Hot or cold
By deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
United States
January 9, 2009 6:09pm CST
Today after grocery shopping my grandson took me out to lunch. He decided we should do Mexican. so we did. We gave out order and Part of my order was salad with lettuce tomatoes and avocado. But when the waiter brought the salad he was carrying it with one of those oven gloves so for a minute I'm thinking the plate is hot. so I very carefully touched it to replace it where I wanted it. I looked at my grandson and burst out laughing because the plate is cold as it should be for a salad. Any way I'm laughing because he's telling me to be careful because it's hot. Have you had a cold plat delivered to your table by a waiter with an oven mitt and the plate cold? 
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@fasttalker (2796)
• United States
10 Jan 09
That's too funny! Sounds like the waitor was having a very busy day! LOL I don't really blame him for keeping the oven mit on. Some of those dishes are blazin' hot when they bring them to you! I've had to tap mine around to get it where I want it sometimes! LOL
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
10 Jan 09
Well, the place wasn't very busy. In fact it was almost empty when we went in for lunch. I was going use a napkin but as I decided to test it first I found out it was cold. They do serve most of the dishes hot. When the hot plates came to the table they looked like the food was cooked on them. It just struck me as funny. A cold dish and an oven mitt.
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
15 Jan 09
No I never had that. Usually cold plates are served cold in my country. I was served chinese cuisine plates hot on an oven mitt. I find it very odd that a cold salad is served hot. I think different places have different cuisine traditions.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
15 Jan 09
Hello ronald. I think that you misunderstood. The salad was cold served on a cold plate but the waiter brought it to me with an oven mitt or pot holder on the hand he was carrying the salad plate with. That is what struck me as being funny. Much of the food that is served in the cafe is brought out on very hot plates.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Jan 09
first of all i want to say how nice it was of your grandson to take u to lunch. mine is 4 & i hope i live long enough for mine to take me. i'm crazy about him. no. i have never had a cold plate delivered like that. guess he's so use to all those hot plates they bring u it's just a habit to grab the gloves.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Jan 09
thank you, i hope so to. it's good to have a good laugh.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
18 Jan 09
LOL I haven't had that happening to me yet, but the day is young heheheh
I guess the waiter is so used to pick up the very hot plates that he doesn't take the glove off regardless of how misleading that will be for the ones receiving their salads that way LOL
@velvet1 (72)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I have to admit this is hilarious story, deebomb! And no, it never happened to me. My first thought would be: where is the hidden camera??? After watching on tv so many people being played tricks on, I'd expect a crew with camera and microphones come out...
So you had unforgettable time and you'll remember that for ever. I'll remember that too when I'll be eating out next time.
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