re: BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

That's usually what I do too to avoid a random bad server. Bartenders in chain restaurants usually have been working there the longest and have the most experience. It just seems at BJ's that the servers are trained very poorly. Waiting tables is easy. Drinks, take app order, if no app come back to take order, refill drinks, take order, bring food, refill drinks and ask if everything is ok, fetch random item and or more drinks, ask if they want dessert, bring check, make money. Done. Very easy concept they cannot grasp.