Diner Sends Back Steak Tartare Because It's Raw, Chef's Reaction Goes Viral

[Demovictory9]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/diner-sends-back-steak-tartare-because-it-s-raw-chef-s-reaction-goes-viral/vi-AAPmBjE?ocid=msedgntp

he dish is made up of raw beef and raw egg yolk, but the customer asked for it to be cooked after they received it

[cinematicdiversions]

1. I have seen this with sushi more than once.

It is better to educate than to mock under such circumstances.

[Aristus]

31. I'd rather mock people.

I knew what Steak Tartare was by the time I was six. If the diner didn’t know what it is, they shouldn’t have ordered it. Once they found out the hard way what it is, they should have ordered something else.

If stupid people dislike my mockery of them, they can choose not to be stupid…

[cinematicdiversions]

32. Punching down on those less educated is simply wrong in my eyes. Better to lift them up.

“In my experience, insecure people constantly need to show that they are superior to others, whether they are or not, and they will often stoop to unscrupulous tactics to achieve this, the most common being to persistently mock, criticize, and put others down, the objective being to lower the status of the other person in the eyes of others, thus easing their own feelings of insecurity, and inadequacy. Secure people, on the other hand, do not have this need.”

Robert Black

[Aristus]

38. You seem to have mistaken my disdain for stupid people for

insecurity.

This is not the case. I’m not the problem. The problem is with people who throw a fit over every tiny little thing in their lives that they choose not to educate themselves about.

If this was just helpless, if harmless, rage over the complexities of a world they refuse to understand, no big deal. But these people vote, and carry guns, and harass people they recognize as being better than themselves.

These people cause harm. I don’t see any value in trying to understand them and feel sympathy for them.

[Captain Stern]

56. Lighten up, Francis

What happened was that somebody that didn't know exactly what Steak Tartare was, ordered it. Believe it or not, most folks don't know what Steak Tartare is when they are six years old. That's a fact.

You're confusing stupidity with ignorance.

[xmas74]

75. I also knew what steak tartare was at an early age.

Then again, I grew up in Wisconsin with cannibal sandwiches during the holidays.

Still, if you're not sure what an item is, just ask the server. They'll tell you what to expect. They know that a good experience usually means a good tip and would prefer the customer get what they want the first time.

[brooklynite]

39. Let's be honest; this wasn't an order at the local diner...

If you can afford a restaurant (likely French)that serves steak tartare, you should know what it is or have the courage to ask.

[Raftergirl]

60. It does serve French cuisine, though not exclusively.

Food is excellent. Surprisingly it’s located in a Hampton Inn, along with a pricey Indonesian restaurant. Here is the article from the local paper.

https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/Customer-doesn-t-want-steak-tartare-to-be-raw-16513209.php

[catsudon]

45. i enjoyed mocking trump

when he ordered well done steak. i call it punching p

[DenaliDemocrat]

49. I'm from the country

I call mocking Trump “kicking shit”. I am also very secure in my position

[artemisia1]

76. What a trashy way to think and behave. Why aren't you a Trumpster? /nt

[Hortensis]

37. Of course. When a chef "mocks" by overcooking or refusing,

or educating in any but the most diplomatic way, and we've seen them all of course, it's not a fine restaurant. Plain and simple. And those who snear at ignorance aren't fully housetrained and should be kept out of sight and sound.

Imo, this one did a nice enough job by providing the dish requested, and with it an urbane lesson. Short of inviting the customer to choose another dish if he wished, which some fine, in the whole sense, restaurants might do.

[Polybius]

63. Tar tar isn't super well-known, so I get why it could be a misunderstanding

But not knowing sushi? That's just insane. How about the job I worked at 20 years ago, lots of customers thought the prime rib was ribs!

[no_hypocrisy]

2. The Chef should have put a slice of meatloaf on the plate, returned it to the diner,

and charged double.

[Buns_of_Fire]

11. ...

[JHB]

24. Waiter? This is a shoe with cheese on it. But sir, it is what you asked for!

Perhaps your Francais is, to say, ne bon pas, oui?

