Frosty Queen = Passive/aggressive, indifferent 'race to the bottom' first time stop I wish I had skipped!
Having seen the reviews and knowing that the wait times can be long here, I drove over today and was the FIRST and ONLY car at the window when they opened. I'm thinking awesome, there's no pressure on either party and I'll have their full attention as a new customer.
What I ordered:
Double Bacon Cheeseburger, extra sauce, pickles and onions (everything else left on it). I also ordered a large fry and specified that I didn't want the combo because I don't drink soda. Despite repeating the order twice, the gentleman on the speaker could not understand what I'd ordered and asked me to drive to the window. Sure. At the window, this gentlemen again struggled to understand what I'd ordered and we went through it 3 times. Fine, f i n a l l y , whatever it takes! The burger and the fry were just shy of $12.00. NOT cheap...
What I received:
The burger had one slice of bacon on it and could barely be tasted, there were no extra pickles and a dot of sauce on the dry bun. It wasn't spread out and certainly wasn't 'extra' as I had ordered. The beef was flavorless without seasoning. No one bothered to check that my 'customized' request was followed during the making of or expediting process. It wasn't even listed on the receipt I posted.
The fries were a dark brown and tasted of OLD dirty oil and left a 'exceeded shelf life' aftertaste in my mouth.
Thoughts:
This middle eastern guy at the speaker and the window was not unfriendly but I'm not understanding why they're putting their weaker English speaking guy in the order taking position?? Does NOT bode well for wrong orders and frustrations throughout the day. Apparently, that would start with the very first customer. Me!
As the FIRST and only customer at the restaurant, it's hard to excuse them not making the burger right or checking it. There's no excuse for the bad oil that is 10 days or more past it's recommended quality usage cycle. At best it's cheap and at worst, just pure lazy.
The burger was okay but would have been great had it been made as ordered. Not into a dry burger. And having paid almost $12.00 for this meal, I'm disappointed. So much so that I don't see myself returning. I've seen some nasty blowback from this establishment when they are criticised and will certainly expect the same here. Bottom line, I was a first-time customer at your establishment, there was NO one else at the location, no pressure, no rush period to contend with and I expected better. Had your oil been changed and the burger made as requested, this might have easily been a 4-star review. I could have forgiven the communication issue if after 5 times of going through the simple order it had been made correctly. But, it was not!
These things--if folks care--could be fixed fairly easily and so it it hoped that my content directs you into action, better training, checking things, changing your oil more frequently. All of which would result in a smoother operation with a higher level of satisfaction and generally more pleasant working conditions for your staff and restaurant. Do these things and you'll be making even MORE $$.
Update:
Within minutes of posting this review I received a NASTY, blaming, pvt message from the owner calling me a 'racist and telling me not to come again' (2 days in a row!). Sadly, I picture a WARZONE of hassles, bad management, an indifferent staff, wrong orders, angry customers, miscommunications and a shell shocked sub-par manager intent on turning customers into actual enemies when all that was expected was a basic, "Sorry, will try harder next time."
"Psst. it's called 'aces in their places' meaning you don't put folks with weak communication skills on the drive through speaker and the order counter. I simply pointed out that english isn't his primary language as evidenced by the F I V E TIMES I had to repeat the order! Not only did he struggle with a simple order, he looked like a 'deer caught in the headlights' while trying to understand the order. So, why is HE taking the orders???
Had you the professionalism to actually require employees to wear a nametag, such a description would not have been necessary. I was referring to ONE man, NOT 'ALL men of middle eastern descent' as you lashed out in your message to me. Get it right.
At $2.00 expectations are lower than those that are at $12.00. Regardless, expecting the food to be made right is not unreasonable. Stop blaming EVERYONE who tries to actually help your business by pointing out legitimate criticisms. Your snotty message makes folks want to go out of their way to badmouth your business. And they will ALWAYS remember you striking out when you didn't need to, BLAMING the customer while TOTALLY discrediting their experience and excusing yourself. YOU blew it. Start taking some responsibility and improving!
-G read more