Comments on: Reason For Not Eating Out #32: The Wait http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/ Consuming Les$, Eating More Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jess@lavidaveggie http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-89219 Jess@lavidaveggie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:49:49 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-89219 Customers at my restaurant typically wait an hour-and-a-half for brunch on the weekends. Nine dollars gets you a standard diner-y breakfast, and be ready to drop $16 for eggs Benny. Who subjects themselves to this practice? People who habitually seek out misery? But, as in your case, drinks at the bar first make everyone's life more bearable. Customers at my restaurant typically wait an hour-and-a-half for brunch on the weekends. Nine dollars gets you a standard diner-y breakfast, and be ready to drop $16 for eggs Benny. Who subjects themselves to this practice? People who habitually seek out misery? But, as in your case, drinks at the bar first make everyone’s life more bearable.

]]> By: Naomid http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-89028 Naomid Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:25:20 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-89028 The thing I miss about eating, is the socialization of hanging together for hours, waiting and then eating, but not a on a regular basis. It can be pretty isolating at work too, if you don't make the extra effort. The thing I miss about eating, is the socialization of hanging together for hours, waiting and then eating, but not a on a regular basis. It can be pretty isolating at work too, if you don’t make the extra effort.

]]> By: Brian Fairbanks http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-89024 Brian Fairbanks Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:08:52 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-89024 Alvy Singer: [addressing the camera] There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Alvy Singer: [addressing the camera] There’s an old joke – um… two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ‘em says, “Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.” The other one says, “Yeah, I know; and such small portions.”

]]> By: Yvo http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-89016 Yvo Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:43:55 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-89016 Totally feel you on this. Last week for a birthday lunch, took an hour or more for our food to come in an empty restaurant. No explanation or apology from the waiter, nothing. We were all hungry and the food wasn't even that good - at least if I was cooking in my kitchen, I could fix up a little snack to munch on ;) I really don't like waiting and try to do as little of it as possible (I'm a brat). Happy half-birthday! and thanks for the shout :) Totally feel you on this. Last week for a birthday lunch, took an hour or more for our food to come in an empty restaurant. No explanation or apology from the waiter, nothing. We were all hungry and the food wasn’t even that good – at least if I was cooking in my kitchen, I could fix up a little snack to munch on ;) I really don’t like waiting and try to do as little of it as possible (I’m a brat). Happy half-birthday! and thanks for the shout :)

]]> By: kim http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-89005 kim Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:38:10 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-89005 I can never see myself waiting over an hour for brunch (like this popular place in LES). I just don't have the patience and the time. Also, I really haven't come across a meal that would make me wait. Unless the ingredients are really fresh and organic and besides the special kitchen equipments, I feel that if the cook can make it, so can I (not that I'm a good cook by the way) :) I can never see myself waiting over an hour for brunch (like this popular place in LES). I just don’t have the patience and the time. Also, I really haven’t come across a meal that would make me wait. Unless the ingredients are really fresh and organic and besides the special kitchen equipments, I feel that if the cook can make it, so can I (not that I’m a good cook by the way) :)

]]> By: Morta Di Fame http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-88988 Morta Di Fame Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:44:05 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-88988 very true...have you covered this one: its one thing to wait but what about when you feel just gross from whatever you ate! don't you notice that sometimes you can cook for yourself with what would seem like stuff that would be heavy like butter, etc. but when you eat the same dishes out you feel really grossly full? or even worse, you have to rush home because, well you know. i think its because they don't really care about what they put it, or they sometimes use sub-par ingredients or just keep refrying in the same nasty oil. and another reason - i am on a roll - GMOs. restaurants cut costs and what better way than buy GMO filled food! ICK! you have no idea what you are getting! okay i hope you haven't covered those yet. great blog! very true…have you covered this one: its one thing to wait but what about when you feel just gross from whatever you ate! don’t you notice that sometimes you can cook for yourself with what would seem like stuff that would be heavy like butter, etc. but when you eat the same dishes out you feel really grossly full? or even worse, you have to rush home because, well you know. i think its because they don’t really care about what they put it, or they sometimes use sub-par ingredients or just keep refrying in the same nasty oil. and another reason – i am on a roll – GMOs. restaurants cut costs and what better way than buy GMO filled food! ICK! you have no idea what you are getting! okay i hope you haven’t covered those yet. great blog!

]]> By: Annie http://noteatingoutinny.com/2009/06/02/reason-for-not-eating-out-32-the-wait/comment-page-1/#comment-88987 Annie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:21:32 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=3164#comment-88987 This is probably more of a lunchtime thing, but sometimes you wait in a huge line to get food only to find that a table isn't available. I don't think it's exactly kosher to pre-claim tables with coats, but I'll admit that I've done it just to avoid holding a sandwich and having nowhere to eat it. Thanks for Reason #32! This is probably more of a lunchtime thing, but sometimes you wait in a huge line to get food only to find that a table isn’t available. I don’t think it’s exactly kosher to pre-claim tables with coats, but I’ll admit that I’ve done it just to avoid holding a sandwich and having nowhere to eat it.

Thanks for Reason #32!

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