[Mr.Alaska]

Absolute sign of poor management!
Before any server goes on the floor, management should go over specials of the day, soups of the day, make sure hair is under control and a inspection of clothing and personal effects, including long and dirty fingernails.
I'm quite sure there health code violations in this case. Kudos to you for bringing it to the owners attention

[Happinow]

Originally Posted by Art cov

Yes totally gross! Makes me uncomfortable anywhere, but the server! I would have talked to the manager and if need be, I would go to the general manager. Sometimes the owner is around even of the chain restaurants ( franchises). Some corporations will ignore unless the complaint has gone up the chain of command. I do believe our voices should be heard in a very nice and to the point way. In some cases the manager is wanting this complaint, so they can take action. They will go the last mile with a customer being the problem but an employee is at times another story. If this gross appearance is at our tables, what’s going on behind the scenes? Oh by the way, what did corporate say?

Haven’t heard back yet.....

[janetD]

It is coming across to me that hygiene issues weren't this poster's main concern as he/she would have only mentioned that. Why need to mention hair, piercings and attire if none of those affected your supposed concern over the health quality of what you were served??The server doesn't conform to what they believe is an acceptable way to present oneself and other commenters made assumptions about the person's sexual orientation cleanliness and the managers ability to hire staff. Just admit it. You are uncomfortable with people who do not follow what you consider to be the way one should look. That's fine you are entitled to your opinion. My opinion that I am entitled to is that I would hope people would be less judgemental of looks and more concerned with the quality of the person. It concerns me to feel I am living around so many close minded judgemental people. Thought by the age most of us have achieved that we would have learned that a person's character is most important. I am in no way condoning any practices that would affect the health and safety of anyone eating at any establishment but wonder why you felt the need to post this. It's a personal decision if you choose not to support this restaurant. Why impose your judgement on others. Am I living completely in the dark unaware that most people are concerned about the issues mentioned in the post. And the call from so many to name the restaurant-- why??

[Peggy Weaver]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

I would have left the restaurant. IMHO, if somebody wants to mutilate their body, that's their choice. My choice is I don't have to look at it.

Agreed.

[Neils]

Originally Posted by Mrmean58

There is gross stuff under short nails too. The fact that you mentioned the piercings and the BLM mask makes this nothing more than a racist rant. My recommendation is to frequent places of business where the workers look just like you. Younger generations express themselves differently than you do if this bothers you, you have a choice to make. Stay home and cook for yourself or change with the times.

Vote with your feet. You should not have others views forced on you to ruin your dining. Take your $ elsewhere.
The place will soon shut down.

[MBrose]

How dare anyone say that someone with long nails is lazy. I have an impeccable home which I scrub on from top to bottom myself. I work on a computer 12 hours a day for 40 years. I get compliments from both women and men on my nails and home. I clean my own car , I garden and I am also OCD and a germophobe and people tell me they would eat off my floors. Don’t tell me that my nails are an issue, your bigotry sounds like the issue.

[airstreamingypsy]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Ok. His hair was pulled back. Check. Long fingernails like many females have. Check. Piercings, so? Check. BLM mask. NEVER. Im out the door in a heartbeat with no explanation. I wont have someones ideals shoved down my throat

So, you think he would have force fed you his mask? LOL

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Mrmean58

There is gross stuff under short nails too. The fact that you mentioned the piercings and the BLM mask makes this nothing more than a racist rant. My recommendation is to frequent places of business where the workers look just like you. Younger generations express themselves differently than you do if this bothers you, you have a choice to make. Stay home and cook for yourself or change with the times.

BLM and piercings have nothing to do with racism. Stop singing that song.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

This thread sounds like a lot of fake news , right down to adding the BLM mask which I think put this story over the top . I would see nothing wrong with his appearance in some trendy restaurant at home in Boston but even if he had the right to look like what was described I doubt whether server or management would chose to allow the BLM mask in the villages area although I wouldn’t mind it at all , but until the name of restaurant is put out there , I’ll just still believe that this is another stealth way of putting out another racist thread

[asiebel]

I am glad the waiter is working, but it is managements place to require certain standards from their workers! I hope you talked to the manager!

[Gulfcoast]

Back when I waited tables, servers were required to keep their nails relatively short, clean, any nail polish had to be clear or very light neutral pink. Long hair had to be put up in a bun with a hairnet around the bun part, uniforms had to be clean and wrinkle free, you could have no odor either from fragrances or BO. Make up had to be light. If you showed up to work in violation of any of those rules you would be sent home as a no call/no show if the situation could not be corrected right then and there (nail polish remover, hair net, etc). If you got sent home enough within a certain time span, you would be fired.

[GOLFER54]

Why any restaurant would hire somebody like that to work for them and represent their business is beyond comprehension. I’ve been to Restaurants with severs wearing very short pants covered in tattoos from their ankles to their necks, stud earrings on tongue, noses and ears, obviously owners are desperate for help so they employ these people. Inappropriate dress seems to be overlooked today.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast

Back when I waited tables, servers were required to keep their nails relatively short, clean, any nail polish had to be clear or very light neutral pink. Long hair had to be put up in a bun with a hairnet around the bun part, uniforms had to be clean and wrinkle free, you could have no odor either from fragrances or BO. Make up had to be light. If you showed up to work in violation of any of those rules you would be sent home as a no call/no show if the situation could not be corrected right then and there (nail polish remover, hair net, etc). If you got sent home enough within a certain time span, you would be fired.

to start so we could all go to work for 25 cents per hour

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Yes like all those middle age white guys showing up in restaurants in shots they wore all day , gentleman put on some big boy pants at night no one wants to see your upper thighs while eating

[sooziesoul]

Yes they do! I believe that part of grooming for service jobs should have standards ! I worked in dentistry and short nails were one of the standards! Same with nursing and I think that dealing with food should have high standards of cleanliness as well!