Dining - Nov. 3, 2009
What to expect when a waiter screws up
When a waiter tells you he doesn't have the ingredients to complete your order, then brings you the wrong dish after you order your back-up meal, should you be miffed? Or should you at least expect a few bucks off the bill?
Tags: breakfast, waiter, service

Dining - Oct. 4, 2009
We didn't leave a tip
For the first time in as long as I can remember, we didn't leave a tip last night. We ate at a well-known family run restaurant that is known less for the quality of its food and more for its conviviality. The name of the restaurant? Doesn't matter. The restaurant held up its end of the bargain. The server didn't.
Tags: tipping, service, bad server

Dining - Nov. 4, 2008
My call liquor and dessert rant
I seem to be on a service rampage as of late, but my last two months of dining have been riddled with enough poor service to make me want to stay home to eat. In fact, if it wasn't my job to eat out and report the results back to OnMilwaukee.com, and I was just a normal diner, I probably would stay home from now on. It would certainly be much cheaper and less frustrating.
Tags: service, dining out, restaurants, dessert, call liquor

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 7, 2007
Sunday Sound-off: Is the service or the meal more important?
When dining out, which is more important to you: the service or the meal? Sound-off now, Milwaukee!
Tags: restaurant, service, waiter, waitress, server, wait staff, menu

Dining - Sept. 8, 2007
Friendly Red Robin earns fat tip
For the first time in several months, or perhaps closer to a year, we received service at a restaurant in the Milwaukee area that merited more than a 20 percent tip.
Tags: red robin, tipping, waiter, waitstaff, waitress, service

Living - Dec. 5, 2008
Green Car Tips for Winter Blues #2
Oh the Joy!  Here is real 411 concerning Greener cars and Greener Milwaukee tips that are a good way to start the weekend off right. #1 use your turn signals "ahead" of time...Maintenance Tips Keep your tires properly inflated. Tires should be inflated ...
Tags: greener milwaukee, green milwaukee, green living, transportation, green tips, cars, service, maintenance

Dining - April 24, 2008
Our Service Industry
What is going on with our service industry? This is nothing new, but it has been bothering me for quite some time, and now I decided to write about it. I also hope some of the OnMilwaukee.com readers would share some of their experiences, good or bad, with me about our service industry. If...
Tags: Service Industry, Service, Consumer,