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These are interesting reactions from the tech-savvy folks who are always wanting to “change the world.”

Well, you succeeded. Get over it.

QR code menus dominate here where I live in the US Midwest. Here’s the thing - they only replace the physical menu. Wait staff still takes your order, gets refills, etc. just as when we had physical menus. When it comes time to pay many restaurants now bring a device to your table so you can pay. The wait staff no longer disappears with your credit card. Nice.

The nice thing about this system is it gets rid of the germ-laden physical menu, eliminates the ability for wait staff to copy your credit card, yet retains the rest of the traditional restaurant experience. No app required.

Y’all might want to take a look at how we’re doing things here.

As for anyone looking to opening a restaurant, if I have to install an app to dine at your restaurant then I’m walking out. That’s definitely not the experience I’m looking for!




You are still eating from germ laden plates handled by germ laden people by germ laden table, and handling your germ laden phone before you eat.


Menus are never cleaned. Ever. Dishwashers are regularly inspected as is the food preparation area and food handling practices. Menus? They’re cleanliness isn’t regulated, so guess what?


If they are truly dirty they wouldnt put them out without a wipe


The plates get washed, and waiters are supposed to be washing their hands on the reg. I expect the plates are a lot cleaner than paper menus.


"Tell you what-" he said finally, "last guy that had this bed was a blacksmith- hell of a nice fella and as clean a guy as you want to meet. Used to wash his hands even after he ate." - (Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck)


Menus are usually plastic.


Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Makes no difference if you don’t clean them.


How dirty are you expecting a menu to be? Its probably cleaner than the front door to the restaurant you opened.


> When it comes time to pay many restaurants now bring a device to your table so you can pay. The wait staff no longer disappears with your credit card. Nice.

Personally, I prefer not to have a server hovering over me as I figure out how much to tip them.


The places I go just leave the device with you and say pay whenever you feel like it, no rush. They’re using devices that have a big red light and green light on top. When they bring it to you it’s red. It turns green after you pay. That way they can see at a glance whether you’re trying to skip out.




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