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Published on October 27, 2005
"Okay, I'll take it off the bill," the bartender says as I berate him. Thirty minutes later when all the games are over and I pay the check, he charges me the full amount anyway.
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Troy Fields
The hamburger at Fox Sports Grill is a do-it-yourself proposition. And where's the mustard and mayo?
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Fox Sports Grill"I thought you were going to adjust the bill," I say.
"I couldn't find a manager," he says.
I tip him some nickels and dimes. For service that bad and an attitude that snotty, what he really deserves is a kick in the ass. Of course, he's only doing the job he's been trained to do.
Slick, oversized and impersonal operations like Fox Sports Grill belong in places with an endless stream of tourists, like Times Square or Las Vegas -- not in a great sports bar town like Houston.
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