I like Waffle House, IHOP, Denny’s, Jim’s, local diners, Texas BBQ... Any place that offers a solid meal, clean environment, and some peace and quiet to enjoy it. I’m happy to try ethnic restaurants that meet the same standard.
I used to eat out a lot more but the pandemic and recession have limited my visits to places like that on the rare occassion
I cook and eat at home 95% of the time. Going to my local diner or TexMex joint is a treat.
“...some peace and quiet to enjoy it”
Unfortunately thats a rare place now because when some people go out to eat it is apparently more for the desire to abuse servants rather than to consume food.
The demanding nature of these petulant diners drives wait staff to harass guests to the point that they can no longer enjoy a meal or have a conversation with those that they have brought along.
Its not quite the same as prostitution though Id imagine that there are plenty of hookers that would be willing to tell a person how important they are over a plate of hashbrowns for a few bucks.
Its almost like that weird trend in Japan where they hire temporary friends to hang around with for an afternoon. We really have achieved a time where people are so lacking in human interaction that they would willingly head down to one of the Monty Python clinics to buy a good argument just to know that they are alive.
Maybe thats what we need...there are fusion cuisines so why not a fusion atmosphere? International House of Chicken Ranch? Maybe not quite that far. Also, Ive noticed that most of those that feel the need to abuse wait staff are women so our prostitutes of prevarication would need to be young males.
When a woman comes in to IHCR we assign them a waitress, table, and one of our escorts to fulfil their emotional needs while they eat. Maybe when their behaviors are finally addressed I can get a properly cooked rare steak and be left alone to converse with my guest.