[Woodswalker]

3. Guess he was sold on the word Steak in the menu

Should have been a dead giveaway when the waiter didn't ask "how would you like that done"

[Takket]

4. Something similar happened to me once

I ordered a Caesar salad and there was not single piece of Caesar in it anywhere!!

I sent it back.

[rpannier]

10. It's why I don't buy Girl Scout cookies

They aren't made with real girl scouts

[Takket]

12. It's a total scam!!!

[LymphocyteLover]

13. LOL!

[rambler_american]

17. I rather like

Eskimo Pies.

[Ilsa]

51. You and Wednesday Addams.

[rpannier]

73. That's right

One of the all-time greatest lines in movie history

[struggle4progress]

72. "People keep telling me the cookies taste like Grandma! They don't!"

[Goonch]

5. ;-{)🖖

[Ms. Toad]

43. Never would have ordered it -

But if I had, and actually tried to eat it to be polite, I'd have cleared the restaurant when the contents of my stomach hit the table.

Been there, done that, when my hosts served me partially cooked scrambled eggs, after I told them I couldn't eat the unless they were cooked to death. I tried to eat them after they went to the effort to make the eggs in a way they believed was inedible (i.e. dead as a doornail). I did, at least, make it to the bathroom.

[Goonch]

44. ;-{)🖖

[Ms. Toad]

46. As long as they are dead, I enjoy eggs.

Those look OK. And my spouse eats sunny side up and runny, so visuals don't bother me in case you were trying to make me destroy my computer It's purely a physical, very strong, gag reflex.

[Goonch]

47. The longer you cook scrambled eggs

the more the flavor changes.
Personally I prefer mine a bit runny with toast.

[hunter]

58. My wife won't eat fully cooked scrambled eggs.

One of my grandmas always overcooked her eggs.

My dad would always try to convince us that Army powdered eggs scrambled and mixed with fried chicken livers was an excellent breakfast. Maybe it was one of the better breakfasts when he was in the Army, but me and my siblings wouldn't touch it.

[Danmel]

6. Reminds me of this scene from Big Night

Which you should see if you haven't .

[luvs2sing]

7. Fantastic movie! n/t

[Karma13612]

16. Checking streaming services

Right now!!

[PatSeg]

29. It is on Paramount Plus

I've never seen it before. I think I'll watch it tonight. I love Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci.

[Karma13612]

64. Sounds like a plan!!! Eom

[LymphocyteLover]

14. Stanley Tucci!

[mopinko]

15. one of my all time favorite movies.

and i now call my sons primo and secondo.

[Danmel]

21. Love it!

The ending scene of that movie is just brilliant!

[marble falls]

25. I love restaurants and I really love that movie - just a finely cast, written and produced movie.

[Javaman]

34. this movie is so near and dear to me.

growing up in a Sicilian family, there was so much truth to the relationship with the bothers. The food, the conversations, etc. it reminded me so much of my brother and I and our relationship.

at the end I cried. even now, I get weepy over it.

[SYFROYH]

42. An excellent example of one of the great 90s indie films.

[Goonch]

52. ;-{)🖖

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. "...and bring us some *fresh* wine..."

[MissMillie]

23. Exactly what first came into my head when I saw the post (n/t)

.

[PatSeg]

26. Ha, ha, ha!!!

[smirkymonkey]

36. "There are snails on her plate! There are so many snails you can't even see the food!"

"Now take it away and bring us those toasted cheese sandwich appetizers you talked us out of!"

[lagomorph777]

50. Ah - I missed your post (I posted the same).

I was considering Monty Python's Mr. Creosote sketch, but it's pretty nasty.

[smirkymonkey]

71. I just realized the video posted what I wrote, so my post was a bit redundant, but still it was

one of the best lines in stupid comedy ever. I love the Mr. Creosote sketch, but the end of that one was pretty nasty if you happen to have an issue with vomit, which I do.

