Spinoff: What is the closest to closing time that you will go to a restaurant?

1 minute

Sit down? Maybe an hour, just so I'll definitely be gone by official "closing time".

Delivery? Idk, I don't think I've ever been in a situation where I'm trying to get delivery within a few minutes of closing.

4 minues and 20 seconds before it closes

Whenever I do a pizza party for my employees, I wait until about 5 minutes before closing time and place the order for 20 pizzas...to be ready at 11am the following day.

The silence or exaggerated sigh over the phone is fun stuff.

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If a restaurant closes at 11, then 10.

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This is me normally. I actually feel guilty even ordering to go 30 minutes prior to closing but I am not an inconsiderate dick like many who will respond to this.

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30 minutes

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I think this is standard. Anyone who doesn't follow this common courtesy probably never worked a real job and made their parents throw them a "super sweet sixteen".

All about vibe walking in.

If the staff is obviously cleaning? I'm out. If there are several tables with food still on them and server eager to seat you? I'll go in. 30 minute mark and I am looking for all of those things no matter the establishment.

One hour. I have images of the skeezy spanish actor in Waiting dropping my food on the floor and such.

Went into a restaurant in Paris and asked what time they closed. The owner said they closed in 30 minutes so I thanked him and started to leave but he was adamant that we stay. Just said he was shutting the ovens down soon so we'd need to order quickly. He said they'd be cleaning for another hour after closing time so don't feel rushed eating. There were 6 or 7 of us, too. Cool place.

Really depends on the place. Of course if it is fast food, good luck getting an ice cream or a shake, cause the sheen's broken at that hour, yet miraculously works at lunch the next day.

If it is a typical chain sit-down restaurant, I'd say 45 minutes just to be safe. You can be in and out in under 30 minutes usually. Some local place, depends on if I've been there before. I'm not walking into the pizza place down the road from my house if they close in an hour. They make them all by hand and it takes a good 20 minutes from when you order to when the food arrives. More if they're still busy. I would order that to go and just pick up.