Eating out was always a rare treat when GamerDude was growing up. In this week's episode, he talks about the various - and different - options for eating out that he grew up with. There were lunch counters in the back of Woolworths, and restaurants in the local Macy's department stores. He talks about how those eating places gave way to food courts as stores left downtown areas to take up residence in the local malls.
GamerDude also talks about how menus used to be simple, with very few choices and very limited options. This simplicity existed in diners, in restaurants, and even on the McDonald's menu, which - at first - was basically burgers, fries, and drinks.
He also remembers how restaurants changed over the years. He talks about how the waitstaff took all orders by hand and how "giving you the check" at the end of the meal was a regular ritual. He talks about how smoking was standard in restaurants, and air conditioning was not, and he remembers the old "cafeteria style" restaurants that are all but gone these days. He also shares some of his favorite restaurant-related "dad jokes."
