[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Beth]

Have=20you=20checked=20out=20Panda=20Express?=20=20Man,=20they=20are=20so=20=
good,=20and=20I=20
want=20to=20say=20their=20customer=20service=20is=20excellent,=20the=20ones=
=20in=20
Colorado=20that=20is.=20=20They=20speak=20English=20fluently=20and=20are=20=
really=20
happy=20to=20help=20you=20any=20time.
Beth

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Carly=20Mihalakis=20<carlymih at comcast.net
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2012=20Aug=202012=2016:02:06=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20food=20courts=20and=20counter=20restaurants

Hi,=20Ashley,

If=20I=20know=20I=20will=20be=20visiting=20a=20particular
restaurant=20who=20has=20their=20menu=20Online,=20I
definitely=20read=20it,=20selecting=20what=20sounds=20good
ahead=20of=20time.=20If=20such=20a=20menu=20is=20not=20available=20I
just=20ask=20the=20folks=20behind=20the=20counter,=20or=20on=20the=20floor=
=20to=20read=20
it.
As=20for=20the=20food=20court,=20the=20host=20personnel=20who
seat=20me,=20are=20usually=20more=20than=20happy=20to=20help=20out
by=20carrying,=20even=20getting=20the=20drink.=20After=20all,
that's=20what=20there=20there=20for=20right?
CarHi=20all,=20Food=20courts=20are=20crowded=20noisy=20places.
They=20hand=20you=20the=20food=20on=20a=20tray.=20But=20often=20the
customer=20has=20to=20get=20their=20own=20drink=20from=20a=20row=20of
drink=20spickits.=20I=20am=20talking=20about=20the=20row=20of
them=20where=20the=20cups=20are=20at=20the=20end=20and=20the=20drinks
are=20gotten=20by=20pressing=20something=20to=20release=20the
liquid.=20So=20any=20tips=20on=20them?=20=20How=20do=20you=20deal
with=20these=20drink=20areas?=20Does=20someone=20help=20you?=20I
suppose=20you=20could=20memorize=20it=20if=20you=20went=20there
before.=20How=20do=20you=20find=20an=20empty=20table=20since=20your
hands=20are=20full=20with=20the=20tray,=20unless=20you=20ask
someone=20to=20carry=20it=20for=20you.=20Then,=20how=20do=20you
find=20the=20trashcan?=20Do=20you=20explore=20where=20the
trashcans=20are=20before=20you=20get=20your=20food?=20Do=20you
ask=20someone=20to=20read=20the=20menu=20to=20you=20while=20in
line,=20or=20do=20it=20beforehand?=20Some=20venues=20have=20their
menu=20online=20which=20I=20use=20if=20possible;=20other=20times
they=20don=E2=80=99t.=20Next,=20how=20do=20you=20deal=20with
restaurants=20requiring=20you=20to=20order=20at=20the=20counter
and=20pick=20it=20up=20at=20the=20counter?=20A=20fast=20food=20place
usually=20gives=20you=20the=20food=20right=20there=20at=20the
counter.=20You=20do=20not=20=20sit=20and=20wait.=20So=20that
isn=E2=80=99t=20an=20issue.=20If=20I=20have=20to=20say,=20wait=20for
fries,=20I=20do=20so=20right=20at=20the=20counter,=20as=20anyone
else=20would.=20Restaurants=20where=20you=20do=20this
include:=20Johnny=20Rockets=20in=20some=20locations=20deli
places=20such=20as=20Philadelphia=20mikes=20Fudruckers
Corner=20Bakery=20How=20do=20you=20find=20the=20counter=20and
locate=20your=20seat?=20For=20me,=20I=E2=80=99m=20not=20good=20at
reversing=20routes,=20and=20all=20tables=20look=20the=20same!
I=E2=80=99m=20asking=20since=20I=20may=20order=20at=20such=20a
restaurant=20with=20a=20blind=20friend=20and=20could=20use=20some
tips=20on=20this.=20Thanks.=20Ashley
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