restaurant faux pas

[railwaymadness]

Went out to lunch with a couple of coworkers yesterday. This is rare. I usually eat in my office like a tiny wee hermit. Coworker A and I had agreed the day before that we were going to have lunch at Panera. I called up coworker B to invite him along and he agreed, after a short pause. When we got to Panera, it turned out that coworker B had no

Comments

[peregrin8]

I guess because these are both the kind of restaurant that's found in a food court, even though you obviously weren't in a food court?

[railwaymadness]

Hmm. I suppose so? I consider Panera nicer than a food court place, although it's still an order-and-collect-food-at-counter deal. They have free wifi and interior decorations usually include carpets and a fireplace. But this food-court-iness may be the very heart of the issue.

[baronsamdi]

That is, simply, crass. Sorry, but it is.

[mark_argent]

If the two restaurants are within spitting distance, this is acceptable, especially if you're eating outdoors.

restaurant faux pas

[corwynj]

It is low brow to do that if they are both stand alone sit down restaurants. Most restaurant would not allow it.

[joanarkham]

TACK-KEY.

I'd be mortified.