Debbie had a rough Sunday. First she goes head to head with a woman who is mad that her NachoLu came with everything on the side. Screaming at the top of her lungs, this woman was really mad. Deb remained cool, explaining that her NachoLu would be a sloppy mess by the time it got home if we did it any other way. When her husband came in to return the “ridiculous” food they picked up, she noticed that she had ordered not one, but two tacos that we call “taco bell” tacos: ground beef and cheddar cheese! Well, no wonder she was mad. Indeed those are two terrible tacos–It’s not what we sell. It’s not on our menu so Debbie explained and you can’t be mad when you order something that we don’t offer on our menu. Sure, we’ll try it, but you don’t get to complain if it’s not great (take note, people who get enchiladas with the sauce on the side–I’m coming for you).
Anyway, Hubby told Deb that his wife had just had a baby. Say no more, she said! We sent him home with a new NachoLu (everything on the side still, but Deb showed him how to make it), two tacos for the new mommy and some brisket tacos for good measure, so they can taste what [we think] we do well!

That was a “W” for Deb. This was not:

Our STAR server, Blake, came up to Debbie (moments after new Daddy left) and said that the people at table 26 don ’t want to pay for their Queso.

“Is there something wrong with it? ”

“No, they ate it all. ”

“Then what ’s wrong? ”

“She [Blake, server] offered us Queso or Guacamole, and there ’s a charge for it on our bill! ”

“Well, was it OK? Wasn ’t it Delicious? ” Debbie asks.

“Ya, but she tried to trick us, we ain ’t gonna pay fer it ”

Now Debbie looks straight into this guys beady, little eyes; can ’t help but notice some dental deficiencies, dirty shirt and ball cap and says,

“What do you mean she tried to trick you? ”

“She walked up with Chips and Salsa and asked us if we wanted queso or guacamole to start, and we said we ’d like some queso, and now she thinks we ’re gonna pay for it?-she tried to trick us! ”

“Well, why wouldn ’t you pay for it? What? She isn ’t trying to trick you, she ’s doing her job letting you know what we have to offer so you can get the entire experience here. It ’s also on the menu- “

“She didn ’t let us look at the menu, she tried to trick us. They tried to do that at Paco ’s, too, y ’all are all in league with Satan or something!”

what the hell is QUESO, anyway?

Note: Debbie had already taken the queso off the ticket, leaving an $11 remaining balance, so she was just trying to see what the problem was. At this moment, Debbie gets it–and she thought the same thing I did when she told me the story: “ League ” must have been a pretty big word for this guy.

“They tried that at Paco ’s, too? Well, don ’t you think they are trying to do the same thing? Let you know what ’s available to eat? Doesn ’t matter, I took the queso off your bill and I hope you guys have great weekend. ”

They snuck out without paying the rest of their tab.

Watch out, Carlos, the word on the street is out about Paco’s: Your servers are doing their jobs!!

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