# Reserving a seat year-round at Burger King **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503 "2017-09-04T20:10:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CHealy7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/1 "2017-09-04T20:10:51Z")
Is it possible to do the above? Anyone know how this could be arranged with BK? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/2 "2017-09-04T20:13:57Z")
I’m not clear how this would work, but why don’t you ask the manager at your local BK? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/3 "2017-09-04T20:15:36Z")
Just based on my experience with franchise agreements: no. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/4 "2017-09-04T20:17:46Z")
I dunno. Are you trying to impress some clients or something? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/5 "2017-09-04T20:39:40Z")
Who do you think you are, Frank Sinatra? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/6 "2017-09-04T20:41:07Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Who do you think you are, Frank Sinatra? Don Rickles: Go away, Frank. Can’t you see I’m eating? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/7 "2017-09-04T20:41:57Z")
Now I am picturing you asking the creepy King this question. His response is a glassy-eyed stare, then he silently pats his lap and beckons to you. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/8 "2017-09-04T21:10:48Z")
Reserve how? No one sets there but me? Ever! Or, I want you to keep that seat available MWF at 6:00 pm? I wouldn’t hold my breath expecting your average fast food worker to fulfill this request. Their employees rotate too many shifts. Even the manager you talked too may be working a different schedule a week from now. Fancy restaurants have computerized reservation systems. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/9 "2017-09-04T21:53:42Z")
What if you buy your own franchise? Can you set a seat aside for yourself? Or does Burger King have rules that prohibit its franchise owners from doing that? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/10 "2017-09-04T22:46:38Z")
Slip the assistant manager a $20. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/11 "2017-09-04T22:48:28Z")
If you’re gonna eat burger king, you’d better reserve a throne ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/12 "2017-09-04T22:51:07Z")
I think Al Gore would rather eat at Arbys. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/13 "2017-09-04T23:06:49Z")
If they can — fairly — estimate how much income they would notionally get from a year of that table, and you contract to eat as much as 75% of that, it could be well worth their while to provide you with exclusive use. You could set up a quarterly direct debit in advance to their accounts dept., and become a familiar privileged guest in that establishment. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/14 "2017-09-04T23:22:42Z")
I have to ask: why the need to reserve? Granted, my experiences all happened in Europe, but I’ve never been to a Burger King, or McDonald’s or any other big franchise restaurant where I couldn’t easily get a seat anytime 😕. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/15 "2017-09-04T23:25:41Z")
Status. Nothing says Successful like a reserved seat at Burger King. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/16 "2017-09-04T23:29:42Z")
Hey, if you’re doing things right, they’ll reserve the table without you having to ask. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/17 "2017-09-05T10:49:18Z")
Don’t know about franchise restaurants, but you can definitely do it at owner-operated businesses. My father (and 3 other co-workers) had a reserved table at a nearby BBQ for over 20 years. There was a sign explaining the table was reserved Friday’s at noon for the weekly POETS\* club luncheon. The owner would actually enforce this. \ ***P** iss **O** n **E** veryone, **T** omorrow’s **S** aturday. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/18 "2017-09-05T11:33:05Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I have to ask: why the need to reserve? Granted, my experiences all happened in Europe, but I’ve never been to a Burger King, or McDonald’s or any other big franchise restaurant where I couldn’t easily get a seat anytime 😕. I don’t get the need to reserve a year-round seat, but I’ve been to plenty of fast-food restaurants where I would have had to wait if I wanted a seat. It all depends on the time and location. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/19 "2017-09-05T12:09:24Z")
> [@Trancephalic](#): > > If you’re gonna eat burger king, you’d better reserve a throne Or, stated another way: If you’re gonna eat burger king, you will need THE throne. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503/20 "2017-09-05T15:12:38Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I’m not clear how this would work, but why don’t you ask the manager at your local BK? I never understood why people ask questions here rather than asking the person who would know the answer. The manager or owner-operator of the local Burger King franchise in this case. Or the bank in the case of the [person](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=834690) who was holding a cashier’s check that was six months past the expiration date. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reserving-a-seat-year-round-at-burger-king/795503.md?page=2)