Paisanos: Got a strange answer when I called
 

First- I really love Paisanos.

I'm just curious about a phone conversation I had with the person answering the phone.

I called and asked, "Is there a line waiting to be seated- or do you have seats open"? The young woman answered, "I'm sorry, I can't divulge that information". Huh? Why would that be protected information- who might be at risk?

If you are sure you dialed the correct number then I would ask a manager the next time you go there. Not that there is a good answer (there isn't) but it will let the manager know that one of his/her employees is potentially costing him business.

Ouch.

Wow and that person earns a salary for doing things like this

everyone, in case you are a whacko who wants to do something stupid. . . don't assume everyone is nice especially if you didn't identify yourself. . . . could be the intonation of your request, etc. could be all kinds of other reasons why public gathering places don't won't to give out too much information. .

for the same reason many don't answer phone calls from numbers they don't know, business has to pick up the phone, and then go from there. . so I get it. . you may have sounded like a lunatic to the woman answering the phone. . especially with all the ethnic stupidity going around at the moment. . .

this time i side with the pizza place. . but stop in during a quiet time of day, ask for the manager and ask him about the response. His answer might surprise you.

Maybe there are mass shooters out there that will only bother if there is a full house.

Piesanos, not Paisanos. Paisanos is another pizza chain up north.

I do recall some advice out there that restaurants shouldn't say if there is a wait or a line. IIRC it did have to do with bad guys targeting people. I can't find a reference to it now. It's a bit paranoid but that's probably the only reason.

Plus the place sounds like it's got mobster issues anyhow. :D

For our area pizza is better than average but still not as good as a good NY one

Personally, you couldn't pay me to eat a piece of their soggy, greasy, awful pizza. I even gave them 3 tries - which was 2 more than I should have - because it was so highly spoken of here. Otoh, it lowered my faith in the opinions of some others who post.

Thank you for your meticulous attention to detail. Now I'm concerned that folks here were stumped as to what I was asking. I should probably post my question again with your correction.

So if they said there are empty tables and by the time you showed up, a line had formed - would you be okay with that?
If they said there was a line, and you decided not to come, and the line had cleared up by the time you _would_ have come, should they be okay knowing that they cost themselves a customer in you that night?

On the other hand, if you had just asked if you could reserve a table, they could have told you "we don't accept reservations and there's a line around 20 minutes deep" or "there's no wait time, just come on in."

Maybe competition is fierce and competitors call around to see who's business is doing the best.

Were you trying to get seated at the CIA dining room?
Next time go to McDonalds no reservations needed.

Sadly, you are correct. That's exactly what occurred last night at 8pm in Lewiston, Maine.

There was an active shooter situation in a restaurant and a bowing alley. Mass killings and injuries. I just saw it on the news.

Extremely sad. I posted a tongue in cheek reason for the hostess not divulging the attendance at her restaurant and an hour later this psycho goes postal. Not feeling good about it.

You could have been an illegal
Terrorist now in the country
looking for info. Although some terrorist are now sadly
admired for their work.

Easy enough to continue to explain the reason for your question- I’m asking because I’d like to eat at the restaurant at (insert time) and just wondering how long the wait may be for a table for two?

I would fault the restaurant management before I would fault any employee, there seems to be little to no training given to restaurant employee any more And the majority of them are hired with little to no experience.

When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.

Just FYI, "active shooter" means there is someone shooting RIGHT NOW.

And you felt this was post worthy?

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Yikes - have you tried the thin-crust pizza? It misses your description on all counts and yes, I'm originally from NY.

Irrelevant and no one cares but you.

I agree. Piesanos ultra thin crust pizza is consistent and very good. My biggest problem with pizza places is that most of them add way too much cheese and they do not use a consistent recipe. Apparently, a lot of people who make pizza think that every customer wants extra cheese, the more the better. Not true. The cheese and sauce should be applied in measured amounts, according to the recipe.

Why would your faith and opinion of people be lowered by someone's different opinion than yours?
So you don't like it which is ok.
More room for people that do.

Does not like Piesanos pizza.
 

Super!
That means I don't have to wait in line behind a whiney New Yorker.

Let this Thread be a warning for innocent posters to open themselves up to sarcasm and negative posts.

I always say that I could open a Thread saying “ it’s a beautiful day in The Villages”. Some would rsp “no! It’s cloudy”, “No the Developer makes too much”, “No I saw dog poop”…. Some people can be so crabby and negative. IMO the OP made a valid question, and they get ridiculed by some here. OK take your potshots at me now. grrrrrr.

Sorry, not trying to be nit picky. But, some Villagers think that Piesanos is the same franchise chain as the larger Paisanos franchise in the Northeast.

I lived in Fairfax, Virginia when they opened the first Paisanos restaurant. Now, there are about 36. When they opened Piesanos in The Villages, I thought it was the same chain until I checked the spelling.

Agree.

I would have been frustrated as well with the woman's response.

Crazy, wicked world out there.

IMO pizza a required taste. My standards for pizza comparing to godfathers. So no pizza down for my taste stacks up to godfather’s before the company got ruined. I find frozen pizza doctored up just as good or better than any pizza offered here. But, that me.

Is this not a discussion page?

I would have said “Come on in! We can accommodate you!” 🤦🏻*♀️. If your time is limited, make a reservation in advance.

She could have said, "At the moment there are tables available, but don't be surprised if that has changed when you arrive- it's unpredictable". I'd be OK with that- in fact I'm smart enough to know that without being told.

The particular comment was an insult, not part of a discussion.

This is a Question Answer Forum. The people who felt this was worthy of reading and answering now fill 3 pages.

Strange. She told me the same thing when I asked if they had Prince Albert in a can.


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phone
 

they don't want to have to hire people to answer the phone every minute - it would be kinda a cool app

better yet if the villages paid a couple bucks to program a live update we could see & change the CURRENT days golf - it can be done just need a live system

That would be ok with me.