On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:12:56 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Andy Mc Quown wrote:
>>
>>> in the dining room(s). The patrons made more noise than any
>>> announcement. There are very few places where I'd be willing to wait
>>> 30+ minutes to be seated.
>>
>>Jill,
>>
>>Right! Of course there would be no need to announce into the dining
>>room.
>>
>>The waiting area is virtually non-existent inside or out on the
>>sidewalk. Announcements to the outside patrons and to the pedestrians
>>walking by doesn't seem very polite.
>
> Any restaurant that announces names on a Public Address System is
> garbage... a hot dog cart vender exhibits a higher degree of
> discretion. In fact no restaurant needs to know my name. From now on
> whenever I make reservations over the phone I'll give my name as Andy
> Mc Quown

good luck with your rampant paranoia.

blake