[Sandy and Ed]

“I’ve never been to a restaurant before where you had to be seated in the dining room by a host to make a takeout order.”

Now that I agree is odd. Assume they would just add you to the regular seated customers and you’ll wait your turn for a waiter to take your order. Then you’ll ask for a “to go” box and the bill and of course pay the suggested 18 - 20% tip. Dumb!!! Take out order should have been taken at a counter. I’m on your side with this one. Thanks for pointing this out.

I would add however that, given the way you worded your exchange with the manager, this may have also been miscommunication. You asked for a bartender while seated at the bar. Perhaps simply asking if someone could handle a take out order would have produced a different response. I’m not a big fan of that restaurant myself. Only saving grace is that they have bialys.