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Do people bring their own silverware to restaurants?

Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:31 am
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:31 am
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Posted by udtiger
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Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:37 am to
Surprised my wife doesn't.

Thank God she doesn't read TD. She doesn't need any more ideas..
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78070 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:37 am to
Is it a whisk that one’s willing to take?
Posted by Havoc
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:38 am to
fricking lame.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
60732 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:41 am to
Actually, it’s the opposite.

Some people might complain about my drawer of mismatched silverware but it is what it is and works great.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33033 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:41 am to
My parents bought us some really nice chopsticks that we used to bring to sushi restaurants, but we only did it a few times
Posted by BurlesonCountyAg
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:41 am to
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78070 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:42 am to
frick you
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:43 am to
I don't, but I use this analogy all the time when someone is complaining about something being gross that's been washed over and over. You won't do that, but you'll put this fork in your mouth that's been in a thousand other people's mouths? It makes no sense.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:43 am to
quote:

Do people bring their own silverware to restaurants?
I’ve seen people at Galatoire’s do the opposite. (When they had true silverware)
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:45 am to
quote:

Do people bring their own silverware to restaurants?


No, but not a bad udea.
Posted by Colonel Angus
Member since Aug 2007
2164 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:53 am to
We have a guy at the office who has worked with us for 15 years. He has not once used the silverware or drinkware in the break room kitchen. He brings his lunch most days and brings his own utensils. Also will not eat any of the snacks from the break room pantry (it's fully stocked) unless said snacks are individually packaged.

It's a very small office with an industrial dishwasher.
This post was edited on 9/20/24 at 6:56 am
Posted by GasMan
north Mississippi
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:57 am to
There are people who will bring their own folding steak knives because even a lot of the higher-end steakhouses supply shitty dull knives.
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:59 am to
Kind of in topic. I bring my own spoon to the movies.
I like to order a frozen lemonade at the theater. I get one every time. They give me a plastic spoon and it often broke. So I carry my spoon.
Posted by Spelt it rong
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:07 am to
Waited tables in college and never saw it
Posted by HarryBalzack
Member since Oct 2012
16311 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:10 am to
My batshit mother-in-law does. Even brings her own glass to family get togethers, complete with siran wrap over the top.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
110229 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:17 am to
quote:

I don't, but I use this analogy all the time when someone is complaining about something being gross that's been washed over and over. You won't do that, but you'll put this fork in your mouth that's been in a thousand other people's mouths? It makes no sense.


The only time I think like this is when I lay my head on a hotel pillow.
Posted by FishinTygah84
LA
Member since Dec 2013
2034 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:34 am to
I was in college and had a break. Called up a friend of mine to see if he wanted to meet for lunch. We settled on Copelands on Essen. We're sitting there chatting and in walks ol Jimmy Swaggert and his wife and son. They sit down, order, and whip out their own utensils. Only time I've ever seen it.
Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
32007 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:35 am to
I was a server for a very long time. It's rare, but some people do bring their own silverware or ask for a set of plastic "to-go" utensils. The thought of sharing silverware with strangers disgust some people.
Posted by ChiTownBammer
South Florida
Member since Aug 2014
1450 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:44 am to
I don't do it but I can see why some people do after having worked in kitchens for a while. Have you ever seen the people that wash the dishes in these places? Do you think they scrub the silverware properly between all the tines on the forks and everything? I know what you're thinking: the same people wash the plates too. This is true but its easier to see when the plates aren't clean and they're more likely to not get used if someone sees something on them. The silverware usually gets rolled into the napkins by the servers as part of their side work. If they do their job properly they look at each piece of silverware as they roll them and set aside any that don't look right.
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