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NANTICOKE — There is no rest in the service industry. Long shifts equal aching feet and sore backs. Between the less than minimum wage salary and constant eye-rolling from the public, it is hard to see why a waitress would smile.
However, Lindsey Temarantz, waitress at R Bar and Grill in Nanticoke, is nothing but smiles. Her dimples greet customers and welcome them to what she said is their “second home.”
“I always want to make sure people feel comfortable,” she said.
The community voted Temarantz “best waitress” for the 2015 Times Leader Readers’ Choice Awards.
Temarantz said she loves her customers and how the job keeps her busy. She has served at the bar for the past six years and customers can’t get enough of her.
“I am only here a few nights a week but regulars are used to Lauren (her sister who won “best bartender”) and I,” Temarantz said. “They picked the name they knew.”
Customers see her effort and have rewarded her with the honor.
“Lindsey really takes the time out to talk to her customers,” said Tom Wrubel from Nanticoke. “She doesn’t just serve and walk away. She spends time with her tables.”
Wrubel comes to R Bar and Grill about three nights a week because of the atmosphere and, of course, his server.
Temarantz credits patrons returning because of the bar’s burgers and wings, but behind her humbleness, is a hard-working server whose customers are like family.