So, like I've said before, I have this disease of constant ideation. The brain doesn't stop.
Now I am not saying that each of these thoughts represent powerful insights. Many of them are just observations, of course, but in the spirit of Quixoting I share them with you.
Today's thought is about food courts. More specifically, about my frustration of going there with a group and having everybody split up to shop for something different.
Am I alone here?
So why does this bug me?
1. I like for everyone to stay together - after all, part of the fun of the lunch is the discussing and choosing of the food, right?
2. It takes a different amount of time for each restaurant to serve the food so at least one of us is ready to eat before the others (food gets cold).
3. Who gets the table? Often times, someone has to be table captain. No one wants that job and it means that either you are eating last or having to give your money and ordering chore to someone else.
4. What if everyone wants to eat at one spot but you? Now you are bringing food from restaurant #1 to restaurant #2 and dealing with the stares of restaurant #2's employees.
So, my idea is to have a common area (like they have already) but in that area someone will serve you food from multiple restaurants (each restaurant contributes a percentage of each tab to cover the service). Kind of like Takeout Taxi, I guess, but for food courts. This way, you get to sit together, enjoy a variety of foods and avoid the stares.
So what's wrong with this idea? Well, first of all, this may actually slow down the service. The time it takes to go to each restaurant might make it slower. You'd probably have to set up a back-end consolidation area to allow the servers to quickly grab and deliver. Second, splitting up the bill may make for an inefficient system.
I guess I haven't solved this problem.
What do you think? Is this problem worth solving? What ideas do you have that could make this experience more enjoyable?
Do tell. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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