So the pizza here isn't bad. Spicy ranch chicken is probably their best pizza, but I've had their mushroom and others a few times too. I mean, how hard is it to screw up street pizza?
The two stars isn't for the food, it's for the cashier guy who takes the orders. He is REALLY irritating and makes me very uncomfortable.
1. I had zero cash and only my debit card, which had less than $5 (so I couldn't use the ATM), was terribly dehydrated, and I was almost late for class. So I stopped by Fames, one of the only places in front of my class that accepts card, and asked for a bottle of water. The guy gave me a lecture on how I could save money by using cash in front of all the other customers. Not that I care what the other customers thought, but I thought it was rude of the cashier to call me out and nose into my financial situation. Obviously I am not trying to spend more money than necessary, but I don't need to be lectured on buying water from the person I am buying my water from. I'm not an idiot.
2. He always repeats the same jokes. He literally repeats the same jokes. I order, he cracks a joke, I step away, next person orders, SAME joke. Way to be original and genuine, huh? And the jokes are not funny; some of them are borderline creepy. For instance:
Me (or any other customer for that matter): Could I also get a drink?
Him: Yeah, I'll buy you a rum and coke [insert horribly executed wink/smirk]
Me: Yeah, just a coke.
Him: You sure? I'll take you out for a drink.
Me: [Fake laugh because I don't know how else to react] Haha, no just a coke. [Also very annoyed at this point because the amount of street harassment I have to put with in the Temple area is ridiculous, but that's another matter.]
Another example, not creepy, but still equally irritating:
Me (again, or any other customer): Could I please get a paper bag for the pizza?
Him: It's $5.00.
Me: Really?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Uh..
Him: Gotcha, here you go.
Another:
Me (any other customer): Can I get a slice of [whatever topping] pizza?
Him: $40.00
Me: Seriously, the real price please.
3. This one time, I used my card at Fame's pizza for a few slices of spicy ranch chicken. He swiped my card, and it didn't go through for some reason. He swiped it again. Obviously, I became somewhat nervous. I asked if the first swipe didn't work, and if I'd be charged twice. He reassured me it was fine. I check my bank statement two days later, and find that I've been charged twice. Hm. I guess it's not really a huge deal, especially since I was able to dispute the second charge, but I was already sketched out with his creepy jokes.
I am sorry if I come off sounding like I have something stuck up my butt, but I just want to get my food without being lectured, without hearing the same repetitive jokes, without having my leg pulled, without being kind of hit on, and without being charged twice. Is that too much to ask for?
IN SHORT: I come back and deal with this ish because I love their spicy ranch chicken pizza and because they are one of the few places at the Anderson wall that accepts card. The wait isn't that bad either. Food is decent. Service is gross. read more