[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Beth]

If=20the=20menu=20is=20not=20available=20online,=20one=20tip=20I'd=20recomm=
end=20is=20to=20
have=20the=20customer=20service=20people=20read=20it=20for=20you.=20=20IF=20=
it's=20not=20
available=20to=20you=20in=20an=20accessible=20format,=20the=20customer=20se=
rvice=20
people,=20according=20to=20a=20besft=20frind=20of=20mine,=20should=20read=20=
it=20out.=20=20
I'm=20becoming=20impressed=20with=20some=20Chinese=20food=20places=20becaus=
e=20
they're=20actually=20using=20American=20customer=20service=20people.=20=20I=
've=20
been=20to=20places=20where=20the=20guys=20don't=20speak=20a=20word=20of=20E=
nglish,=20so=20
when=20you=20go=20to=20a=20food=20court=20thingy,=20make=20sure=20the=20pla=
ce=20has=20staff=20
that=20speak=20English=20fluently=20so=20you=20can=20actually=20get=20an=20=
idea=20of=20
what's=20on=20the=20menu.=20=20Also,=20when=20I=20go=20by=20myself=20to=20c=
ounter-only=20
places=20like=20Einstein=20Brothers'=20Bagels,=20sommeone=20is=20usually=20=
very=20
happy=20to=20fill=20my=20drink=20since=20I=20can't=20read=20the=20fountain=
=20and=20can't=20
make=20a=20selection=20as=20to=20what's=20on=20the=20fountain=20and=20can't=
=20read=20
whuat's=20there.=20=20Plus=20I'm=20a=20bit=20nerve=20wracked=20about=20carr=
ying=20
drinks=20because=20of=20spillage.=20=20Trays?=20=20There=20coulod=20be=20wa=
ys=20to=20arry=20
one=20with=20a=20cane,=20but=20man,=20I=20hate=20doing=20that=20because=20t=
he=20tray=20is=20
extra=20large.=20=20I=20see=20tras=20as=20large=20and=20unwieldy=20with=20a=
=20cane=20if=20
it's=20a=20styrofoam=20thing,=20but=20plastic=20ones=20I=20see=20a=20a=20be=
tter=20
selectoin.=20=20That's=20all=20I=20can=20say=20for=20now.
Beth

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2012=20Aug=202012=2018:51:19=20-0400
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20food=20courts=20and=20counter=20restaurants

Hi=20all,

Food=20courts=20are=20crowded=20noisy=20places.=20They=20hand=20you=20the=20=
food=20on=20a=20
tray.=20But=20often=20the=20customer=20has=20to=20get=20their=20own=20drink=
=20from=20a=20
row=20of=20drink=20spickits.=20I=20am=20talking=20about=20the=20row=20of=20=
them=20where=20
the=20cups=20are=20at=20the=20end=20and=20the=20drinks=20are=20gotten=20by=
=20pressing=20
something=20to=20release=20the=20liquid.

So=20any=20tips=20on=20them?=20=20How=20do=20you=20deal=20with=20these=20dr=
ink=20areas?=20
Does=20someone=20help=20you?=20I=20suppose=20you=20could=20memorize=20it=20=
if=20you=20
went=20there=20before.=20How=20do=20you=20find=20an=20empty=20table=20since=
=20your=20
hands=20are=20full=20with=20the=20tray,=20unless=20you=20ask=20someone=20to=
=20carry=20it=20
for=20you.=20Then,=20how=20do=20you=20find=20the=20trashcan?=20Do=20you=20e=
xplore=20where=20
the=20trashcans=20are=20before=20you=20get=20your=20food?=20Do=20you=20ask=
=20someone=20to=20
read=20the=20menu=20to=20you=20while=20in=20line,=20or=20do=20it=20beforeha=
nd?=20Some=20
venues=20have=20their=20menu=20online=20which=20I=20use=20if=20possible;=20=
other=20
times=20they=20don=E2=80=99t.

Next,=20how=20do=20you=20deal=20with=20restaurants=20requiring=20you=20to=20=
order=20at=20
the=20counter=20and=20pick=20it=20up=20at=20the=20counter?=20A=20fast=20foo=
d=20place=20
usually=20gives=20you=20the=20food=20right=20there=20at=20the=20counter.=20=
You=20do=20not=20=20
sit=20and=20wait.=20So=20that=20isn=E2=80=99t=20an=20issue.=20If=20I=20have=
=20to=20say,=20wait=20
for=20fries,=20I=20do=20so=20right=20at=20the=20counter,=20as=20anyone=20el=
se=20would.

Restaurants=20where=20you=20do=20this=20include:
Johnny=20Rockets=20in=20some=20locations
deli=20places=20such=20as=20Philadelphia=20mikes
Fudruckers
Corner=20Bakery



How=20do=20you=20find=20the=20counter=20and=20locate=20your=20seat?=20For=20=
me,=20I=E2=80=99m=20
not=20good=20at=20reversing=20routes,=20and=20all=20tables=20look=20the=20s=
ame!=20I=E2=80=99m=20
asking=20since=20I=20may=20order=20at=20such=20a=20restaurant=20with=20a=20=
blind=20friend=20
and=20could=20use=20some=20tips=20on=20this.

Thanks.
Ashley
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