This Place Rocks!
This Place Rocks! You don't know what good eating is until you try C.I. Shenanigan's!    [14 May 2003 19:29:36]

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Recommended Dishes: Foie Gras

     ­Natalie Hall   

Best Brunch in Tacoma
Good atmosphere and great selection of food for Sunday Brunch.    [12 Sep 2003 00:54:02]

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     ­Anonymous   

Not even four stars for service
This is the aniversary of the most humiliating evening in the history of our family. We went to celebrate my Birthday at Shenanigans. We had been seated and waitress was serving water when she dumped a huge tumbler right in my lap. Instead of attending to my situation. She stood gaping at me,saying, :Oh no! Oh no!" finally she scurried away. To get a towel and a manager? No. To get me another tumbler of water.

For ten full minutes my wife and daughter and I sat waiting for some professional resolution. I spotted the manager hiding at the other end of the restaurant, looking at me. He was well aware that there had been a problem. but was determined not to get involved.

Finally I suggested to my family that we just leave. I ws completely soaked and so mad I could have hit someone.

On the way out, the manager finally found one of his balls and appraoched me -- not to appologize, mind you. but to tell me that it was an accident.

I stood staring at him, trying to decide whether to spend the night in jail or not. Then I suggested that a compensation was in order. I still have a difficult time beleiving his next statement. "I can offer you a shirt." My expression must have told him that time was running out. He finally, and clearly with great reluctance, offered me one complimentary meal -- nothing for my daughter or my whife, who were also humiliated.

I wrote a letter to the manager and to the owners of Shenanigans. I have never received even so much as an acknowledgement. I will never be seen in Shenanigans, nor will anyone whom I can possibly dissuade.

Do your subscibers a favor. Give Shenanigans the 0 they deserve for service.    [28 Apr 2004 18:53:11]

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Recommended Dishes: none

     ­Daniel Pryor   

Unruly customers
I have been in the food and beverage industry for over 25 years. I know "stuff happens." When a customer is angry and "wanting compensation," that's generally what they came for. Someone spills water, you laugh. Get over it. If you're 16 and wearing white organza and someone spills red wine, you might have a problem. I have been to C.I. Shenanigan's many times and never have I seen a manager "hiding" behind anything but the hostess desk. Sometimes you have to have a real tragedy to see how stupid other stuff is. Let's hope you don't have to.    [12 Mar 2005 21:48:35]

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Recommended Dishes: The French Onion Soup was excellent!

     ­Dina