[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Ashley Bramlett]

true, I help out too and I volunteer in the community.

-----Original Message----- 
From: David Dodge
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:56 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

Try to feel grateful and not bad about asking people for help when they
give it to you. After all, people ask you for help in different situations
and you kindly give it to them too right?

David
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David Dodge
Diversity in Disability Planning Committee Chairperson
English Major
University at Buffalo
306 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
daviddod at buffalo.edu


On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Ashley Bramlett
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:

> 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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