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Dustin
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3
great celebrities that are a pleasure to serve (from Carina):
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Denis Leary:
He loves to have a comedic rap with staff, is always polite, and, is always willing to say hello to firefighters. One night he was dining with Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant, and after being asked by a table of 5 firefighters to introduce them to Denis, I was nervous about asking him but he enthusiastically agreed to visit their table and take pictures. He always thanks my staff on his way out. A true gentleman.
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Roger Clemens:
He is the exact opposite of his field image. Every time he dines with us, he greets me with a hug and says "good to see you!" When he first pitched for his 300th win, the night before he flew in his entire family, including his mother. He is always gracious, pleasant and overall a really cool guy.
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Lenny Clarke: Not a well-known celebrity, but a very funny comic from Boston who is one of the nicest and big-hearted people one could ever meet. He always has a great story and remembers members of my staff by name.
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From
Jillian in Tampa, FL
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Linda Blair (Excorcist) - very NEEDY.
And carries a "superstar" heir on her back -- make way for this one!
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Steven Dorff (Blade, Spacetruckers)
-- Very short guy and polite - signed autographs and
everything. However, the monster he was with that night took care of the bill (and
that's about all, as she was very cheap on the tip).
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Pauly Shore was very arrogant and made comments about wanting to know where he could pick up some "chicks"
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Bruce
Willis and Demi Moore (Las Vegas Mirage hotel and casino) very
nice couple big tipper but the best part of that night was Demi
breast feeding her baby without covering up. Talk about trying to
keep eye contact on that night. - Glen (Las Vegas)
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From
KnowitallChef
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Billy
Carter: Bbq sandwich eater...nice guy...brought friends.
Sen. Sam Nunn: Meat & 'taters...very cordial.
Gov. Sonny Perdue: Guy next door...food/drinks/fun..vote
for him!big tipper!
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RATT:
Out of the cellar!!!..and meek as mice! (big tippers).
"Boston": To go...ate in bus.
"Alabama": Sends driver in for 6 on "all
you eat" buffet? NO WAY! (Cool bus).
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Mohammed Ali:
Ate a HELL of a lot for breakfast in Liberty , NY (years ago).
Jim McMahon: Nice guy, big tipper.
Little Jimmy Dickens: Who? well, waitresses like him???
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From
J.K. in New York
After 10 years working all over
Manhattan I've had a few celebrity sightings, here are some:
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Morissey (The
Smiths): Shy and quiet. Willing to sign Pastry Chef's
cd's.
Natalie
Portman: Sweet and
quiet.
Winona
Ryder: Surprisingly
cheesy-she had a friend who was trying to hard fashion-wise and Winona
was very reserved-this is years before the scandal!
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Jackie
Mason: Very funny. He
had to wait for a table and said, "What're you? Anti-Semitic?"
Bruce
Springsteen: Regular guy who
waaay over tips: $100 on a $30 bill. Nice guy.
Mila
Jovovich: Sexy as hell, although a chain-smoker.
Helen
Hunt: So kind and warm and
sweet; she asked to use our phone because her cell was not
working but she did it like a normal considerate customer
would-not like some non-celebrity rude people have treated me!
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Michael Palin (Monty
Python): I got his name wrong when taking a reservation and he was
charming about it.
Betsy
Johnson: Sweet lady.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra
Sedgwick: brought their kids-just a regular family.
Wayne Gretzky and Janet
Jones: also brought their kids-incredibly nice and warm family.
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Quick
Takes
from Mark in CA |
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Rodney King
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very nice, unassuming.
Roseanne - bitch
Katy Segall - bitch
Peter Marshall - great guy
David Hasslehoff - great guy
Dave Winfield - great guy
Nichelle Nichols
- fantastic
Beau Bridges
- not real nice
Howie Long
- quiet - thought
he was acting too macho |
Jim Plunkett
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great guy
Karch Kiraly - nice
Paul Westphal - nice
Kurt Rambis - nice, his wife even nicer
George Brett - regular guy great
OJ Simpson - very nice
Marcus Allen - too cool for all
of us. |
Ronnie Lott
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cooler still
Dave Stewart
- incredibly nice
Junior Seau - jerk (wife is a fox, of course)
Marlee Matlin - very nice
Walter Orange
(Commodores) - nice
Bill Daily
(I Dream of Jeannie) - tolerated people
Patrick Ewing
- shy
Lisa Leslie - nice |
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Quick
Takes
from Anonymous |
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Bill
Kreutzman (drummer for the Grateful Dead) - Quiet, nice, and
always a 30% tip.
Robert Reed (the guy who played Mr. Brady on the Brady
Bunch) - Very nice, a bit shy. Got swamped with waitresses
who wanted his autograph, poor guy. Gave me a tip for boxing
up his food to go, even though I was only the hostess at the time.
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Eliot
Kerman (singer in Rockapella, the group that sang on the
kiddie show "Carmen SanDiego") - Very pleasant. Gave me an autographed tape for my little cousins in addition to
the tip....and I hadn't even asked!
Frank
Fasi (former mayor of Honolulu) - Rude, loud, demanding, and
very condescending to the wait staff. |
Linda
Lingle (former mayor of Maui, and former candidate for
governor of Hawaii) - Extremely nice, very courteous, and always
remembered our names, even if she'd only been there 2 months
before.
Taj Mahal (blues singer) - Great guy. Good tip, great
vibe, all around nice guy.
The PGA tour - Never again... NEVER! |
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Shelley
Duvall Nice lady. A little on the freaky side, grilling
me on the menu. Ordered way too much food for herself to eat
at Threadgill's in Austin, TX and her agent took most of it home
with him. Adequate tipper. -- T.G.
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Scott Baio
- Really cool guy,
good tipper. Even laughed when I asked him if his date's name
was Joannie. -- Joe
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Andre
Wadsworth (Phoenix Cardinals) - He even took another manager and
a server to the Fiesta Bowl a couple of years ago and they certainly
got V.I.P. treatment. Regular guest (to go), very courteous and
wish he could pass that on to other Cardinals...
-- Andrew
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