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I add extra pickles to EVERYTHING....
I say "extra... EXtra... EXTRA pickles please!!!!"
I never really take anything off though.
I hate to be a nuisance so I usually order things as is then pick things off (onions, etc.). My one exception is Starbucks. I order my chai latte with nonfat or soy milk.
I get weird looks every time (except from FI and my family who know me oh so well) but I order every hamburger with ketchup, mustard, pickles, & mayo ONLY. I even have to say it in that order lol. It bothers me if someone says mustard, pickles, mayo, ketchup. I'm weird, aren't I? yeah, I knew it. The only exception is a mushroom swiss burger. That I just get with the mushrooms, onions, and swiss.
edit: I'm also known to use words like "ridiculous" in describing toppings. Like "I would like a ridiculous amount of pickles on that sub please." and "I just want an ungodly amount of sour cream on my burrito"--at Chipotle of course :P
Always NO MAYO. I don't hate mayo, but it's a collassal waste of calories, IMO.
I ALWAYS change what I order. Why not? :) I don't like condiments on my burgers (but I do like lettuce, tomato, onion) or hot dogs. I always am like "can I take off X and add Y?" Fast food places I always have to say without mayo.
I have tons of special requests, kind of like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. lol But I'm always really nice and tip well so servers don't get pissed at me.
And I also always ask for fries right out of the fryer at McDonald's, otherwise they're not as good. And I'm willing to wait. Best fast-food fries ever. Yum:)
@tranquility:Lol DH does that too. The only thing he doesn't want extras off is lettuce. He just wants enough to make him feel good that there is something green on there!
@SuperKate:I don't like being a bother either. I remember when I was younger I didn't like making changes because my whole family was complicated. My mom orders things weird, so does my sister and my little brother is so picky so by the time it was my turn I already felt really bad for the person taking the order! If we went through a drive-thru for a meal even if my dad was in the driver's seat he had my mom lean over to order because he thought all of our changes were ridiculous and he refused to order that way haha. Since it's just DH and I now and DH is easy I don't feel as bad about it :)
@swanks4tw:That's really funny! At least you know what you want ;)
I do change orders yes. No onion, tomato, mayo, lettuce on burgers YUCK! My order for Caribou coffee is usually decaf right now with being pregnant.
@missrobots:I do no mayo too. I trained myself to like mustard because I hate my sandwiches/burgers dry but the mayo calories weren't worth it to me!
@PutABirdOnIt:Now I want to watch When Harry Met Sally! Amazing movie.
@Running Elley: I've heard that we're a lot more in to customization and such out here in California. I worked at a Chick-fil-A and all the people who came from stores in other states talked about how weird it was to see so many people out here ordering "extra tomato" "no butter" "protien style" etc etc.
That said, yes, I love customization. Most of my favorite things are typically paired with my least favorite things (mushrooms and olives namely), so I love being able to trade the mushrooms for spinach in an omelette or whatnot. There are lines of restaurants popping up that are all about customizing your own food - there's a place here called Stacked where you order on an ipad and literally "stack" each ingredient of your chosing on to your order.
@Running Elley: I ALWAYS ask for onions. On like, everything I eat. And I can't stand pickles or celery. But when I go out, I usually try to order things as is. If I don't like it as much, then I decide to do without. (or add on)
@melodicsighs1:Hmm that's interesting! And that place sounds awesome! What kind of food do they have? And it's in San Diego? I kind of want to check it out.
@vmblai1019:I loveeee onions but I never remember to add them!
I HATE making special requests. I was a vegan for 6 years when I was younger and the main reason I stopped wasn't that I missed meat or cheese but that I hated having to make special requests when I went out. My mother is like the worst special request offender and it drives me nuts, so eventually I was just like "screw it, I'll eat some meat."
I still make a few. I'll often get things without dairy because I'm lactose intolerant or with the sauce on the side if it's a sauce I'm not sure I'll like (there's an inexpensive sushi place we go to with really gross sauces but good fish so I ALWAYS have to do sauce on the side there). No mayo or ketchup (ew ew ew), and I hate fries so I'll always try to sub in a salad. But I try to keep it to a minimum because I figure the more special requests, the more chances for something to get screwed up (or someone to get fed up with me for being difficult and screw things up on purpose).
I don't like lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, etc. on anything, ever.
Tofu cut up small and meat always well done.
@Entangled:Yepp I totally agree. In the beginning of this year I ate mostly vegan for about 6 months and there's not really anything you can eat without customizing! It sounds like we make a lot of the same changes. I still always take off the dairy (I'm lactose intolerant too :)) and always always try to get a salad (or sweet potato fries...yummmmm. But they're usually extra).
I like most foods, so I order most things as-is. I do sometimes ask for extra, especially pickles and jalapenos.
@Running Elley: Yeah, it was really hard. The worst was sports... I'm a huge sports fan and every time we went to a stadium my only choice if I got hungry was fries. Which I don't even like. Ugh. Which I guess is a better reason to go back to meat-eating than my fiance's - he was vegetarian for 23 years, moved to Boulder where everyone was vegetarian and really proud of themselves for it and started eating meat out of spite.
Sweet potato fries ARE tasty!
I'm not a picky eater so I order most things as is. But if I get a salad I'll ask for the dressing on the side because most restaurants use 3-4x too much.
