The top 12 ways restaurants piss people off

Dining out is one of life's greatest leisure activities. Until it's not. While most restaurants are well-oiled machines, there are so many moving parts that you can bank on something going wrong. Diners are willing to let a couple of these restaurant mishaps slide—we're all human—but there are some blunders customers just can't tolerate.

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