Comments on Pacific Grill - Talk with the Chef: White Tablecloths & Poopy Diapers

Children left running and unattended will be towed...

2009-03-13T12:59:00.000-07:00

Children left running and unattended will be towed away.

Gordon, I couldn’t agree more. As a hairdresser fo...

2009-02-26T19:43:00.000-08:00

Gordon, I couldn’t agree more. As a hairdresser for over twenty years I have to say that I experienced the exact same challenge with poorly disciplined parents.

It’s difficult because the parents are in fact oblivious.

Trying to do tedious and detailed work around flailing arms and legs and screaming fits is one thing. Trying to protect these children from serious danger is quite another.

I dare a guess that if your example of the attentive mother who allowed her child to interface with giant bottles of wine had found her child to be injured, would not hesitate to hang the responsibility firmly on your restaurant or your servers.

People people people. Make good decisions!

I also support your thinking about your other guests who may be paying a premium to leave the kids at home so that they can have that one lovely meal out for which they rarely have time. It is grossly unfair that any guest, client or customer should pay for the inconsideration of another. A visual or auditory or heaven forbid olfactory assault being tolerated is noticeable and leaves a “bad taste” in one’s mouth that is hard to shake.

When 97 percent of your guests know and practice common courtesy why should the 3 percent should be indulged?

Although I prefer to think it rare, there is such a thing as a bad customer.

Love you dear!
Beth

I remember the kid coloring contest on the restaur...

2009-02-18T06:27:00.000-08:00

I remember the kid coloring contest on the restaurant wall very well, as I was the one that asked the parents why they allowed this to happen. The child was seated between 2 adults, so not noticing the little nose-miner at work was not an adequate excuse. They were rude and defensive (suprise) when I asked them politely to please not allow Jr. to continue defacing the art filled walls. They threatened to never come back. My thoughts exactly madame!

Nice article. And well put. I have 2 children, a...

2009-02-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

Nice article. And well put. I have 2 children, and we've eaten at Pacific Grill (ages 5 and 8 at the time). A nice night out is just that. And not just for yourself, but for others. It's unfortunate that the parenting skills have declined, we see it in our business, where the parents let the child decide what they want. Children actually like structure...it helps them know where the boundaries are, and feel secure. The most ridiculous thing I've seen is parents deferring to their 3 year old when it comes to certain decisions. Keep up the good work, love the blog and the restaurant.

Amazing. Outrageous. Maybe I'm just lucky, but w...

2009-02-17T00:14:00.000-08:00

Amazing. Outrageous. Maybe I'm just lucky, but when introducing them to Tacoma restaurants, by expecting my kids to be no less than well-behaved, polite, and courteous, I have always been rewarded with such behavior. It's the way I was taught... Wait - maybe that's the problem. The parents of today were never expected to behave in such a civil way themselves (ie cell phone). A dumbing down of parents. I have heard that PG was family friendly and it's been on my list to come with the kids because I know if they behave as they should and will, they will be treated with respect. Don't lower the bar. Keep doing what you are doing. Hopefully these idiots won't ruin it for the rest of us. But dang it, they keep multiplying.
BTW, yo to Mike.

-Tacoma Dining Guy with 2 kids