No Reservations

Welcome to spooky season friends! This happens to be our 13th episode, premiering during Halloween week, so we HAD to give you something frightening! I know, Karens are ALREADY frightening, but even more so when  they show up at a Haunted House! Our friend Kat is a manager and haunt actor at a prominent Haunted Attraction in Philadelphia, and they regaled us with terrifying tales, from getting kissed by douchebags to real life ghostly encounters.  So curl up with a bloody mary and listen... IF YOU DARE. 

Hello friends! This is episode 12 of No Reservations! And who better to interview than our good friend Inka. She has worked in basically every aspect of the restaurant industry that you can think of, from cater waitering to running a food truck, from working as a hostess to managing a restaurant,  all across the globe! So join us for the next hour as we talk about fun coworkers, great food, and gross customers. Whether you're working in the U.S. or in Germany, those three things remain a constant in our business. Oh, and also, get ready for another **TRIGGER WARNING** if you're a sympathetic puker like Ryan... steel yourself around minute 40.  Or is it 30? Guess you'll find out! 

In this, our eleventh episode of No Reservations, we have stuck our toes into a different customer service pool, the retail industry! And the lifeguard on duty? Our lovely guest Mason, who has years of experience working as a manager in multiple major chain retail stores, such as **SHHHH** underwear and **UGHHHH** shoes. Which of course means, all of the same people, none of the tips. Just WAIT til you hear about the DREAM that was Mason's favorite customer, Meemosa. Yes, you've read that right. **TRIGGER WARNING** we also touch on some natural bodily functions in the first 20 minutes of the pod, hence the title. You have been warned.

Hold onto your cooters, friends, it's time for another episode of No Reservations. And by cooters, I am of course referring to our Drink of the Day, named every so wittily by our special guest this week: Petti Cash NYC (who you can follow on Instagram, Venmo, and Farmer's Only...her words, not mine). This week's service industry adjacent spotlight covers the wonderful world of Drag; and honey, you've never REALLY dealt with a Karen until you've had to entertain one at a drag show. Ready your ears, they're about to get hit by a SASS ATTACK. 

*Also, this week we have some added fun for the listener in terms of a DRINKING GAME! Any time we say the word "cooter"... you know what to do.

Welcome back friends! In this episode of No Reservations, Anna and Ryan sit down with their coworker Nick to sort of talk about the service industry? But mostly to drink mezcal margaritas and gossip about celebrities. Is this becoming a celebrity stories podcast? Who knows. But we DO know that it's fun! 

Continuing on our Customer-Service-Not-Bar-Service theme for September, this week our not-so-special guest is Dylan Murphy: an employee at a large tech company (and also Anna's boyfriend... and a little bit Ryan's boyfriend? The lines are muddy). Join us for a fun interview where we find out important info such as: do tech company employees see our "private" photos when they service our devices? There's only one way to find out... (click start. Do it now.)

In honor of Labor Day (yes, I know it was LAST Monday, my legs still haven't recovered from a 3 brunch weekend), we've chosen to highlight a few other service industry positions this September other than your typical bar/restaurant staff. Kicking us off is Ryan's best friend Thomson, who has worked both as a cater waiter as well as a manager at an immersive dinner theater... let the Karen-induced cringe fest commence!

Hello all, and welcome to our next episode of No Reservations! This time, we welcomed the Keto Guido herself, Melonie Bailey, to join us in our everlasting pursuit to end all Karens via public ridicule (realizing as I type this that Vinny from Jersey Shore is already the "Keto Guido"... damn). We talked about Melonie's vast career working in the service industry and all of the trials and tribulations that have come with it, from inappropriate tippers to working kids parties to rude regulars. We talked a LOT! But hey, that's how you know the drink is good: if you keep wanting more. 

Back on the Chain Gang for today's episode of No Reservations... the Chain Restaurant Gang that is! We interviewed our friend Nicole who worked at a certain restaurant chain that will not be named... for our purposes, lets call it Chipokle. And if you think that Ryan and Anna have dealt with frustrating people, just wait until you hear about Burrito Bowl Karens! Just remember: Cilantro is a FLAVOR ENHANCER! If you don't like cilantro, you suck. 

Today we're serving up a delicious gin cocktail with a splash of SASS as our friend and coworker Brittany sits down to chat and drink with us. Our special today is childish customers: customers who act like children as well as customers who ARE children and try to pass off as adults! Just remember: a Long Island Iced Tea made with blue curacao and topped with a rubber duckie may be pretty... but it's also pretty trashy.