Earls

Earls Head Office
108B-949 West Third Street
North Vancouver, BC, V7P 3P7
Telephone: 604.984.4606
Fax: 604.984.2263

Some people see a glass of water as half full; some see it as half empty.

Last weekend, when I went to the Earls on Robson Street in Vancouver, my bowl of soup was certainly half empty. More accurately, it was 7/8ths empty. At first, when the server delivered my food, I thought she may have accidentally put down someone’s half eaten dinner. But no, the nearly empty bowl of soup was certainly the real deal.

I’m not typically one to complain, especially when I’m on a date and trying to impress someone. So I kept quiet, “enjoyed” my 6 spoonfuls of soup, ate my salad, paid for dinner, gave a generous tip, and left.

I was hungry for the rest of the night, and grumpy. My empty stomach was making all sorts of embarrassing noises! At the movie theater when my date bought popcorn, I ate considerably more than my fair share. I also gorged an entire box of Junior Mints! Gluttony is a sin, you know! My date has yet to call me back.

I’m not going to sue you, nor do I expect any compensation. I just wanted to let you know that your restaurant destroyed my potential relationship. Mistakes have consequences, and I have suffered because of yours.

I know you personally didn’t ladle the soup into my bowl, but I would assume that you implemented some level of quality control in your restaurants.

Maybe you should write a memo outlining the dire consequences of a nearly empty bowl of soup.

Sincerely,

Jeremy David