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Be peeved here now

People are still posting comments under previous blog entries on pet peeves when dining out, and they're all good. So if the subject interests you, and you haven't been keeping up, you might want to go back and see what's been added.

If you have more peeves, please post below so readers won't miss the newest ones.

Oddly, the one I expected to see most hasn't turned up yet: Restaurants that deliberately want to be noisy so they'll be considered high energy and fun. I guess we've all gotten used to it.

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Even more peeves

Baruke Griffiin is peeved with some of my pet peeves:

I was troubled by you and your friend’s article. Some of the grievances I could relate to however I think it’s a bit pompous to imply that a servers tongue piercing is offensive. How old are you? What next then?

Camera flashes!! I almost busted a gut laughing. Would you send a pet peeve letter to God for allowing a storm during meal time?

Good ones from Bob Hayes in Columbia:

How about when you're seated next to the kitchen or bath rooms when your party is about the only ones in the restaurant, simply to fill the room according to the servers' areas? Or, the infamous "bringing the entrée while you're still working on the appetizer's"?

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Still more peeves

What? No unruly children!?!

Screaming, drumming with the silverware, even throwing the silverware, running around the tables, standing on chairs, throwing food and then stomping food on the floor.

How would you react if ...

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Posted by Elizabeth Large at 3:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Still peeved

Here are more excellent peeves from readers. Thanks to Catherine for this one:

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Thoughts on peeves from DC

I got this e-mail today from Scott Phillips, who brings up some interesting points:

The last time I went to dinner at Bicycle, there was a sign posted that requested no cell phone use ...

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Posted by Elizabeth Large at 2:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
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So many pet peeves, so few numbers

It’s Top Ten Tuesday again, and 10 numbers just might not be enough to cover all the petty and not-so-petty things that irritate me when I eat out – and that irritate the people who have posted or e-mailed me. So let’s get started ...

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