M&M Soul Food is Terrible
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/20/09
Having spent many years in the service industry, I value the importance of quality service and at the same time realize that none of us are perfect. With that being said, on Sun, Oct 18, 2009 my family and I stopped by M&M Soul Food at the Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro, NC. It was a slow day with me and another customer behind me in line. After placing my order for a fish sandwich and fries, I sat down to return five minutes later. At that time, the young lady at the counter gave a look which showed that she had forgotten to start cooking my fries. Without saying anything, she rushed over and dropped the fries. After a minute or so she took the fries out of the grease. I guess she was attempting to make up for lost time. She then took the fries to the back and through the kitchen pass through I could see her lift the fries and the fish sandwich (which had apparently gotten cold) into the microwave. She brought me the food and when I tasted the fries I advised her that they were not done. By this time, my family who had chosen to order elsewhere was finished eating. I advised the young lady that I would like to have a refund. She apologized and said that she understood. She signaled for a gentleman (perhaps a manager) in the food court to come and process the refund. He asked what happened and I explained. He agreed to give me a refund but admitted that neither he nor the cashier knew how to process a credit back to my debit card. He advised that his brother would arrive in 5 minutes. I walked over to another restaurant and was served promptly. I rejoined my family and finished my meal which was complete with a desert. I suspect that 25 minutes had passed and still the brother (owner) had not arrived. I waited five more minutes and the owner showed up. While he acknowledged my presence with a “wait one minute” gesture, he began chatting with other patrons about an upcoming homecoming event where he would be serving food. This conversation went on for 5-10 minutes while I stood there waiting. Believing that I was being mistreated, my husband came over and positioned himself behind me. At that time, the owner took my card and asked “now what happened”. I was completely appalled by then. I explained the situation again and also told him that if he really cared about his business that he should attend to providing his existing customers with better service. I asked why there was no sense of urgency to resolve my issue since I had spent nearly an hour at his establishment. He gave a smirk and never spoke a word. After pulling out an instruction book, he processed the credit. I thanked him and left vowing to never return there again.