MareCat wrote:
>
> On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:02:23 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
> >Frogleg wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> 'Take a number' sounds fair to me.
> >
> >I seriously don't want to go stand someplace and place my order and
> >be given a number. That doesn't fly with me. It's not a place
> >I would frequent.
> >
> >nancy
>
> That type of restaurant is becoming more and more popular in my area.
> One version is to stand in line, place your order, pay, then someone
> brings your food out to you (or in some places, you go retrieve your
> food).
>
> Another version is to stand in line, place your order, get a slip with
> your printed order on it for you to take to your table, then hand that
> slip to a server, who then brings your food out to you (and handles
> anything else you might order, like additional drinks, desserts,
> etc.). When you're finished with your meal, the server brings you a
> check, and you pay the server.

All the fun of eating out taken away. Thanks, but no thanks.

nancy