Comments on: Iced Tea…I am not a Freak…well, I am if you want me to be!

By: Holmes

Holmes — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:51:29 +0000

I spent a couple of years in the south and drank my fill of sweet tea then… I would love to move south and bask in the glory of the rolling hills and tea-laden streets again

By: mlm

mlm — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:31:23 +0000

Holmes, as much as you like tea, you should be from the South. I have lived in the South for 30 years and I never drink tea—blasphemy!!

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:18:34 +0000

I am my family’s version of the Iced Tea Freak. I am not happy unless I am constantly refilled–but please do not refill my tea without giving me more ice! I should add that to the pet peeves list. How can you call it iced tea when there are only 3 or 4 pieces of ice?!?

By: ER

ER — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:40:11 +0000

I have a niece who also has to have her beverage refilled multiple times in a meal. She affectionately calls herself the family “slurpo”.

By: wordwych

wordwych — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:20:35 +0000

I’ll add to your list of peeves. I, too, am a tea addicts. I’m from NC, and sweet tea is considered the house wine of the south. I happen to love my sweet tea with lots of lemon, so I’m automatically ticked off when I ask for extra lemon and the waiter/ess either forgets or brings me one extra 1/4-inch-wide slice of lemon. My dream waiter/ess brings me a little bowl of lemon slices (I’m going to use at least three or four with the first glass), and when he/she comes by to refill, he/she also brings more lemon! When I find these rare, rare creatures I reward them with a good tip and specifically tell them that their attention to the tea/lemon thing is why they’re getting it. The slackers get a 5 percent tip (if any) and a note explaining that IF they had been attentive, they’d have got more money.

By: Wise

Wise — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:54:10 +0000

I’ve always felt like Le Peep’s has great servers. McAlister’s does give you nearly a gallon in a cup, and always has someone walking around, so I give my kudos to them.