I can't believe I get to use it in this context but here we go....

Sir, this is a Wendys.

You think that the small town Wendys and one the one in the city are serving an equal amount of customers and orders? Those kiosks aren't there because the employees on register are "ding dongs" and slow or something. They exist because a LOT more people are ordering and that's a way to be more efficient with taking orders and utilizing manpower.

They also need more employees because they have a LOT more customers.

Not in the woke circle myself but where do they think these riots/ protest will be staged?

My family has lived here for over a 100 years. Guess it works. That said, I've lived in 11 states. It's either Newporr or Providence I like. Small cities are best. In NE Providence is the best of the bunch.

I've heard the argument of "tip for things you can't do yourself" and the exchange of "To Insure Prompt Service." I was always a heavy tipper until it started getting shoved on my face. I'm surprised my obgyn doesn't hand me a tip tablet before I leave the office.

We’ll disagree about the quality of the food. The best food in Providence rivals the best food anywhere. But there certainly are more top restaurants by sheer numbers in New York or other larger metros, no one is arguing against that. But you can only do so much, and I think the illusion of choice is a much bigger draw than the actual abundance of it. Maybe not for you, but for 99% of people they develop routines and favorite spots and go-to haunts and those exist everywhere.

Yeah I think most cities are struggling with the same problem since COVID. What areas of FL would you recommend outside of Orlando? I have family in New Smyrna Beach but it's mostly all white people there, although I'd still like to be fairly close to them if I move there.

Wow, the fact that they expect it is something else. At a freaking mechanic shop. But then again monkey see monkey do.

Correct. PVD has charm just dripping in every neighborhood. I love walking my dog around college hill/Mt hope where I live. But, come the weekend, PVD doesn’t have that electric buzz of being able to just walk by some bar or restaurant you’ve never seen before.

14" blade wow , I figure most would bring something more concealable , I remember people in high school with guns. Luckily those dudes barely went to school.

Again you are making assumptions about what I do with my free time when I just explained that trying new restaurants is literally my favorite thing to do.

I have been to a shit ton of bars and restaurants in RI. Like I said, that’s how I like to enjoy my city. And yes, the restaurant scene here is cool and charming. But no, it doesn’t come close to NYC in terms of the higher quality places you can find in fine dining, comfort food, ethnic food, pizza, bakeries…

It’s just the nature of being in a small city with a much smaller population of people with money to spend on dining/going out.

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Yeah. I've lived in the neighborhood for well over decade and never thought of it as a food desert—what with Joe's Meat Market, Rudy, Friendship Market, PPW, Price Rite, etc.

I'll pop by Urban Greens once or twice a month for specialty stuff but only did my regular grocery shopping there when Friendship Market and Rudy's were closed for a few months at the start of the pandemic.

They've always been a bit pricy and felt like more a niche place for the Whole Foods crowd than a neighborhood grocery store. I'm frankly surprised they've lasted this long having seen both Fertile Underground and Hope & Thyme come and go.

What's that Marge Simpson line? "We can't afford to shop at any store that has a philosophy."

I don't live there anymore, but my current mechanic for basic shit is at a chevron station. They encourage tips as well, and it's astounding to me. The first time I went there was because I picked up a nail and they helped me within a few min, so I handed the guy 20 bucks for his help, then I went in to pay. I felt like an idiot for handing it to him now that I know they expect it, in some sense. I'd never seen that before.

Im from FL and I would not recommend Orlando but I guess it depends on what your goals are. There are just much better places in Florida to move to than Orlando. :) I live in downtown PVD and I like it overall but I do feel the city has really struggled getting the scene back post Covid. And in my opinion it has lost the soul to the city.

Yeah but we get deer tick and nyc gets Jack white.

I love deer tick…but you get the point. This city is great - but if you’re the kind of person that loves the splendor of NYC, providence can become underwhelming.

Some The best restaurants we’ve had have shut down since I moved here and nothing has come close to replacing them (birch, big king, north)

It’s a Reddit comment I made from my own personal experience. If I was writing a book on tourism of US cities, I’d give a different assessment. I don’t feel the need to editorialize my Reddit comments for the fairness of them. Im just being real because why not? This place is anonymous so why waste energy trying to please everyone?

I totally agree! Which again is why raising a $15 wage to $27 (which is still barely livable) would definitely affect prices in a different way for food service.

I wasn't replying to that comment. I was replying to this one. If you have the same energy to say "separate the art from the artist" about him, then you can say it about the hated bagel lady.

Mechanic shop no. Takeout yes imo.

Damn...good to know people in providence hate tipped workers. I didn't realize I was being downvoted until I saw the notification for your comment.

No but it sure does show it compared to other places in this state.

Ex 1. There is a Wendy's near my job out in the burbs which appears to be understaffed so I get the slow service at times , however the service is decent. No kiosk here either

Ex 2. The Wendy's on Charles St for example has 3 ordering kiosk's, the front ordering spot and appears to have more staff compared to the other I mentioned.

Why is the service night and day between 2 places serving the same food and performing the same task?

Beirut in the 80’s had more appeal.

>it sucks because there's definitely a bit of a food desert over here

How is there going to be a food desert there , before that place came there were plenty of Asian and Hispanic markets selling good produce and vegetables. Some of it was locally sourced as well

The only place I ever saw as a food desert was in South Philadelphia holy shit. Providence is to small for that and we have a bunch of options.

Do you think Providence invented apathetic, disengaged fast food employees or something?

I think the only people downvoting you are people who haven’t worked in tipped positions. I couldn’t agree with you more.