@jmrobinett Paper never forgets, and written orders that are misbuilt in the kitchen are their fault. Also, when a customer mistakenly places their order wrong, which does happen, the waitron can prove (to themselves, at least) that the patron is the problem. (A friend once ordered his salad “no onion” when he always ordered it “no tomato” previously, and the rest of us at the table said nothing until the salad arrived and he tried to say that he’d said “no tomato”, but all of us said (in unison) “No, you said ‘no onion’.” He just got this defeated look, and then I said “And I want your tomatoes, so hand 'em over.” (They were grape tomatoes, unsliced, so there was no residue.)
Agree 100%, I’m not impressed!
@jmrobinett Paper never forgets, and written orders that are misbuilt in the kitchen are their fault. Also, when a customer mistakenly places their order wrong, which does happen, the waitron can prove (to themselves, at least) that the patron is the problem. (A friend once ordered his salad “no onion” when he always ordered it “no tomato” previously, and the rest of us at the table said nothing until the salad arrived and he tried to say that he’d said “no tomato”, but all of us said (in unison) “No, you said ‘no onion’.” He just got this defeated look, and then I said “And I want your tomatoes, so hand 'em over.” (They were grape tomatoes, unsliced, so there was no residue.)
It is not supposed to be impressive, it is just easier.