BraveSpeaking: Working in a Restaurant

Phrase two times the hours of a typical working day

a double
Whoa, I'm exhausted. I just worked a double, fourteen hours on my feet! What about you, how was your shift?

Adjective a place with no customers

dead
I was so bored. My restaurant was dead. I only had two tables all day, a complete waste of my time! I should have called in sick.

a full house

Phrase a place that is very crowded and has no empty tables

a full house
My restaurant was unbelievably busy, a full house for lunch and dinner! I didn't have a moment to sit down all day.

slow

Adjective a place that has very few customers

slow
Wow, it was the opposite for me. I had nothing to do. When it's slow like today my shift seems to take forever, four hours feels like eight!

stiffed

Adjective be cheated out of something (usually money)

stiffed
On top of low business, I was stiffed last night by a crazy lady who complained the coffee was too hot! Her bill was $138 and NO TIP. I was so pissed off.

dine'n'dash

Phrase eat and leave without paying the bill

dine 'n' dash
Sorry to hear that. We had a dine 'n' dash. A couple came in and ate lunch. I saw the guy go out. When I looked again the woman was gone too! Can you imagine leaving without paying!