Ching C.
Yelp
THIS PLACE RIPPED ME OFF!!!
My wife called and ordered their "Daily Special," which they advertised as $5.50 per order. My wife ordered a Kung Pao chicken and Broccoli Beef (2 orders).
When I went to pick up the order, the owner lady asked me: "Are you Filipino or Chinese?" I thought it was a strange question, but I answered: "Chinese." The lady then responded: "Chinese people don't usually order from the Daily Special menu. They order from the regular menu." I chuckled uncomfortably and didn't really know how to respond, but thought to myself, are you telling me I can't order from the Daily Special menu because of my race?!?! What ethnicity does someone have to be to order from the Daily Special?!?!!!!
I then proceeded to hand her my credit card to pay for the items. She said there was a 2% transaction fee to use my credit card. She insisted on cash. I asked her how much I owed her and she said $14.00 even (and handed me a random piece of paper that said $14.00 handwritten with blue pen). When I handed her a $20 bill, the owner lady gave me $4.00 change. This too was strange, so I said: "Sorry, but the proper change for a $14.00 check is $6.00." She paused for a second, stared at me, and said it was her "mistake," and gave me $6.00, promising that she made a simple math error. This didn't feel right at the time but I didn't think more about it at the moment, because it was already very awkward, so I grabbed my food and left.
As I was driving home, I realized the owner lady lied to me again!!! Notably, each Daily Special dish is $5.50. So two orders would equal $11.00. Sales tax in Alhambra is 9.5%, so the total should have been $12.05, NOT $14.00!!!
Listen, I get it. She only stole $1.95 from me (and tried to steal $3.95), but whether you get ripped off for $1.00 or $1,000,000.00, getting ripped off is GETTING RIPPED OFF!!!
To be honest, I really don't even care about the money, but it's the idea that she tried to bully me into ordering from the "regular" menu and the fact that she could be so petty to try to defraud me out of $3.95! Really?!?! You want to lose a customer over $4?!?!
I still can't believe it!!! WOW!!!!!!!!