Kevin is a jaded aspiring actor whose only real success in life is his career as a restaurant waiter. Drew is the wide-eyed Midwest transplant who just wants to be Kevin. When Kevin is forced to train this newbie, sparks fly, and things get messy.
With one exhausted waiter struggling to get out of the restaurant world, and another just trying to break in, 'The Good Waiter delves into the complicated psychology of pursuing ones dreams; this job can drive you dangerously crazy. Romantic, sweet but also disturbing and weird, 'The Good Waiter' forces the viewer to reexamine the classic idea of living as an 'aspiring-whatever.'