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One of my good friends is the same way. I think he thinks that he's making it easier on us, but it always becomes "well okay I guess I have to plan everything now, thanks." I love him, but it's maddening.

 

But how do you know what kind of food you'll be in the mood for when you get there? What if you planned for tacos but are craving bbq?

 

This is the right way to do it

unless I’m on a trip and the circumstances call for a impromptu restaurant stop, I gotta go in knowing what I want or at least having a few options I know I would like

 

I think you guys might be thinking about yourselves too much

 

Who the fuck else am I supposed to think about? Other people? Oh pish posh! Haven't you heard? Empathy is dead.

 

Conspiracy: showing these deceptive edits is helping Biden distract from all the times he does do weird stuff that doesn’t need to edited

 

I don't really get food-specific cravings. Part of the fun of making the itinerary though is researching the local restaurants and being open to trying whatever is the best in the area. You also take into account the location, weather, time of year, etc.

 

people don’t think about waitstaff enough

 

my last job literally expected me to get a tables order on my first visit. turn and burn and carry on baby

 

I could not live this way.

 

Dylan choosing dinner:

 

hey man, not trying to totally derail the thread, but you said something really really shitty to me yesterday, and I have no reason to engage with you after that

 

alright lol

 

I know what I’m getting at pretty much every restaurant before I ever get there

 

There is something to be said for the fun of opening a menu and finding you want one of everything.

 

When we were on our road trip, when it was near mealtime and we didn’t want to eat pb&j, whoever was in the passenger seat had the job of looking in towns coming up and finding restaurants and looking at their menus so we would know what we were getting into. A decent amount of stops were preplanned, like breweries and the Midpoint Cafe on Route 66, but others were “okay let’s see what’s good near by.” That’s how we ended up getting lunch at the roadkill cafe on Route 66 in Arizona haha

 

And if they've changed the menu or what you were going to get isn't on there ...? Little moment of panic, ngl. Usually there's a backup plan, but sometimes the entire menu is different, or it's a brunch menu instead of lunch, and then it gets real wild.

Oh, I was gonna get the italian club? now it's only breakfast being served until 1pm? I AM NOT PREPARED. Let me stumble over myself awkwardly and make a dad joke.

 

This is a Seinfeld plot.

 

I have to be the best, most prepared, most polite, least burdensome customer in the restaurant

 

Until you flip a table because they’re out of what you decided you were going to get 6 weeks ago.

 

My wife has a dietary restriction so I look up every single restaurant we'd ever consider going to. Couldn't possibly raw dog it

 

Legit impressed if you can do that as a vegan

 

I am unhappy to report that @dylan is a polite customer