Grover the Waiter

Watch video first: http://youtu.be/IIzRHlxXgzY

I loved watching Grover the Waiter on Sesame Street as a child and it still makes me laugh today.

As this blog is about outstanding service, I realize now that Grover does not apply - as much as I wanted him to be the mascot - but I enjoy the witty customer-server dynamic portrayed.

While not listening to a customer's order is problematic, bringing two strings of spaghetti carbonara from Chef Alfredo is ludicrous, or being out of everything on the menu aside from milk - which can be served in every vessel (dish, spoon, pocket, doggie bag) but not in a glass - is laughable, the underlining theme of each skit was Grover making an overwhelming effort to please his regular.

Oddly, we've all dealt with a waiter's memory to varying degrees but watching this is really funny.

On a side note: clearly Grover was a favourite with the BOH team as he always got his orders fulfilled incredibly fast and the Chef was never put out with all his errors - can you imagine the food cost in that restaurant!

It's Saturday, go eat brunch and dinner at your local restaurant and just have fun!