Places putting too much ice in your drink

I like lots of ice

It's pretty uniform across nicer cocktail bars I find. They measure out the ingredients to their standards and just top off with ice.

While it is aggravating in restaurants, it is especially frustrating at takeout places. For example, I picked up an iced chai this morning. Packed with ice. I really wanted to turn around and tell them to make it again but I didn't want to be rude either. I tell myself I'll just say light on ice next time. I'll probably forget.

Think I got 4 sips out of it.

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It's pretty uniform across nicer cocktail bars I find.

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That's standard operating procedure for a good bartender. The more ice you put in a drink, the colder it stays and the less the ice melts. If you only put a few cubes in a drink, they melt fast and you get a watery drink.

As long as you're getting your proper amount of alcohol and mixer, lad it up with ice.

Now, to go cups at food places is a different story. Just ask for no ice.

Bistro Byronz is the WORST.

I never eat there, but Cane's stands out in my memory for this reason as well. Also Sonic.

Basically, anywhere with that little pebble ice.

It's not a problem. You weirdos can ask for "light ice." Americans like motorboat and I like ice. Lots of ice.

ice waters down the taste of the drink, unless im drinking iced tea where it comes out hot, i usually dont get but a few cubes in my drink.

yeah Wink, this ain't Europe. go to Italy and then you'll be complaining about not enough ice!