Comments on: No Hummus for You! Meeting the Hummus Nazi. http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/ The culinary adventures of a vegan in Los Angeles and beyond. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CJ http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/comment-page-1/#comment-8450 CJ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:06:20 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=1933#comment-8450 Loved your post--two notes. One, this has happened to me in LA before, the "you have to buy two" thing (also the rude waitress, but not at the same time!). But not as often as the even more frustrating situation where the server doesn't understand the whole vegetarian/vegan concept. It doesn't happen as much here, but when I go visit my family in Texas, oh my. Over Christmas I was trying to find something vegetarian at a restaurant and the waitress suggested chicken enchiladas. When I told her I didn't eat chicken, hence the vegetarian, she insisted that the salmon was delicious. It went on like this for a while. Cesar salad? (anchovies). Pinto beans? (there's was made w/lard). Soup? (made w/chicken broth.) I am the only person I have ever known who loses weight over holidays. So at least there's that! Loved your post–two notes. One, this has happened to me in LA before, the “you have to buy two” thing (also the rude waitress, but not at the same time!). But not as often as the even more frustrating situation where the server doesn’t understand the whole vegetarian/vegan concept. It doesn’t happen as much here, but when I go visit my family in Texas, oh my. Over Christmas I was trying to find something vegetarian at a restaurant and the waitress suggested chicken enchiladas. When I told her I didn’t eat chicken, hence the vegetarian, she insisted that the salmon was delicious. It went on like this for a while. Cesar salad? (anchovies). Pinto beans? (there’s was made w/lard). Soup? (made w/chicken broth.) I am the only person I have ever known who loses weight over holidays. So at least there’s that!

]]> By: inimitable_fran http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/comment-page-1/#comment-8189 inimitable_fran Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:30:43 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=1933#comment-8189 It blows my mind when people at restaurants think I (and my veg gf) are somehow just trying to be "cheap" by ordering salads or other vegan friendly food. Sometimes we just don't know where to go or are with friends and still want to chill. We're not cheap or thieves, we just don't eat meat! It blows my mind when people at restaurants think I (and my veg gf) are somehow just trying to be “cheap” by ordering salads or other vegan friendly food. Sometimes we just don’t know where to go or are with friends and still want to chill. We’re not cheap or thieves, we just don’t eat meat!

]]> By: Fat Fudge http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/comment-page-1/#comment-8146 Fat Fudge Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:09:31 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=1933#comment-8146 You're far too nice. I would had walked up and left! You’re far too nice. I would had walked up and left!

]]> By: Natalie http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 Natalie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:30:31 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=1933#comment-8145 I honestly wonder if they try to pull that crap with a large party. I.E. If a party of 8 comes in and one person wants the salad sampler thing, do they force the entire table to order it, hence charging them an extra $70 for the meal? That is beyond ridiculous. I can understand not allowing taking leftovers home (what self-respecting buffet place would do that?), but WTF. I don't blame you for staying, but I hoped you tipped the server a penny or something so she got the message. I honestly wonder if they try to pull that crap with a large party. I.E. If a party of 8 comes in and one person wants the salad sampler thing, do they force the entire table to order it, hence charging them an extra $70 for the meal? That is beyond ridiculous. I can understand not allowing taking leftovers home (what self-respecting buffet place would do that?), but WTF. I don’t blame you for staying, but I hoped you tipped the server a penny or something so she got the message.

]]> By: FoodEater http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/2008/hummus-bar-and-grill/comment-page-1/#comment-8130 FoodEater Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:15:22 +0000 http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/?p=1933#comment-8130 <b>Matt:</b> I see that as a different sort of situation. Happy Family is a Chinese restaurant where most people going there expect to eat "family style" with everyone sharing, even when it's not all-you-can eat. That's not what most people expect when going to a Middle Eastern restaurant that has a full menu, with the all-you-can-eat salad option as just one item on the menu. There is no specification on the menu that says "if you order this, your friend has to order & pay for it too, even if they want to order & pay for something else". I guess I'll just have to agree to disagree with those who think this sort of policy is acceptable. I personally cannot accept that two people dining together are not allowed to have the choice as to what they want to eat, and I certainly cannot accept that if only one person wants to order a limitless type of meal, that the other person should be forced to pay double solely on the preemptive suspicion that they are going to cheat and eat from the other persons order too. As mentioned in the comment above by <b>bex</b>, what if there were ten of us dining together and all of them wanted to order a chicken meal and I was the only one wanting the salads? Does that now mean that everyone has to get the salads too on top of what they really wanted, at the cost of an extra $90? Sorry but I just don't think it's cool, or right. Matt: I see that as a different sort of situation. Happy Family is a Chinese restaurant where most people going there expect to eat “family style” with everyone sharing, even when it’s not all-you-can eat. That’s not what most people expect when going to a Middle Eastern restaurant that has a full menu, with the all-you-can-eat salad option as just one item on the menu. There is no specification on the menu that says “if you order this, your friend has to order & pay for it too, even if they want to order & pay for something else”.

I guess I’ll just have to agree to disagree with those who think this sort of policy is acceptable. I personally cannot accept that two people dining together are not allowed to have the choice as to what they want to eat, and I certainly cannot accept that if only one person wants to order a limitless type of meal, that the other person should be forced to pay double solely on the preemptive suspicion that they are going to cheat and eat from the other persons order too. As mentioned in the comment above by bex, what if there were ten of us dining together and all of them wanted to order a chicken meal and I was the only one wanting the salads? Does that now mean that everyone has to get the salads too on top of what they really wanted, at the cost of an extra $90? Sorry but I just don’t think it’s cool, or right.

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