Odd restaurant policies?!?

[Oaktree]

Like many schools or hospitals have. You take a tray, walk down the line and as you point they dip then hand the plate to you. Pay at the end of the serving line then find yourself a table. Often you bus your own table & tray as you leave.

You mean sort of like a buffet except someone else serves you? Never seen that before. Seems an odd concept for a restaurant...of course that's the subject of this thread... :laughing:

 

[kenmbz]

There used to be a lot of cafeterias in NY and Florida. Most went away in the 70's Horn and Hardart was a big one in NYC.
Some old movies done in NY 60s/70s had them in a few scenes.
Some good pictures of H & H
Back in the Day: Horn & Hardart, the original 'fast food' | Lifestyle | phillytrib.com

 

[Industrial Toys]

Saw that most restaurants in NYC can't pay their rent!

 

[kenmbz]

Rent in NYC for a downtown restaurant could be over $50 a square foot! I knew deli's that cleared millions each year, but until recently, rents kept going up, putting them under stress, then enter covid and Deblasio as mayor from **** and , here we are.....
I saw a lot of smaller restaurants closing last year where I work in mid-town.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Was in town this morning. Over the years, the town is dying and vacant store fronts are increasing. This morning, two new eateries. Weird! City people seem to be buying up property like crazy. Maybe that opens up various markets and service businesses.

 

[Rebeldad1]

not so uncommon. been to several that do that, usually the choices are limited to what they are serving for the day.

 

[RickB]

Restaurant choices are always limited to what they are serving on a given day.

I never successfully ordered something they were out of or did not offer.

 

[Molalla1]

Is this in bad taste?

Cool . . .

 

[Molalla1]

I thought that was for the live monkey brains. Saw a video of that once!

I know , just terrible.

 

[PILOON]

Here in Quebec, where I live, the Gov't health dep't has a web site that lists all infractions fines etc.
Problem is that the listings are only posted once proven in a court of law and usually that's about a year later with all the delays and worst if a sharp lawyer is used.

In other words the offenders have about a year to continue making U sick. (or worst).
AKA, not guilty until proven in a court of law.

Having perused that web site a few times I did notice that certain ethnic eateries displayed trends that made me want to avoid ever visiting them.
Guess different strokes for different folks.