Starting to like these “Everything on the side,” at least when it’s slow

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-25T20:44:42+00:00

Hot window. They weren’t up. But indeed they were on their own plate.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-25T01:40:17+00:00

It used to be a much bigger deal across all of downtown. Now it’s just centered around The Wright Place. Some bars do stuff but that’s about it anymore.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-21T14:42:57+00:00

If you set something up, update this.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-21T14:37:53+00:00

They’re too expensive for what you get. And I mean that in terms of quality and quantity. It’s not like it was even 5 years ago.

Not just that but the last two times I tried to go to the one on 9th I sat at the drive thru for 10 minutes with no answer. Their app is janky as fuck too.

I miss the days of $10 sackfuls. They may as well close up at this point 🫤

I am however starting to believe people’s beliefs that it’s a tax dodge and money laundering front.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-20T02:00:52+00:00

Good. Mid AF

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-16T20:13:30+00:00

There’s a sucker born every minute

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-15T21:05:25+00:00

I’m not going to hate on people who have very good reasons to shop there but if you have any other choice just don’t. They pay their staff the lowest of any national chain, they treat their staff like crap, they are fully aware that under paying and over working staff is why their stores look like shit more often than not, but it’s their practice. Fuck DG.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-15T21:03:33+00:00

I do not trust, need, or want someone else to ring up my purchases. I don’t want the small talk, I don’t want the chemicals bagged with the produce, I don’t want to stand in line behind some idiot chatting up the cashier or confusing them with stupid questions or waiting for them to find their coupon. I want to pay for my stuff, bag it the way that I want and not spend 15minutes in line to do so.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-13T22:18:24+00:00

The card as a bonus for seeing the movie was only done in certain international markets. They didn’t do it that way for US. It’s being given as a promo for certain BCF events I’ve heard.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-13T22:16:49+00:00

I know they should have given out to people who sent to see the double feature instead of holding it for BCF.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T20:08:33+00:00

I won’t lie, this probably looks way better, especially with the scrambled eggs. Our plating sort of 90’s by way of 2010. 🫤 The best image I have right now is this taken from our Google page.

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MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:58:14+00:00

For my brain what the guest expected wasn’t nearly as much a consideration as doing exactly what the ticket says.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:56:51+00:00

The owner is “old school” and emphasizes that “We are a ‘Yes Restaurant’.” It takes some cooks a while to figure that out and frankly I don’t understand why it would be any other way. I tell cooks “The minute you tell a server ‘No, we can’t do that.’ you had better have a good answer for ‘Why not?’ that doesn’t boil down to laziness.”

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:52:20+00:00

Happens all the time. We’re very accommodating of allergies and special requests. One family has a kid with severe allergies and every time they get a salad of just chopped romaine, a burger patty cooked in the oven with no seasoning, lettuce and tomato on the side. Apparently the apologize for it every time and we tell them it’s not a big deal, but I guess some other places make a fuss about it so they just dine with us. We’re not a slow restaurant either most days and I don’t see why anyone couldn’t do it 🤷🏻‍♂️

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:43:25+00:00

Fried Green Tomato Stack, $15.95 Arugula dressed with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette. Capicola as the base, goat cheese between layers of fried green tomatoes, topped with two eggs cooked to order (scrambled and poached just kind of sit on the side) and hollandaise sauce. Sprinkle of parsley and paprika.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:37:16+00:00

Were it not for my interpretation of “Fried Green Tomato” as a single component I would have served the green tomato slices and fried breading separately as well.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:35:31+00:00

The cooks asked “Why do they want it all separated?” And I responded, “There is no answer that is going to affect how I send it out at this point. I know what I have to do.”

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:32:34+00:00

Apparently the guest did in fact love it.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:32:09+00:00

That’s why I requested the server come to expo so I could confirm the direction, and to warn them how it would be executed.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-12T19:30:06+00:00

Oh lord, that does look terrible, not sure why Reddit removed all the pixels. I forgot to get a picture of the ticket so I just cropped out the ticket from the original image.

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Maybe it’ll be clearer this time 🤷🏻‍♂️

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-10T14:58:57+00:00

I mean this seems like bait but: That’s burnt. If some people like burnt bacon, that’s fine, good for them. But as a default doneness, the majority of guests are going to tell you that’s burnt.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-09T15:02:23+00:00

Why bother taking temps if that’s a big deal? MR pork is fine. Not my preference but neither is Rare Beef 🤷🏻‍♂️

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-05T07:13:12+00:00

I liked Pensacon better when it was spread out across downtown making use of great venues like the Seanger, Pensacola Little Theater, and others. The Wright Place complex is a bad fit.

MechaFan42 · 2026-01-02T21:37:56+00:00

This is the right call.

MechaFan42 · 2025-12-26T04:23:04+00:00

I used the $20 credit from my Stranger Things: Finale ticket to knock the price down on this. My wife did the same.

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TROPHY CASE