Toxick
Splat
What a loser!
I was in my room playing Borderlands all night. Thats what all the coolio's like me are playing right now.
Olive Garden
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What a loser!
I was in my room playing Borderlands all night. Thats what all the coolio's like me are playing right now.
whome20603
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I cook at home almost every night.
Is that where you're going for your birthday dinner?
southern_md
New Member
yes they do have "To Go" where u can call your order in, and come and pick it up.
nomoney
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nomoney
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southern_md
New Member
no im sorry they don't have "call ahead"
desertrat
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kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Trying using the "quote" button when replying.
lisa8439
New Member
Wouldn't that be called a "reservation"?
It's similar - Outback doesn't do reservations - they do call ahead seating, where you can call and they will try to have a table ready for you in 5 minutes or something like that. But you have to call 2 hours from the time that you want... I think that's the time frame anyway. So if you know they'll be busy then you can call around 4 and tell them you are coming around 7 or whatever... we've used that a few times and have always been seated within 5 minutes of showing up.
We also like to call and put our name on the waiting list - especially when we know we want to go but still have to get ready/finish chores/whatever. It is really nice for those times when you don't really know 2 hours in advance where you want to eat (I don't know about most people, but we usually don't plan 2 hours in advance, we just decide on the spot that we want to go out and eat that night). What they do is just put your name on the list when you call, just like if you had walked in the door - but you have to make sure that you are getting ready to leave when you call because if they call your name and you aren't there then you just have to put it in again. I always ask what the wait is, and if it is less than 30 min. then I don't put our name in.
Sometimes the hostesses are a bit confused though - they keep two seperate lists sometimes and pull a name from the regular wait list then pull a name from the 'phone call' waiting list. I've seen them ask people when they come in if they called to put their name in, clearly confused - and people sort of smirking and saying 'oh, why yes we did call' then the hostesses put their name on the short list and they get called quicker because of it.
lisa8439
New Member
I am always floored by how busy restaurants get around here sometimes. It can be just any normal Wednesday night or whatever, and every chain restaurant will be packed. I often tell my husband that everyone in St. Mary' County must have decided to eat out on those nights
The food service industry doesn't seem to be hurting in this economy, at least around here. People will biatch about not having money, then go out to eat every night of the week. Crazy.
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toppick08
Guest
Problem here is, when you used to go out for dinner, you knew most everyone, ......not so much anymore.....
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Problem here is, when you used to go out for dinner, you knew most everyone, ......not so much anymore.....
used to be you went out to grandma's for dinner
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toppick08
Guest
nomoney
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used to be ya' old folks walked 5 miles in the snow to get yer schoolin' to. Now you have an olive garden
Beta84
They're out to get us
Problem here is, when you used to go out for dinner, you knew most everyone, ......not so much anymore.....
how is that a problem? i want to know the people i'm with. i don't care about the rest of the restaurant.
Vince
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Yep, I walked 5 miles to school, in the snow, uphill both ways and I liked it.used to be ya' old folks walked 5 miles in the snow to get yer schoolin' to. Now you have an olive garden
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toppick08
Guest
You have no local pride, son......
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
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