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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, what's wrong with stacking dirty dishes? DH and I waited tables for years, so we do that as a courtesy to the servers.[/quote]

Right. It's a faux pas. It's not something diners are supposed to do. It's actually not a courtesy, as it draws attention to dirty dishes. In lots of fancier restaurants, the servers don't stack, they remove dishes one at a time and never carry more than one per hand.

In any case, please don't so this anywhere nicer than Chili's.[/quote]

I mean... I am the PP you are responding to, and I actually knew that. I worked at places nicer than Chili's (although not fine dining). But I do it at Chili's level restaurants and any place where I don't rightfully expect super-attentive service.. Frankly, and I say this as a former server-- if you work in a place where dinner entrees are $20 and up and your table has time to stack their plates, plural-- and you are not totally weeded through no fault of your own, like being the only server on duty for a 10-table restaurant-- you kind of deserve the sight of your customers doing your job for you. It's a visual signal that says bring us the dang check already. [/quote]

PP with the rough-around-the-edges husband. He isn't doing it because the dishes have sat on the table too long. He does it as soon as he is finished, while others are still eating.[/quote]

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