Drunk Drivers at Ruby Tuesday's
The other night I made the mistake of eating dinner at the Ruby Tuesday's on Peachtree Pkwy and 54.
There was a family in the booth across from us-- a father with two young daughters and an older woman I assumed was his mother. They were already eating when we sat down, and in the time we were there I saw the father drink 3 beers.
There was a problem with someone's food and the manager came out to talk to them. The man, clearly drunk, rambled on and on at him about nothing in particular for at least 10 minutes before he let the manager leave the table.
Eventually the family got their check. They stood up to leave and the man shook the waiter's hand and slurred something about what a great time they had had. He then proceeded to walk out of the restaurant, past the waiter and the hostesses WITH HIS CAR KEYS IN HIS HAND and his family in tow. No one made a move to stop him. I didn't even see anyone check to make sure he wasn't driving.
I flagged down our waiter and told him that the man had left holding his keys. The waiter insisted that the man "wasn't that drunk" (despite the fact he had shaken his hand and was slurring his speech). I pressed the issue, and the waiter said "Whatever. It doesn't matter," and began clearing the family's table. By this time I assumed the family had driven off.
I don't know if the man actually drove home-- for all I know his mother may have been the designated driver. But the point is that Ruby Tuesday's doesn't know, either, because no one on their staff could be bothered to look out into the parking lot after a drunk guy walked out of their restaurant with his car keys in hand.
I called the day manager yesterday. He apologized, said they take drunk driving very seriously, and took the name of the waiter.
I really don't relish the thought of driving along one night and being hit by some drunken jack**s that Ruby Tuesday's let slip from its unappetizing grasp.
P.S. They were out of croutons and my cheese fries were burned.
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