"Dog3" <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in message
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>>> 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.
>>>
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>
> 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 am glad someone mentioned that. Seperate checks for a table of 8-12 on a
night of 300 covers isn't such a good idea from the line's view. Sure the
table number is on there... but hey.

Oh, for the days of "table dote"!