Comments on: The Flawed Dining Experience at Hill Country http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet Swisher http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 Janet Swisher Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:25:46 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-4173 At real down-home Texas BBQ joints, you order, get your food, and pay at the counter, and then find a seat at a huge long picnic-type table with a bunch of total strangers. If you need to your place unattended, you tell the total stranger next to you, "I need to leave this here. I'll be back in a minute." They say "Sure thing," and when you get back, everything's fine.<br><br>Fancier Texas BBQ restaurants have regular table service. The two service models are not mixed, except some counter-service places have separate tables instead of the big picnic tables. At real down-home Texas BBQ joints, you order, get your food, and pay at the counter, and then find a seat at a huge long picnic-type table with a bunch of total strangers. If you need to your place unattended, you tell the total stranger next to you, “I need to leave this here. I'll be back in a minute.” They say “Sure thing,” and when you get back, everything's fine.

Fancier Texas BBQ restaurants have regular table service. The two service models are not mixed, except some counter-service places have separate tables instead of the big picnic tables.

]]> By: Rachel http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/comment-page-1/#comment-4172 Rachel Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:57:22 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-4172 Those are good points. You should share your experience with the restaurant. They may not even be aware. I'd just send them this blog post. It's a great (and fair) take on your experience. Those are good points. You should share your experience with the restaurant. They may not even be aware. I'd just send them this blog post. It's a great (and fair) take on your experience.

]]> By: Kelly Samardak http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/comment-page-1/#comment-4171 Kelly Samardak Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:41:41 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-4171 Maybe Texas style = no conversatin' , just get to eatin' Maybe Texas style = no conversatin' , just get to eatin'

]]> By: askrom http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/comment-page-1/#comment-4169 askrom Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:45:47 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-4169 Of course, it's been two years and I've not gone back, and I work 100 feet away from HC. Of course, it's been two years and I've not gone back, and I work 100 feet away from HC.

]]> By: askrom http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/08/13/the-flawed-dining-experience-at-hill-country/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 askrom Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:43:23 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2312#comment-4168 I had the same experience with a friend as a party of two at Hill Country - really frustrating. At the end of our meal we learned that apparently if you so desire you can just ask a serving person to serve you the good old fashioned way. Next time I go there I intend to test that out. I had the same experience with a friend as a party of two at Hill Country – really frustrating. At the end of our meal we learned that apparently if you so desire you can just ask a serving person to serve you the good old fashioned way. Next time I go there I intend to test that out.

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