[rpannier]

9. Maybe the patron was Ray Stevens

Some of the lyrics from the song Gourmet Restaurants:

Well a few months later some friends insisted we try out the Chateau Larieux
After waiting an hour and a half we finally sat down, and heck, I couldn't even read the menu!
So I asked the waiter, "How's the beef?"
He said "Ze steak tartar is ze best you ever had."
But when he brought it, friends I though I'd seen rare meat
But this wasn't even hurt real bad!

A couple band-aids and that boy'd been back out there grazing!

Well, I just couldn't eat that steak tartar, I was confused in every way. I wasn't even too sure about the soup du jour, I hear they change that every day!

[mwb970]

18. "My gazpacho soup is cold!"

[Shellback Squid]

20. Red Dwarf

[csziggy]

69. Posted below! nt

[mwb970]

77. Yep.

[tavernier]

19. What did the chef say?

It doesn’t show on my iPhone

[muriel_volestrangler]

61. He doesn't say anything at all, he just shakes his head

and then fries it, as requested. I can't really see why it "went viral".

[samnsara]

22. i was at an Ethopian Resturant and ordered raw hmburger knowing exactly what it was..

...but i wanted to try it. I nibbled and that was it. Any other beef I order blood rare..but raw hamburger was just too much

[Elessar Zappa]

41. Rare hamburger is too mushy for my taste.

I do like undercooked steak and roast beef.

[Retrograde]

53. Good steak tartare - and kitfo

and kibbe, which is a middle-eastern lamb version - should be made with finely chopped meat, not hamburger or ground beef. That way the texture isn't mushy. It is more work, though. Sometimes, when I have left-over rare beef I'll use the redder parts to make a mock tartar, mixing it with minced onions and worchestershire sauce.

[fescuerescue]

27. Sounds like the customer didn't know what Tartare meant.

But he does now.

[marble falls]

28. In Green Pastures in Austin (home of the Yellow Dawg Democrats): "Do you have a restroom?" ...

... what I wanted to say: "Oh, no, ma'am. We doen't but it's such a novel and good idea, I'm going to put it into the 'suggestion box" and win $5.00." Or - "But of course, we do. Thankyou for asking, now then, ma'am, may I take your order?"

[DFW]

30. Did he send back his salad because it was full of plants?

Who orders a steak tartare and expects a Big Mac?

On second thought, don't answer that. We all know who.

[maxrandb]

33. I once asked for milk in my Greek Coffee at a cafe in Athens

it almost caused an international incident

[johnp3907]

35. Mr Bean?

[maxsolomon]

40. I ordered it in Paris, and the waitress was very concerned

C'est CRU, tu comprends?

Yes, I am from America but I am aware...

[lagomorph777]

48. He doesn't realize he's dealing with sophisticated people here!

[milestogo]

54. I don't understand why this is posted here, or why it went viral.

Its not even worth discussing.

[Retrograde]

55. I've seen a version in France that was partly cooked

it was called "aller retourner", and the formed steak tartare was put under a hot broiler for a few seconds on each side, long enough to form a cooked crust but leave the inside still raw. I've never seen it anywhere else, though.

Darn, now I want steak tartare for dinner, but it's a lot of work!

[DFW]

59. I read my wife the title of the OP, and she thought it was a great joke

She is German. She still can't get over that there really are people on the USA about whom this story is a recounting of a true incident, and not a restaurant joke.

[Polybius]

62. Many customers in restaurants located in poor towns are uneducated

I worked in one place in a poor town. At least twice a week, customers would send back prime rib because they thought it was ribs. When I relocated to a better location, it never happened again.

[WarGamer]

65. My father used to order that stuff...

FWIW, cooked steak tartare would taste like meatloaf. Jus sayin'...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

66. I think the cooked version looked better. And healthier.

Strange bugs lurk in raw meat and raw egg yolks. It looked like the chef turned it into a steak omelet, yum.

Of course I also think sushi would be better if it were battered and deep-fat fried.

And don't get me started about raw kibbeh. Not a fan.

[csziggy]

67. Gazpacho Soup!

[KentuckyWoman]

68. Waiter there's a fly in my soup.

OK, I'll add it to your bill.

[LeftInTX]

70. Lucy orders escargot -colorized version