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I used to enjoy lunch at the counter at Steak N Shake now and then. There are’t any out here in the sticks, but I’ve had two occasions to stop at two different stores in the last month when I was back home. Things have changed.
They don’t have a wait staff anymore, and they closed the counter. If you still chose to eat there (I didn’t) you place your order at two big touch screens, where you stand in line while the kid in front of you pokes at the screen with his nose finger. When he’s finished slimming up the screen, you are expected to poke it yourself to place your order. No thanks.
For me, even at down scale eateries, dining is more than shoveling down food. There is an experience involved. I used to enjoy the experience at S N S, sitting at the counter, watching the fry cook make burger sandwiches. Some of them were performance artists.
Looks like the end of another part of our era. I wasn’t made for these times.