Dog3 wrote:
>
> "Peter Aitken" >
> m:
>
> >> I wrote:
> >> Yep. And of course there are the restaurants that will not issue
> >> separate checks for large parties. What a pain in the ass it is for
> >> the kitchen.
> >>
> >
> > Yes - what a ridiculous notion that a business should put itself out
> > for its customers.
>
> It depends on the restaurant. Separate checks will put a kitchen into
> turmoil on a busy night. Denying separate checks is actually beneficial to
> the diner. If the party insists on separate checks, the kitchen may not get
> their food to the table at the same time. It does happen.

I'll take my chances. Even when you don't have separate
checks, it all too often happens that your food doesn't
get there at the same time. How much worse could it get?

Kate

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Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?