It's funny because it's true Okay, not completely. There isn't nearly that amount of food tampering, at least not where I work. But everything else is almost 100 percent accurate: the wild party after work, the crazed bitter veteran server, the camaraderie between employees, the rules that no one ever follows, fraternization between employees, even the wise dishwasher (yes, we have one of those where I work, that was one of my absolutely favorite things about this movie). I'm on leave from the job since I'm at college right now, but this movie had me laughing, reminiscing, and looking forward to the end of the semester when I go back to work. Sure, food service sucks. But a lot of times, you really do have as much fun as this movie makes the job out to be. It's not something you want to do your whole life, obviously, but as an in-between, it's pretty great.
Case in point: It's mandatory to work New Year's Eve at my job. However, every single person- customers, employees and managers alike- was completely plastered by 11. The bartenders "snuck" us drinks, we brought our own in...myself, I was making out with a coworker in the break room, holding a bottle of champagne I was in the process of killing, when my boss walked in. I turned and drunkenly shouted, "Hey man, what's up?" Fired? Hardly. He laughed, and downed his beer.
I digress. This is a funny movie if you've never worked in a restaurant, but it's flat-out hysterical if you have. All the performances are spot-on. I highly recommend it.