Oh those waters with lemons!

Summer's here! Yes, you know what that means...More and more teenage girls ordering a water...with a lemon or a plate of lemons! Why on earth is that little piece of lemon so important? Someone please explain this? I still have yet to figure it out because I'll be damned if that little sliver of lemon brings a soda-like flavor to the water without the calories, sugar, and carbohydrates.

I decided to run a test on how many people would ask me for that little lemon after I brought out a water without one. Usually when someone orders a water, you are to assume they want it with a lemon unless they say "no lemon." Well, I reversed it and if they order a water, they get a water with no lemon. On several nights last week I had people say "oh can I get a piece of lemon?" or "can I get a plate of lemons?" Sure, I only made it harder on myself, but this is not something that these people do at home. This is something they've learned while dining. It is quite possibly one of the most annoying little quirks of working in dining. Sure, we're here to please guests, but if you want that lemon in your water, say so while ordering. Also, learn your servers name that way I can tell them to get their own tables a water with a lemon refill while I am running their food. We tell you our name for a reason.