There is a proper way to send food back at a restaurant, and this is a handy guide for New Jersey restaurant customers. It has happened to all of us. You're at a restaurant, and the food arrives at the table. It's either prepared wrong or, when you first taste it, something doesn't seem right. Now you are in the unenviable position of asking the server over to fix the problem. It's always uncomfortable, and some people won't do it. Photo by Valentin Kremer on Unsplash There is help, though.