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About Bangkok

About Bangkok is a restaurant owned by my friend, Ple. And, that where I was working today. The story started with About Bangkok was in shortage of staff...and I was able to trick Natt into going with me. (If you know Natt and I, you'll know that getting us to work in a restaurant is almost impossible) ...And so we went.

I did the cashier, hosting, answering the take-out phone calls, and other small things I could. Natt was the waiter, along with Ple. Things were so hectic for me. I have to get all the prices into the bill, and I have to browse through the menu for every bill. I guess if I can remember all the prices, it'd be an easy task. But anyway, I didn't do much. This machine here (on the right) I use very often. Just swipe a credit card and punch in some numbers...I was able to charge our customers.

There was about 25 tables in and about 10 take-outs. Natt did an excellent job on the waiting. The dude was as quick as a monkey. Well, anybody who knows Natt would know that he's a neat and clean person. But man, the dude was so efficient. A customer who was paying told me to make sure Natt gets the tip. I couldn't imagine Natt in a service industry, but he did a damn good job today


The evening went quite smooth. There are quite a few things I learned there:

• Memorizing the menu & price will make the job easier.
• The bottleneck is often in the kitchen (it's quite tough when everybody walks in around the same time, dinner time). If cooked faster, the turnover rate will rise.
• Kitchen floor can be damn slippery
• Coming in as a couple, they stay on and chat. Coming in as a family, they leave quickly
• If you sell liquor, you'll definitely sell more
• People don't like to wait too long for their food
• Helping each other makes the job goes a lot faster
• A glass of whiskey after work tastes a lot better than the same glass of whiskey alone

I think I'll do it again. I start to believe that it'll make me a better person. Really.

posted by Bikku @ 1:16 PM