In Portland, not SF. Place I went to 2 months ago gave me a flag with a number on it. When my order was ready, they brought it out to me. I went there last

In Portland, not SF. Place I went to 2 months ago gave me a flag with a number on it. When my order was ready, they brought it out to me. I went there last night. Looked like there was one guy working by himself. He poured my drink and gave me a buzzer. When my food was ready, I went back to pick it up. It looked pretty clear that the owners figured the cost of the pager system was cheaper than having a second person working. This is at an indoor soccer place, where he could have somebody from the front desk help cover when he needs to use the restroom, etc. Cooking is mostly putting stuff into a deep fryer. At a different restaurant, the pager system still might mean going from cashier, cook, and runner to just cashier and cook.