30 Pancakes!!!
When I was younger I had a summer job cooking breakfast at a local restaurant. One year I had to work on the 4th of July, which was always SUPER busy. The other cook and I decided to try out a new special, red white and blue pancakes - strawberry and blueberry pancakes with whipped cream. We thought it would be a fun festive idea, but then we got ten orders in a span of four minutes!
We had to figure out how to cook 30 pancakes (there were three in an order) on our grill. It was super stressful, but our boss came in and played music to relax us. Eventually we got all the pancakes out, but it was a crazy 4th of July I definitely won’t forget!
Does anyone else have a crazy 4th of July work story?
Nice sweet story
I always spent my 4th of July working at my parent's restaurant growing up Malcolm Ogden so I can totally relate to your story. It's wonderful that you were able to provide all the customers with their orders and that your boss was supportive and calming during that time : )
It was last year, I had to work at Westminster Towers on 4th of July.
What a great idea you had! It may have been stressful at the time, but getting that overwhelming response must be validating for you in retrospect. You thought creatively and worked hard to deliver under pressure. These are both markers of an excellent work ethic. :)