Steve
Added on May 15, 2015 7:16 PM
Visited on May 15, 2015 8:14 PM
Went to Wing Depot on University this evening. Have been going to Wing Depot for years. This is their second location on University, and previously they were located on Ft Caroline. As a general rule, their food is decent quality for the price, and their service, until tonight, has been excellent. This evening I decided to take my wife and her sister to dinner there. For the record, we are Caucasian, and in our late 50's and early 60's. We ordered drinks, like we always do, after being seated. I ordered a diet coke. My sister in law ordered a Bud Lite, and my wife ordered a V/O and diet coke. My wife said her drink tasted odd and asked me to taste it for her. Something was not right about the drink and she pointed that out to the wait staff. The drink tasted as though the glass was not properly rinsed or something and had a soapy taste to it. They offered a replacement drink and my wife elected to have a diet coke which was fine.. A short time later, an angry gentleman approached our table and said my wife must have a problem with her taste buds. He said that both he and the waitress had tasted the bad drink and to them it was fine; he said he wanted to know what our problem was. After a few exchanged words the gentleman told the waitress to comp our drinks and close our tab out; we were told to leave and advised our patronage was no longer desired. The loud, belligerent and abusive gentleman identified himself as Tommy Lodge, the owner of the establishment. I attempted to deescalate the situation by apologizing for any misunderstanding, he became more loud and abusive. I think this prompted other customers to get up and walk out. One customer asked my wife if everything was ok as we left. Not sure what was going on tonight, but the atmosphere certainly was not the warm, inviting one we have grown accustomed to. Tommy might need an adjustment to his medication. I do not think I will be going back to Wing Depot. When the owner of a restaurant for any reason thinks it is ok to treat regular customers as we were treated tonight, it is indicative of a greater problem. It is a terrible shame as you could not ask for a nicer, more pleasant hostess than his wife Terry.
Would you recommend WING DEPOT to others? No
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