This establishment can absolutely kiss my grits.
We visited from up North and a group of us all wanted to try Whataburger for the first time. We ordered online because there was alot of us (about $200 worth of food). Well we decide to run to the grocery store across the street and about an hour and a half passed from when we ordered our food. We get there and 4 of us approach the pick up counter. We were standing there for 10 mins before someone finally approached us.
My first question, why was there only one person working the cash register? This establishment is located in a very dense tourist area. It's not breaking news when it gets really busy. We placed 5 orders separate (different cards) all under the same name. The man at the register, Cedric B, insisted that there was only 4 orders and ignored us because he "had customers in line." Well, what the hell are we? We just ordered $200 worth of food, so we are expecting that you treat us like everyone else and help us figure out why your computer is only showing 5. At that point in time, Cedric was being rude and our patience was getting really slim.
Earlier that day, we encountered some rude tourists that were harassing us. Our day was absolutely down the gutter and we were all drained. We wanted food and tried to enjoy the rest of the night. We were all tired and did not have the energy to pick a fight with this guy.
We called the manager that was working the line and explain everything that happened. She was calm and collect even though it was obvious that she was panicking and trying to maintain order of business. She finally confirmed that she had the 5th order and continued to go back to the kitchen and help out. She was polite and patient.
Meanwhile, Cedric B was popping jokes, and claiming that "corporate" stopped by earlier and congradualted him on such wonderful customer service. He was getting really mouthy with us and I was getting my bubble popped. He also decided to walk around the restaurant and try to talk to everyone and make side comments about us. He caused a scene big enough for the people around us to see. Someone later came up and told us how long they've been waiting for their food (over an hour) and how annoying/rude this guy has been the entire time.
News to you buddy, I worked in an scratch kitchen establishment for a hot minute. I know my ins and outs of the service industry and food prep. This isn't my restaurant or my employees (sure hope to God I never have such incompetent employees) so I couldn't tell him to do his damn job.
You really can't make this stuff up people! I try to be as considerate as possible to all service workers because I've been there! But at a certain point, you need to know when you are in the right and in the wrong. We have never experienced such disrespect and arrogance. I will be contacting corporate to make sure that Cedric B gets his cookie crumbled read more