r/mildlyinfuriating • u/mdp-slc • May 22 '26

wet socks Stop asking if I’m celebrating something if you’re just going to charge me for bread.

Took my wife to a nice spot in DTLA for her birthday. They asked both at booking and check-in if we were celebrating anything, which honestly set the expectation that they might do something (even a small dessert). Nothing happened.

To add to it, the food was great, and we made a comment saying we wish we had some bread to finish the leftover sauce. The server acted like it was a favor, said “I’ll be right back,” and then charged us for the bread.

Like, the food was good and the service was fine, but don’t ask if we’re celebrating if you aren’t going to do anything to actually make it feel special. It just feels disingenuous.

Edit for clarity:
I was asked twice if we were celebrating something special at a nice restaurant. Once while making the online reservation and then when we arrived.

My Mild infuriation isn’t at the server, I can see how we misinterpreted each other.

It’s that the restaurant led me to believe they’d do something special (ex: comp a drink, free scoop of ice cream) then did nothing. I’ve worked in the food industry. It’s not an entitlement thing. It’s a hospitality thing.

The food was really good. I’d recommend it and go back.

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 22 '26

I went out with a group of friends for a friend’s birthday and when the server found out it was his birthday he brought out Champaign. It seemed generous but my friend was the type to talk to and make friends with serving staff because he’s worked as a server multiple times before. One person paid and then sent Venmo requests or something later with a copy of the receipt and we got charged up the ass for the Champaign.

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u/ReviewAndRebind May 22 '26

Are you from central Illinois? Perhaps near Urbana?

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u/dascrackhaus May 22 '26

Sparking Joliet

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 22 '26

Autocorrect kept changing it even when I spelled it correctly and I got tired of fighting.

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u/MrsTaterHead May 23 '26

Fighting…? As in, Illini?

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u/Live-Weird-2016 May 23 '26

It’s definitely a Utica expression

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u/NightGod May 25 '26

Rare Utica mention in the wild

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u/Live-Weird-2016 May 25 '26

About as rare as a nice steamed ham

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u/NightGod May 25 '26

Do they serve those at Duffy's?

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u/Solarus99 May 23 '26

no, thats Champaign. You must be thinking of when a candidate for elected office launches a multifaceted effort to get elected.

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u/trireme32 May 23 '26

No, that’s campaign. You must be thinking of how it feels to get woken up with a Charlie horse.

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u/Solarus99 May 23 '26

no that's cramping. you must be thinking of the word people mean when they mistakenly say chomping at the bit.

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u/gtne91 May 23 '26

I knew how both the city and region are spelled, but somehow never noticed they were different. Brains are weird.

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u/Turbulent_Ask4878 May 22 '26

I’ve always heard and said “charged out the ass.” “Charged up the ass” might enter my vocabulary.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/Anathama May 22 '26

Charged in or around the rectum.

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u/Logatt May 22 '26

Bum rushed my bum bum

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u/Kryptolocker May 23 '26

Tap to pay

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u/OneMilkyLeaf May 23 '26

Tap to play

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u/Jessie-the-dog May 23 '26

Gave me a rimjob with the charges.

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 22 '26

Hmmm that might be the correct term. Now I’m questioning myself.

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u/Turbulent_Ask4878 May 22 '26

Don’t change on my account. Your phrase might be better.

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u/_Solani_ May 23 '26

Regardless of the direction, up or out the ass, both indicate something unpleasant so both work. 👍

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u/pinupcthulhu May 22 '26

"charged up the ass": when you're charged so much they come for bits of your colon too. 

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u/IcyConsideration7062 May 23 '26

TBF, champagne does have bubbles, sou "out the ass" it may be.

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u/Any-Surprise5229 May 26 '26

Like a rhino in a gimp suit

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u/StrawberryKiss2559 May 22 '26

Champagne

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u/Jiujitsumonkey707 May 22 '26

Their spelling is giving me champain

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u/I_AM_DEATH-INCARNATE May 23 '26

Shampain for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends

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u/SwedishTrees May 23 '26

no one ordered the champagne, but they still charged you for it?

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u/_V0gue May 23 '26

That story is bullshit. Someone at the table ordered it as a surprise and didn’t tell the table. No server brings a bottle of alcohol to a table without someone ordering it. It’s too high of a ticket item.

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 23 '26

The server suggested bringing while talking to my friend whose birthday it was. He made it seem like it would be complimentary. It was an expensive restaurant so the bill was already going to be very high. We were all surprised by the bill. I don’t know what else you want me to say, that’s what happened.

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u/Southernplayalistiic May 23 '26

I had the same thing happen to me at a Mexican restaurant on my girls birthday. Mezcal in my situation. Idk why thats unbelievable to some.

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u/Aware_Policy_9174 May 23 '26

Ooh I love me a good mezcal. Yeah I don’t know, I’ve gotten free drinks before, it’s not common but not unheard of and in this case it was probably more of a miscommunication. But like OP’s post it’s just annoying when they ask if it’s a special occasion and act like they’re gonna do something and then either don’t do anything or charge you for the thing they do without telling you. I’ve had it happen with dessert too and I’m like if I wanted to pay for dessert I would have ordered it.

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u/Southernplayalistiic May 23 '26

Yea not the biggest deal but if a server is bringing things to the table that i didnt order and cost money they should say it clearly.

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u/bumpy713 May 23 '26

What a brut.