Restaurants And Eating Out

By Katharine Branham
When deciding to dine out, much planning goes into where and when. For a special evening or an enjoyable night with friends, it is essential. This is really the key to a great evening. In fact, I have often over heard waiting groups outside restaurants complaining about the length of time they have waited. When you step back and look at the time or the quality of food that you are waiting for, it should be the only explanation you need. This wait would be avoided with a call for reservations.
Of course, maybe this was not configured into the deciding choice when you left for dinner. The key is to make reservations, and making reservations at locations that are tried-and-true. A restaurant that usually requires reservations to accommodate their entire guest list won't have you wait countless minutes while you starve.
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Do you often eat out?
Do you prefer to eat at a restaurant or at home?
How much should you tip the server in a restaurant?
What type of restaurants would you not tip in?
Should fast food restaurants serve healthier food?
Do you prefer fish or meat?
Do you prefer your own country's food or other kinds of food?
Do you read the nutritional information on the foods you buy?
Do you take vitamin pills?
Have you ever eaten Mozambican food? ...French food? ...Chinese food? ...Italian food?
How much do you eat when you are sad or happy?
How often do you eat fresh fruit?
Do you ever go to an Indian restaurant?
How often do you go drinking? What's your favorite drink?
How often do you go shopping for food?
Is there any food that you really dislike to eat?
What are some foods that are considered unhealthy?
What do you eat when you feel sad?
What is your favorite food?
Please describe your favorite food. What kind of food that you think is the least healthy?
What kind of food that you think is the most healthy?
When was the last time you ate dinner with your mother?
Where do you usually eat dinner? (...lunch, ...breakfast)
Which country's food do you like the most?
Which do you eat more often, rice or bread?
Which fast food restaurants do you like?
Does your family have any special recipes that are passed down from generation to generation?