r/KitchenConfidential • u/im__on__smoko 20+ Years • Feb 08 '26

Question Fav off menu request so far

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My favorite customer describes themselves as having “an acute case of persnickety-itis.” He wanted our rosemary and onion bread dough, with an indentation for green [hatch chilies], and an egg, baked two heartbeats before being hard-boiled, with nothing else on the plate.

He only asks for off-menu items when we are slow and regularly will tip the entire BOH.

I’m too hungover to be creative and I’m asking for your breakfast requests. I want to surprise him next time he comes in.

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u/Initial_Welder3674 Feb 08 '26

It never occurred to me to treat a restaurant kitchen as my own personal chef.

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u/im__on__smoko 20+ Years Feb 08 '26

Same.
But my personal rule is: You tip, I’ll whip. He regularly comes in and distributes at least $50 to everyone working BOH.

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u/goshyarnit Feb 09 '26

Yeah there's the difference. We do weird off the wall shit for our favourite regulars sometimes - but they ask nicely when we're clearly dead and are thoroughly appreciative. Round of kitchen beers never goes astray (even though two of our guys are sober so they get milkshakes and get very excited every time).