F#%$@*$# Bureaucrats Pissing Me Off

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by SOB    -->

I am in the process of opening a coffee kiosk in one of the malls in DFW area, and the mall is more than happy to entertain the idea.  Everything is approved by the mall, including the architectural designs, the colors etc.  Talked to the Health Department guy, and everything is great.  All he asked me to add in the kiosk was a 3 compartment sink to be able to wash the largest utensil, and a hand sink.  Fine.

Now Comes the building department dumbass.  I have been going back and forth with him, trying to explain that this is just a 10×12 size kiosk, serving only coffee (espresso, cappuccino etc) and nothing else.  At first he was adamant that I add a mop sink in it. (WTF?????)  I explained to him that the mall housekeeping does the cleaning around the kiosk, and they have their own mops and mop sinks.  Ok cool.  Next he comes up with, “Oh, you will also need a grease trap”  WTF????????????????? A grease trap?  For what?  I am not cooking anything.  I am not serving any food.  Just coffee.  But according to the genius, “…coffee has oils”.

How do I prevent this guy from f-ing me around?  I checked all the Starbucks around the mall (and there are plenty) and asked them if they have a “grease trap”, which they don’t.  Not a single Starbucks in the area has a grease trap, and they even serve some food (sandwiches, cakes etc).

I have a meeting with the guy next week, hopefully I can convince him that he is just full of s**t.

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