no-go. They don't sell root beer. Herrell's on Dunster St in Harvard Sq makes a great root beer float and now and then they have a flavor called "butter and sugar." Don't ask. Just eat it.

lobster6 at 3:29PM on 04/14/09

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Turf War: Boston's Best Ice Cream

Again, what about Emack and Bolio's? Available in NY on Amsterdam bet. 78th and 79th. Great hot fudge sauce too (although the VERY best is at a restaurant, not an ice cream place -- Popover's on 87th and Amsterdam)

adbw83 at 7:42PM on 10/13/08

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any recipes?

bugman at 7:37PM on 10/13/08

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Snapshots from Chile: Café con Piernas

Huh, interesting. I think there are coffee stands similar to this in Washington St., according to a show (20/20, Primetime?) I watched, but it always included boob shirts... Because that's what American men are into... lol

ChristinaINP at 4:20PM on 04/30/08

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Snapshots from Chile: Café con Piernas

Mmmm, a 70s style coffee shop full of men? Sounds good to me Robyn. ;) Haha.

Although the mirrored floors sound scaarryyy....

SeraCandyEnthusiast at 12:07PM on 04/25/08

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Snapshots from Chile: Café con Piernas

@OneWallKitchen: I hadn't even seen a Robert Palmer video until you mentioned him. (This is what I missed in my early childhood, I guess...maybe not the biggest loss, haha.) And yeah, that would be pretty cool.

@nicoeats: Any less tame and it might not have been safe for Serious Eats. ;D And alcohol/smoke sounds more like what we would've expected. Maybe it's for the best we didn't check any of those places out...

Robyn Lee at 11:20AM on 04/25/08

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