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Just look at the furniture in American restaurants - cheap, plastic, and uncomfortable, even in high priced restaurants. I empathize with the economic predicam
by tmpz22 2y ago
Just look at the furniture in American restaurants - cheap, plastic, and uncomfortable, even in high priced restaurants.
I empathize with the economic predicament of restauranteurs but I'll continue to frequent establishments with better comfort features especially because the prices are high no matter where you go. Why pay $25 rushed sloppy meal when you could pay $30 for a better meal, in a better setting, and resulting in a better (earned!) tip.
- tw04 2y ago>Just look at the furniture in American restaurants - cheap, plastic, and uncomfortable, even in high priced restaurants. Seriously, where are you eating? Nothing remotely resembling "high end" anywhere near me uses plastic furniture. It's all well-padded wood. From steak restaurants to ramen to pizza, I can't name a single place I go to that's plastic other than the typical fast food joints.
- satvikpendem 2y agoI agree, I don't recall seeing plastic in any sit-down restaurants.
- dylan604 2y agoI guess we need to define sit-down restaurants. Fast-food places with sit-down available typically has plastic seating. I know that the Chick-fil-a and McDonalds in the area do. Some of the gastropub places near me have bare wooden seating. It's part of their "charm" this thread is swooning about. It's literally just a wooden picnic table, but yeah, that's so worth that extra money.
- infecto 2y agoDo we really need to define it? In America and Britain a sit down restaurant is defined as one where you are seated by a host and order via waitstaff.
- dylan604 2y agoI guess we do, because I am not familiar with that specific definition What about those "sit down" places where you load up a QR code, order from that site, pay from that site, but have a server bring your food? are they still a "sit down" place?
- shigawire 2y agoMost would say no I'd guess in the US. To me "sit down" implies you are seated by a host and waited on.
- dylan604 2y agoSo a sit-down restaurant was a sit-down restaurant pre-COVID, then became not a sit-down restaurant during COVID just because the style of waiting/serving became different. That's a tilted definition
- infecto 2y agoYou seem to be trying to pick at words needlessly. Why does Covid matter now?
- dylan604 2y agoBecause the same restaurant was considered a sit down joint and then it wasn’t because a QR code was used instead of whatever this requirement of needing a waiter to take your order. Do you not see how ridiculous that is. You came in, ordered food, someone cooked it, they brought it to you, you ate it while sitting down. You might have even ordered drinks too. You might have even done that with friends or family. How is that not a sit down place? Your definition is trivial and not really useful, but sure, it’s me needlessly being picky with words
- infecto 2y agoWhat are you even going on about? QR codes make no real difference. Though in America I have not seen many great implementations and I would guess many would be fast food or fast casual. It’s the level of service being provided. It implies you are spending time eating with a level of service being provided. Weird
- Izkata 2y agoThere is an in-between, log cabin themed restaurants that have wooden benches and chairs without padding. They're not fancy in any way, but they're not fast food either. Granted they're not very common.
- lastofthemojito 2y agoFun fact, there's no N in restaurateur: https://www.ciachef.edu/blog/what-happened-to-the-n-in-restaurateur/ https://www.ciachef.edu/blog/what-happened-to-the-n-in-resta...
- bmandale 2y ago>restauranteurs >Plural form of restauranteur >noun >Alternative form of restaurateur. odd