DCist: How 'Bout a Nice Cuppa Soy Sauce?

jayevee

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:08 -0500

Carlyle *does* handle things well. We once ordered a couple of mojitos, and at first they said they had run out of mint...but lo and behold, the bartender ran down the street to get some mint from a neighboring establishment and made them in a short amount of time...complete with sugar cane swizzle sticks.

Reid

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:58:23 -0500

Actually, it was a mix up between sugar and salt that led me to the realization that sugar (with salt) on french fries is awesome. First class ticket to Angioplastyville, true. But who the hell wants to take coach?

monkeyrotica

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:43:06 -0500

The salt-in-the-sugar-bowl thing has happened to me twice. Once in Chicago, again in Baltimore. In both cases, my complaint was met with a smile and a shrug. And, no, Junkpunchers wasn't open, unfortunately.

eped09

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:31:50 -0500

Sounds almost as tasty as when my friend had a cup of coffee at Whitlow's and discovered the "sugar" he was generously pouring in his cup was actually salt. Apparently someone had mistakenly re-filled the containter. Mmmm. Nothing like hot, salty coffee.

stmove

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:29:18 -0500

The teaism soy-sauce-on-the-table-around-brunch-time approach is disasterly. Hopefully you were sober enough to taste the difference. The Carlyle deserves credit for handling it well. It sounds like the manager on duty was all class and should be thanked. Unlike that time at Murky when they filled my paper cup with Kambucha instead of coffee, and when I politely let them know of the mistake I was taken out onto Wilson Blvd where I was stripped, beaten with mop handles, and tarred with "I'd rather be in Seattle Circa 1996" bumper stickers... Of course that was before the junkpunch was invented, I'm sure things are better now.

monkeyrotica

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:23:43 -0500

Reminds me of going to parties and accidentally taking a swig out of a beer can that someone's been using as an ashtray. Kids nowdays will never know simple pleasures like these. Thank you, nanny state.

Invisible Sun

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:12:51 -0500

reminds me of when i was eating waffles at Teaism, i wasn't thinking, and thought the soy sauce bottle was syrup....

Disco Stu

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:02:11 -0500

It's all about how someone goes about fixing a mistake. Nothing goes 100% all the time. Just ask Pres Bush.

libbyloo

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:56:32 -0500

Reading about a mixup like this reminded me to check the expiration date on my Epi-Pen. With my luck, I'd have gotten the soy sauce that had already been fish-i-fied. *shudder*

Bethesdaist

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:48:54 -0500

I wonder if you can get hot soy sauce over ice at Murky Coffee. No, because the ice brings out the acidity in the hot soy sauce, thereby destroying the nuanced flavors of [JUNKPUNCH]...

monkeyrotica

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:47:44 -0500

He should be happy he didn't get the carafe they keep the hot urine in. The one they reserve for people who order their steak well-done.

divinemsk

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:43:50 -0500

I think restaurants who handle things that well should be given credit. Mistakes happen, this was (fortunately) not actually dangerous or harmful, the restaurant did exactly what they should have, everyone is pleased. Oh, and Henry Krinkle? BWAHAHAHAHAHA! good one.

monkeyrotica

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:37 -0500

For a $50 gift card, I'd put a bunch of my own boogers and nail clippings in the coffee. Who am I kidding? I'd do that for free.

Dan tastic

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:15 -0500

Why the need to mention the restaurant if they handled it well?

OldPosterKnownAsCranky

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:31:34 -0500

Once you go soy, you don't go back.

Henry Krinkle

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:27:26 -0500

I wonder if you can get hot soy sauce over ice at Murky Coffee.