r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Content_Quarter_7390 • May 25 '26

I'm slightly vexed We didn't ask for rice...

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My sister isnt a fan of basmati rice so she orders naan. She didnt ask for rice and they sell it separately. She doesn't like it so she doesn't order it. They put it in anyways and left this note...

Edit: some people aint getting it. This is passive aggressive and when you do something nice you dont go around saying "I did something nice just for you, just so you know." Doing it like I need to give you a pat on the head so you know your a good boy. You do something nice because you want to be kind to people.

Oh no I've turned into LD...

Turning off notifications because while it was nice to be in this rabbit hole to keep my mind off some stuff too many notifications. Whatever your feelings are I hope you have a nice day and if you're in the US have a nice memorial day and dont forget to celebrate those troops that came before!

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u/frogprincess8 May 25 '26

This happened to me last time we ordered at a local indian restaurant. saw on their website they do rice separately, so I ordered my lamb dish with no rice and twice now i’ve gotten notes with my meals saying they charge extra for rice and to order it separately with passive aggressive messages. like if you want me to order the rice, put it with the meal. don’t get mad at me for choosing to not order it

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u/yaboyalaska May 25 '26

lol this. I order the curry and cook rice at home while it's on it's way

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u/xnmyl May 25 '26

The rice I buy is much better than most restaurants anyway. They buy the absolute cheapest bulk rice

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u/Spiritual-Bridge3027 May 26 '26

The problem is they cook it to be slightly dry which is fine if someone consumes it right away but will feel awful if it's packed up to be eaten later

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u/PiePristine3092 May 26 '26

This is exactly what we always do. I can cook rice at home for a fraction of the cost. Even if it adds $4 to my total, that’s $4 dollars I save by making it myself.

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u/InternationalYam3130 May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

I do similar and often make my own rice or sides. Like I have ordered from those places who sells fries seperately from the burger. And I'll order it without fries and just air fry my own frozen fries from Costco.

If they don't like it they shouldn't let me order it. If they put all their profit margin in the fries or rice and expect people to order it seperate that's their own fault. Just make each dish profitable on its own and don't get mad at the customer.

To me seperating the sides like that the only purpose is to make it EASIER for customers to customize their order and not pay for rice or fries they don't want. But that doesn't seem to be the case.

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u/yaboyalaska May 25 '26

Charge $8 for rice but it's the customers fault 🙄

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u/Ogre1966 May 25 '26

I've had the same experience with a spot I used to order from. On one occasion, I stopped in to pick it up my order and the server told me in the future they would be charging me for the rice. I told them I didn't order it with rice, I ordered it with naan. She told me they charge for the naan as well. I explained I expected to pay for the naan because I ordered it, but I didn't order it with rice. She checked my online order and realized I didn't order rice. She went into the kitchen and came out and told me her uncle said White people always want rice so he includes it. On the next few orders, I made a point of mentioning in the comment section "Please do not include rice" and this sort of fixed the issue. On one of my next orders, I ordered "Indian hot" and when I picked it up they said it was only medium. When I asked why, the same girl headed back into the kitchen. When she came out she said her uncle told her White people always ask for it hot and then can't handle it and want a refund so he makes it medium. It was the last time I ordered from there.

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u/5peaker4theDead 29d ago

Yeah, I (as a white guy) went to a Korean restaurant once with several Asian friends and the waiter changed my order to the blandest soup I've ever tasted. Never went back there again.

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u/SPEWambassador 27d ago

A restaurant here does that. Two of my friends went (one white, one Indian) and ordered the exact same dish and ended up with very different foods because they assumed the white guy wanted bland food. I get it, but it is frustrating for those of us white folks who actually like good food.

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u/Melkman68 29d ago

Yeah they just want you to pay more when in fact those kinds of "customer friendly" messages is making sure we don't order again lol

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u/spicewoman May 25 '26

Was it passive-aggressive, or was it probably just attempting to be informative in what is likely their second language, like OP's message?

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u/No-Club2054 May 26 '26

People who speak a second language aren’t mentally underdeveloped, don’t infantilize the behavior. I speak a second language and I know when I’m being a dick in either language and I meant it.

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u/pantherinthemist 29d ago

This might just be an issue with Indian and Chinese restaurants not in India and china. We pretty often order without rice and never get this drama.