No mayo, no raw tomato (but I only request this if I know the tomato would be chopped up or mixed in, if it's just a slice I'll take it off myself), salad dressing always on the side. I used to wait tables in college and I always tip well; I know when I was a server I didn't mind requesting specific things for people as long as they gave me good tips!
I do as is, I am a human vacuum. DH is SO picky. I hate ordering for him, I feel like such a pain. "No, no lettuce. Tomatoes either. No ketchup or mustard. Nope, just dry bread and meat."
Pickles need to stay the hell off my burger and anything else I'm eating, ditto yellow mustard. Dijon is acceptable. I used to hate raw tomatoes but now I only take them off if they're really unripe.
At Subway I always have to request more black olives even after saying "LOTS of black olives", because their idea of lots is a single file line of about 8 and my idea of lots is olives over every square inch of my sub.
I ask for nonfat milk in blended drinks, dressing on the side if it's one of those restaurants where they slather it on like it's going out of style, and depending on the quality of their fries and how gluttonous I feel, I will often substitute whatever side they have that's "healthier".
Things I can eat as is without fear or encroaching diva attitude include club sandwiches, seafood sandwiches and egg salad sandwiches.
@Running Elley: Yeah, it's in San Diego in Fashion Valley mall - I wouldn't be surprised if more started popping up though. They serve "America's favorite foods" - burgers, pizza, and salads. I think the stack option works best with salads - they have so many topping options.
The best part is that you pay by swiping your card on the side of the ipad and it lets you separate your bills by items or price or whatever you want so everyone pays fairly and easily.
I hardly ever change it up...I like just about anything. No picky eater here!
i order most things as is because i find that if i change too many things, it somehow gets messed up.
Rarely, if ever do I order something as is. My FI gets on me constantly about it. I make changes regarding the meats (super picky), the veggies, the condiments...you name it I probably change it.
I don't do it to be a bee-yotch and as a college years server I know it is a pain, just can't help my texture issues/picky habits.
@PutABirdOnIt: Ditto with Meg Ryan from When Harry Met Sally. I often like things 'on the side' as I so agree that not everyone likes their food drowned in a sauce or put on the food in the way that it comes.
It depends on what it is.
Burgers and such - I customize because I'm picky about my condiments.
Pasta dishes and such - I order as is.
I really all depends on where I am and what I'm eating.
@Entangled: Wait - you hate fries? I didn't realize those people existed :)
@SuperKate: I've heard a rumor that certain people hate chocolate too. I don't believe it.
The only special requests I ever ask for is no bacon, I don't eat pork or beef. So if a chicken sandwich comes with bacon, I'll ask for it off.
I never ask for tomatoes off, but I always pick them off anyways, Idk why I don't let them save the tomato lol
@Treejewel19: Actually, I'm one of those crazy people who doesn't like chocolate. So I guess I need to cut @Entangled some slack 
I often change my order (I don't like raw onions for instance so those need to stay out of my food.) I also hate cilantro so that can't be anywhere! If we're traveling, I usually get the vegetarian options because I get food poisoning so easily and I do not want to be sick on a vacation.
My biggest pet peeve at a restaurant is when they bring out every dish but 1 and it's awkward - everyone has to wait until the last dish comes out while the food gets cold. So I try to avoid that by always ordering it exactly as it's prepared and I even go as far as to try and order a dish someone else is also ordering so nothing gets messed up.
But if I'm ordering dinner online (seamlessweb) I am not afraid to modify things. I order a ton of sushi so I'll ask to add veggies to the rolls sometimes or ask for brown rice instead of white.
@SuperKate - RE: "Wait - you hate fries? I didn't realize those people existed :)"
My husband isn't fond of fries. In college, he wouldn't eat any fries except for Arby's curly fries. Now he also likes sweet potato fries, but regular fries he can take them or leave them. I thought he was weird too when we first stated dating that he didn't like fries, I thought everyone liked fries!
Speaking of fries, I miss the old McDonalds fries, the ones they cooked in beef tallow.
I need to try fries cooked in duck fat. I was watching a show on Food TV and Michael Symon was talking about his favorite fries, they are cooked in duck fat.
I just order everything as is, and I rarely pick anything off.
DH on the other hand likes to put in special requests and then gets annoyed when the restaurant can't get it right- it drives me nuts that he gets annoyed. I know the restaurant should be able to accomodate them, but you know they just can't seem to do it....
I'm known for changing my order. No mayo, tomato or onions, extra pickles or mushrooms
@Ryansgirl:I also hate cilantro! Weird taste
I love, love, love ketchup...but I HATE tomatoes! It makes no sense. And I'll usually ask for things with extra jalepenos or pickles, if possible. I tend to go through about a million packets of condiments (ie. ketchup & mustard...not mayo) a year. I get really sad when I order french fries somewhere and they give you like one packet of ketchup instead of letting you get your own...I've been known to avoid certain restaurants based solely on how stingy they are with the ketchup. I'm an oddball. Lol.
I'm more likely to change something in a fast-food restaurant as opposed to a sit-down restaurant. No pickles, no ketchup, no mustard, no onion. If a sandwich happens to already be dressed the way I like, I'll take it as is, but if not, I have zero qualms about asking for changes. I figure if I'm paying for it, it should be made exactly how I want it, and it seems silly to pay to eat something that I don't really like.
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