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It's Just Hot Water

By Yolanda Hoversten

Industry Observer with Self Employed

February 16, 2011 05:07 PM

It's Just Hot Water

Yolanda Realtor - O'Fallon, IL Real Estate Hubby and I went out to a Chinese buffet in O'Fallon earlier tonight. As we sat down, we ordered water and hot tea. The server said that they were out of hot tea. My husband and I looked at each other kinda incredulous at this. What kind of a Chinese restaurant is this? No hot tea? Server looked at the hostess, hostess looked at the server, then I said it's just... hot water.

The hostess spoke to the server, you can do this, go get them hot tea! We laughed, and proceeded to the buffet table. When we came back the tea was there, all hot and steamy.

All was well, and we had a good dinner, with hot tea.

The end.

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Hella Mitschke Rothwell

(831) 626-4000 - Honolulu, HI

Hawaii & California Real Estate Broker

I gather they managed to find a tea bag to go with that hot water. Fun story.

Feb 16, 2011 05:18 PM

Jon Quist

REALTY EXECUTIVES ARIZONA TERRITORY - Tucson, AZ

Tucson's BUYERS ONLY Realtor since 1996

A sad occurrence but that is sometimes the level of service you encounter anymore.

Sort of the same thing...in NYC for business one winter I ordered ice tea in a restaurant. I was told they didn't serve ice tea as it was winter. Duh.

So, in the spirit of "5 Easy Pieces" I ordered hot tea and a tall glass of ice! Duh back at 'cha

Feb 16, 2011 05:20 PM

Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

No Hot Tea in a Chinese Restaurant?

That's like going to Oktoberfest, and hearing "Sorry, we are out of Beer".

Feb 16, 2011 05:22 PM

Tim Lorenz

TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA

949 874-2247

There must be tea (hot) tea in a chinese restaurant. It is just the way it is done.

Feb 16, 2011 05:39 PM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Wow -- no hot tea in a Chinese restaurant -- who would have thought -- glad they managed the hot water and hope they found a suitable tea bag -- all the best.

Feb 16, 2011 06:00 PM

Krista Lombardi

Prudential Calfornia Realty - San Diego, CA

Hahaha! Nice story, Yolanda. The server must be so confused. :)

Feb 16, 2011 08:17 PM

Chirag Shah

Gateway Realty Corp of N.Y. - Mamaroneck, NY

Chirag Shah

Really? No hot tea in a Chinese restaurant? Well, at least they serve hot water, hehe. Nice post, Yolanda!

Feb 16, 2011 11:14 PM

Mike Saunders

Retired - Athens, GA

Yolanda - that is funny. One time, at a business lunch with some clients, one of the clients asked for a diet soft drink. The server said that they only had regular soft drinks, but, she picked up a packet of Sweet n Low and told the client that he could put some of that in and make it a diet drink.

Feb 17, 2011 01:16 AM

Kevin Robinson

Twin Falls, ID

Fractional Developer

Yoli- I need to get out more. These things never happen to me.Funny story.

Feb 17, 2011 01:31 AM

Dale Terry

Yadkinville, NC

Commodity prices have been going up so maybe tea is getting expensive.

Feb 17, 2011 03:07 AM

John McCarthy

North Hampton, NH

Realtor - Seacoast NH

Hi Yolanda,

Wow, tough way to start out a Chinese dinner! Glad it turned out well in the end and you enjoyed your fare.

Feb 17, 2011 03:55 AM

Yolanda Hoversten

Self Employed - O'Fallon, IL

Referrals for O’Fallon, IL & the Metro East

All the comments just made my evening. LOL

Hella - I think they served us good old Lipton tea, which was ok with us. :)

Jon - It shouldn't have taken them long either had they served the iced tea. To think they didn't have to heat it up. lol

Fred - That would be unthinkable! lol

Feb 17, 2011 02:05 PM

Yolanda Hoversten

Self Employed - O'Fallon, IL

Referrals for O’Fallon, IL & the Metro East

Tim - Like day follows night.

Bob and Carolin - We came in around 7:30 and they close at 9:00 I guess they were anticipating closing early and turned off the pot. lol

Krista - I'm glad you got a chuckle out of it. ;)

Feb 17, 2011 02:09 PM

Carl Winters

Canyon Lake, TX

Yolanda: You need to start carrying an extra tea bag in your purse. Glad you finally got your hot tea. Maybe the tea party folks had been there earlier and used up all the tea bags.

Feb 17, 2011 02:16 PM

Yolanda Hoversten

Self Employed - O'Fallon, IL

Referrals for O’Fallon, IL & the Metro East

Chirag - I almost wished I carry tea bags in my purse. LOL I do have a girlfriend who does that.

Mike - That sounds like a blonde joke. lolol

Kev - You have to take your wife out for dinner more often. ;)

Dale - Perhaps they used up the old tea bags earlier and didn't want to start anew?

John - It was a humorous experience with that staff last night--we never met them before.

The comments were way better than the post. :)

Feb 17, 2011 02:21 PM

Yolanda Hoversten

Self Employed - O'Fallon, IL

Referrals for O’Fallon, IL & the Metro East

Carl & Ceil - I was typing when you posted. LOL Yes, I could have used it last night.

Feb 17, 2011 02:24 PM

Teri Eckholm

Boardman Realty - White Bear Lake, MN

REALTOR Serving Mpls/St Paul North & East Metro

Yolanda--This is pretty funny. When I worked at a restaurant years ago they wouldn't let us serve hot water without charging for tea...the manager didn't want the frugal people that brought their own tea bags getting a "freebie". Sounds like you had no problem getting the hot water...lol.

Feb 18, 2011 09:56 AM

Yolanda Hoversten

Self Employed - O'Fallon, IL

Referrals for O’Fallon, IL & the Metro East

Teri - LOL I can see why they wouldn't serve hot water in that case.

Feb 19, 2011 03:00 PM

Dale Baker

Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH

New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Howdy and evening to you Yolanda

Yolanda, now that there sure would be mighty weird to have a server in a Chinese restaurant say they had no hot tea. I sure ain't ever had that happen, sure glad y'all were able to end up getting some!

Have a good one
Dale in New Hampshire

Mar 11, 2011 01:00 PM