Had a customer ask for a 'medium rare' salad in Portland last summer

I was working the line at a busy bistro when a guest flagged me down. He pointed at his Caesar and said, 'This lettuce is too cooked, I need it more medium rare.' I had to explain that lettuce doesn't cook like steak, it's just cold and crisp. He looked so confused and asked if we could at least warm it up a little. Has anyone else gotten a request that just made you stop and blink?

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gavinhunt21d ago

Remember a guy who sent back his gazpacho because it was "too chilled for summer." He insisted soup should be warm, even after I explained it was a cold Spanish dish. He asked if we could microwave it for just ten seconds to take the edge off. Some people have a very fixed idea of how food should be, no matter what it actually is.

ellis.victor21d ago

Did he want a sweater for it too?