# What dining experience do you miss the most since the pandemic began?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [October 20, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416 "2020-10-20T15:48:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416/41 "2020-10-21T14:49:12Z")

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For me, it’s just the carefree idea of « let’s go out for supper tonight! » without worrying whether it might be life-threatening.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416/42 "2020-10-21T17:38:58Z")

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> [@susan](#):
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> While there are foods I miss, what I miss most is sitting in a warm coffee shop surrounded by people reading, writing, and talking.

Exactly this. 😷

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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416/43 "2020-10-21T18:55:32Z")

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Buffets & Orgies(Imagine face masks and gloves)

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416/44 "2020-10-21T19:02:21Z")

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I miss the combination of room service/carry-up meals from hotels and pre-loading for a concert. I can still order room service/carry-up, in fact I did so last week, but finishing a bottle of wine with a better-than-average meal and getting psyched for some live music was pretty fun. My happy place was doing this when Nick was still showing Sponge Bob during the late afternoon/early evening, as buzzed is the proper way to see Sponge Bob.

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**Author:** ![JayRx1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dining-experience-do-you-miss-the-most-since-the-pandemic-began/923416/45 "2020-10-24T12:53:07Z")

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Surprisingly, since we’re in rural Ohio, we had a really good Hibachi style restaurant open a few years back in town. On several momentous occasions through the year, all of the local family members would get together and we’d do the whole Hibachi style dinner show. The restaurant is still open (and serving sushi, thank Og), but sadly only for carryout. I miss being able to gather up the family (me, Mom, Older sister and her family, Older brother and his family) and treat them all to a great meal out.

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