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November 7, 2012 10:02 pm at 10:02 pm #605736avhabenParticipant
Is it proper to discard your own tableware papergoods (plates, forks, etc.) after eating in a pizza shop or is it expected that the restaurant will clean off your table?
November 7, 2012 11:32 pm at 11:32 pm #903416WolfishMusingsParticipantIs it proper to discard your own tableware papergoods (plates, forks, etc.) after eating in a pizza shop or is it expected that the restaurant will clean off your table?
My general rule is this:
If the restaurant has waiter service, then I let the waiters do it. If it’s “fast food,” I always clean up after myself, whether it’s “proper” or not.
The Wolf
November 8, 2012 12:05 am at 12:05 am #903417abba_murray_bar_popaParticipantWolf is a mentch anyome so inclined to follow in his ways does well. if you dont clean up where theres no waiter either your a slob or selfish or stuck up or a combo
November 8, 2012 4:23 am at 4:23 am #903418farrocksMemberOften, when wishing to clear off my table at a non-waitered eatery, I find nowhere to place the tray or the trash.
November 8, 2012 5:35 pm at 5:35 pm #903419icedMemberWhen you buy food to eat-in at a pizza parlor or wherever, part of the mark-up in the price for the food you pay is for the service. Which, by the way, is why most eat-in food establishments, including those without waiters, have hired cleaning help to clear off the tables.
So while it is certainly very nice for the customer to clean up after himself, it is certainly not expected that he do so considering that he paid for the service from the restaurant.
November 8, 2012 5:39 pm at 5:39 pm #903420icedMemberNovember 9, 2012 12:03 am at 12:03 am #903421WIYMemberIn fast food places I usually clean up after myself. I feel bad for the poor Mexican kid…In restaurants its normal that the waiter cleans up. I dont know why, but it just feels wird to be cleaning your own table in a Restaurant.
November 9, 2012 9:16 pm at 9:16 pm #903422EnglishmanMemberIt depends on how good the food was.
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