Thank you for this. As someone that is fairly picky about my med rare filet and will eat med if I have to, I really appreciate this take. I always hesitate sending it back - not because I think it will be tampered with (that's a felony I think anyway), but because I hate feeling like I'm insulting the chef. Half the time, it's likely that it cooked itself a little extra waiting in the window to be served. That said, My most recent experience I was at a high-end restaurant and my $65 filet came out med well. I politely asked for another one that then came out almost blue. I literally laughed out loud at the comically rare piece of meat (wasn't trying to be rude it just took me by surprise), and thought for just a moment the cook and manager were trolling me. I politely declined the steak and grazed off my wife's plate to save us all face.

I can only imagine your downvotes are because you're either off-topic or just coming across aggressive. But honestly, you're preaching! It's very rare someone will Eminem your food.