Are You Eating in Restaurants? - Page 2

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

No, our favorite restaurants closed permanently last year. And my husband says he prefers my cooking anyway. But I can see by the crowded parking lots that many are enjoying eating out in my town.

LizzieInSRQ · ‎12-27-2010

I will absolutely eat in restaurants. I do not have an irrational fear of germs. I'm going to Bonefish Grill tomorrow actually. I have giftcards to spend.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
I think I've lost all desire to eat in a public place, maybe forever. The thought of handling menus, salt & pepper shakers as well as condiments is simply repulsive. Even silverware has been handled by someone else. I just can't go back to a restaurant; how about you?

And, restroom doors going in and out and faucets in the rr.

shoptilyadropagain · ‎03-19-2014

Even before COVID, I would always carry hand sanitizer in my purse and try to remember to use it after I had placed my order. But....to answer your question....yes, I have been eating in restaurants since last June when they had limited capacity in our area. I didn't eat at them as much as I did before but now I'm pretty much back to normal with the number of times I eat out. I also did A LOT of carry out/drive-thru last year as well.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
- Author Unknown

tucsongal · ‎03-10-2010

Once we were both fully vaccinated we started dining outdoors. Now that it’s so hot we’ve transitioned to indoor dining and feel comfortable. All the restaurants we’ve been to continue to limit capacity by the number of tables they have and we go at “off times”.

4kitties · ‎03-09-2010

Yes, we have been eating at restaurants since last summer. When it is nice, we enjoy eating outside. We have eaten indoors too. I have always been picky about which restaurants we choose, so really no different now that our state has re opened.

“I heard the sound I had to follow”
In Your Wildest Dreams by Justin Hayward

FrostyBabe1 · ‎05-09-2016

@Kachina624 wrote:
Is it possible the pandemic has turned us into germophobes?

Not only is it possible, it's highly probable.

~The more someone needs to brag about how wonderful, special, successful, wealthy or important they are, the greater the likelihood that it isn't true. ~

Johnnyeager · ‎09-05-2014

You would think that people didn't know about hand sanitizing and hand washing pre-Covid.

For me, the key element is table spacing. I generally dine off hours anyway and would just go elsewhere if I feel tables are too closely spaced. Dining out is a pleasure and an entertainment.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

The only restaurants I feel safe eating in are the ones owned by the corporation that my daughter and son-in-law work for and even then it's not all their concepts or locations.

We were in a Chili's just before all the restrictions were lifted and I won't go back. If they couldn't keep it clean with limited capacity I can't imagine what it looks like at full capacity.

That Ziosk machine was absolutely disgusting.....

Magicrat · ‎05-19-2015

We have been to at least 2 resturants; sat for over 15 minutes and did not get a server, so we left both times. At one of them, as we were walking out, the bartender yelled "see you again soon". I yelled back, "no you won't". My suggestion is if you can't get people to work, don't open.