[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Ashley,

         If the personel behind the counter are 
too busy to help, other customers are often also 
more than happy to grab you a napkin or throw 
away your garbage./12/2012, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>Hi carley, In food courts, that is not always my 
>experience. Perhaps its where I live. Like you, 
>I may plan ahead about the menu thing. For the 
>drinks thing, they do help me if I ask for it, 
>but they seem busy and I may have to wait a few 
>minutes. The staff are busy taking orders, 
>filling them, and taking money from customers. 
>Often, they just seem too busy to help out; so, 
>a friendly customer in line offers to assist me 
>and I take it. They read the drink options and I 
>pick one I want. Some places have bottle drinks 
>and I find these easier. In this case, they can 
>just hand me the bottle as they hand me the food 
>too. I'm glad you have found the staff helpful 
>because they should be as an accomodation. 
>Ashley -----Original Message----- From: Carly 
>Mihalakis Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:02 PM 
>To: National Association of Blind Students 
>mailing list Subject: Re: [nabs-l] food courts 
>and counter restaurants Hi, Ashley, If I know I 
>will be visiting a particular restaurant who has 
>their menu Online, I definitely read it, 
>selecting what sounds good ahead of time. If 
>such a menu is not available I just ask the 
>folks behind the counter, or on the floor to 
>read it. As for the food court, the host 
>personnel who seat me, are usually more than 
>happy to help out by carrying, even getting the 
>drink. After all, that's what there there for 
>right? CarHi all, Food courts are crowded noisy 
>places. They hand you the food on a tray. But 
>often the customer has to get their own drink 
>from a row of drink spickits. I am talking about 
>the row of them where the cups are at the end 
>and the drinks are gotten by pressing something 
>to release the liquid. So any tips on them?  How 
>do you deal with these drink areas? Does someone 
>help you? I suppose you could memorize it if you 
>went there before. How do you find an empty 
>table since your hands are full with the tray, 
>unless you ask someone to carry it for you. 
>Then, how do you find the trashcan? Do you 
>explore where the trashcans are before you get 
>your food? Do you ask someone to read the menu 
>to you while in line, or do it beforehand? Some 
>venues have their menu online which I use if 
>possible; other times they don̢۪t. Next, how 
>do you deal with restestaurants requiring you to 
>order at the counter and pick it up at the 
>counter? A fast food place usually gives you the 
>food right there at the counter. You do not  sit 
>and wait. So that isn̢۪t an issue. If I have 
>to say, waiwait for fries, I do so right at the 
>counter, as anyone else would. Restaurants where 
>you do this include: Johnny Rockets in some 
>locations deli places such as Philadelphia mikes 
>Fudruckers Corner Bakery How do you find the 
>counter and locate your seat? For me, I̢۪m not 
>good at revreversing routes, and all tables look 
>the same! I̢۪m am asking since I may order at 
>such a restaurant with a blind friend and could 
>use some tips on this. Thanks. Ashley 
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