Atami Grill & Sushi Marietta — Restaurant in Georgia

We have frequented this restaurant consistently (1-2x monthly) since 2015. My wife, son and I went in tonight and ordered approximately $85 in food.

Our 12yo ordered chicken ramen. In the midst of eating his ramen, we discovered there was a piece of steel wool in his meal. Already half way done with his food, I denied returning it for a new bowl, and he ate the remainder of his dinner off our plates.

Brett the manager apologized at the table, and when we received the bill, there was a whopping 10-12% reduction off the cost of just the ramen bowl (1.55). I fully recognize accidents happen, and I really had no expectations of being compensated - but as a former chef, I found this micro gesture wholly insulting and inappropriate considering the severity of the situation. Let me be clear - ingested steel wool can cause significant medical issues, up to and including scratching or cutting the esophageal or intestinal walls.

On leaving, I said everything above to Brent, and to his credit he followed us out to the parking lot to give us a $50 gift card. I declined the gift card on principle - if I have to explain the severity of that type of situation to a manager, and the initial response is not appropriate to the severity of the situation, then we probably shouldn’t eat there for a while if ever again.

Not trying to get anyone in trouble, but it’s important to note how serious the situation was, and hopefully this note reinforces some training and practices as to not have it happen to...

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