[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Ashley Bramlett]

true, I find other customers help me. I kind of feel bad about asking though 
and like it when they ask me first.
I feel by asking, I'm kind of obligating them to help before going to their 
table or carrying their food away.
Oh, well, I need the help.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Carly Mihalakis
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:23 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list ; National 
Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

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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