You probably didn’t notice the last time you heard the clink of real glassware at a fast food joint, saw a cigarette machine near the restroom, or got a matchbook with your check. But now that they’re gone, it’s hard not to miss them.
This Reddit thread had people reminiscing about the little things that quietly disappeared from restaurants over the years. Here are some of the most memorable ones.
#22
A smoking section.
tsapat replied:
My first job was as a hostess at a restaurant: 'Smoking or non-smoking?'
tsapat replied:
My first job was as a hostess at a restaurant: 'Smoking or non-smoking?'
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#23
The cigarette machine in the lobby/ waiting area.
Comprehensive_Post96 replied:
And you could push a button for matches in the 1960s. That's how 8-year-olds like me got matches to play with.
Comprehensive_Post96 replied:
And you could push a button for matches in the 1960s. That's how 8-year-olds like me got matches to play with.
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#24
When I was a kid in the 70s, many restaurants had paper place mats that were cocktail menus. There’d be photos of each cocktail with fun names like Singapore sunset, grasshopper, pink lady, monkey’s kiss, etc. They looked so good and I couldn’t wait to grow up to order them all one day. But sadly, by the time I was old enough to drink, those menus had long gone :(.
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#25
Max & Irma’s near me each table had a number hanging over it and its own old fashioned phone. (The kind you talk in to the base while holding a separate earpiece to your ear) You could call other tables & generally make a nuisance of yourself. Used to call other tables and tell bad jokes.
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