Minor things that bother you

[1995hoo]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

People who get up very early in the morning (I am not one of them) often eat lunch very early, as do people whose work schedules dictate it. For the latter, teachers come to mind—my mother always grumbled about how early lunch was.

I'm a "late lunch" person myself because I feel like eating later makes the afternoon feel shorter.

[webny99]

Showing your east coast there.  Lunch solidly begins at 10:30 AM out west.

I wonder how much of this is due to the West Coast adapting to the East Coast working schedule. At 10:30 there, you could theoretically take an early lunch and it would be at the same time as a later lunch here.

Even so, I'd think you'd still have stuff like brunch on the weekends that would be decently popular after 10:30, even if it was lunchtime for some.

[Max Rockatansky]

Showing your east coast there.  Lunch solidly begins at 10:30 AM out west.

I wonder how much of this is due to the West Coast adapting to the East Coast working schedule. At 10:30 there, you could theoretically take an early lunch and it would be at the same time as a later lunch here.

Even so, I'd think you'd still have stuff like brunch on the weekends that would be decently popular after 10:30, even if it was lunchtime for some.

Speaking for myself, the day has always started at 4:30 AM-5 AM out here.  If I wanted to get anything done at work, I had to keep in mind that I really couldn't expect most headquarters staff out east to be available after 1:30 PM.

[webny99]

I'm a "late lunch" person myself because I feel like eating later makes the afternoon feel shorter.

Same here... and because it allows for getting more done before taking a break.

And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends?

I have known friends who have had breakfast... at 6:30 PM... not a typo. And they weren't night shift people.

Important question here is whether they were just eating breakfast food in the evening (which I have done plenty of times), or if it was actually their first meal of the day (which sounds more than a little absurd).

[JayhawkCO]

Showing your east coast there.  Lunch solidly begins at 10:30 AM out west.

I wonder how much of this is due to the West Coast adapting to the East Coast working schedule. At 10:30 there, you could theoretically take an early lunch and it would be at the same time as a later lunch here.

Even so, I'd think you'd still have stuff like brunch on the weekends that would be decently popular after 10:30, even if it was lunchtime for some.

Speaking for myself, the day has always started at 4:30 AM-5 AM out here.  If I wanted to get anything done at work, I had to keep in mind that I really couldn't expect most headquarters staff out east to be available after 1:30 PM.

Most of my team is in Central time, but we also have our India teams as well, so morning meetings are a constant. It used to be that no one scheduled anything before 8:00 AM my time, but now I keep getting 7:30 AM meeting invites which I can't make because I'm getting my son ready for daycare from about 7:15-8:00. Guess I can't attend another meeting that doesn't really require my presence. Shucks.

[Rothman]

My desire for breakfast or lunch food changes daily, so I can't complain with a 10:30 switchover.

[jeffandnicole]

I think a 10:30am changeover weekdays is fine.  As mentioned there's some cleanup and prep work that needs to get done during a changeover, and better to do it during a slow period where employees tend to be standing around rather than at 11 when business starts to pick up for lunch.

On weekends I prefer an 11 changeover, because we tend to be slow starters on the weekends.

You'll recall that McDonalds did a breakfast all day thing for several years, with a limited breakfast menu after 11 am.  They managed, but apparently it wasn't ideal at many restaurants where breakfast items accounted for very little business but they had to keep everything ready.  During the pandemic, they took the opportunity to discontinue the option.

[hbelkins]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

The absolute best time to go to Golden Corral is within 30 minutes or so of the end of the breakfast buffet. You pay the breakfast price, and the food is still pretty good, but you get the fresh lunch fare when they change things out.

[Rothman]

There's no good time to go to Golden Corral, because it's nasty.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord actually keeps track of customers and kicks you out when the menu switches over.

[JayhawkCO]

There's no good time to go to Golden Corral, because it's nasty.

Shady Maple Smorgasbord actually keeps track of customers and kicks you out when the menu switches over.

What if Olive Garden had a buffet....

[webny99]

I'm also a little leery of buffets in general, but I do like to go to Pizza Ranch when visiting the Midwest.

[JayhawkCO]

Unless it's a fancy Vegas hotel, I'm not touching buffets. Food quality is just too low.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

Having worked fast food, more people than you think roll up right at 10:30 for a burger.

Also, while it varies by store a lot of fast food will keep breakfast until 11 on weekends. Some stores it's both days, sometimes it's just Sundays.

[jeffandnicole]

We have a sushi buffet here that's pretty good.  And one local restaurant chain that still has a decent salad bar (not Ruby Tuesdays). 

[J N Winkler]

People who perform driveway turnarounds late at night by nosing in, thereby shining their headlamps into your front windows:  string 'em up.

[roadman65]

A crowded gas station where you don't know which car will pull out and move on next.

You can't tell who is ready to depart as some drivers pull in and and hang out talking on the phone or trying to find where they put their card for several minutes before activating the pump. You're waiting for his spot and viola he gets out to open ( not close) his gas cap and just is starting to pump his/ her gas.

[kurumi]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

"Falling Down", 1993:

[Dirt Roads]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

They don't want to start lunch until 11AM either.  Case-in-point:  In many locations, Tudor's Biscuit World shares the restaurant with Gino's Pizza, and both compete against each other for some of the lunch traffic.  Gino's doesn't open until 11AM.

[Rothman]

Reminds me that I need to go to Tudor's next time I'm down yonder.

[Scott5114]

Another entry:

Restaurants that serve both breakfast and lunch doing a hard switchover to the lunch menu at 10:30 AM. Firstly, who wants lunch at 10:30AM? And secondly, who hasn't wanted a late breakfast after 10:30AM, especially on the weekends? Am I crazy or would 11 be a more logical switchover time (that is if you absolutely cannot serve both at once; ideally it would make sense to serve both for an hour or two before noon).

I want lunch food at 10:30am and have never wanted breakfast after 10:30am. I generally don't like breakfast food.

It's pretentious that there's a category of food that thinks it can only be eaten during a certain part of the day, and thinks it's so important that nothing else can be eaten during that time. If I get off a hard overnight shift at 6am, I am wanting a big, satiating meal, not pancakes and eggs. When I worked graveyard shift regularly, I had a list of places without the mandatory breakfast that I would patronize: Whataburger, Sonic, and Jack in the Box were the holy trinity.

One of the biggest things that Las Vegas has gotten right is that most of the local places are 24 hours and serve the full menu all day, because we actually recognize that people who work different shifts exist. It's my god-given right as a Nevadan to go out for Italian food at 3am. This is something that I think should be part of the culture of every large city.

[Max Rockatansky]

Sometimes I cook eggs for dinner.  I never particularly cared to lump any particular food group into a specific part of the day.

[webny99]

It's pretentious that there's a category of food that thinks it can only be eaten during a certain part of the day, and thinks it's so important that nothing else can be eaten during that time. If I get off a hard overnight shift at 6am, I am wanting a big, satiating meal, not pancakes and eggs.

Ironically how you feel about breakfast is exactly how I feel about lunch. I couldn't care less if Wendy's offered burgers and fries all morning, but it was annoying to find out at 10:50 that the breakfast menu was no longer available.

It also works both ways because the same person that wants a burger at 6AM might want pancakes in the afternoon or evening, so longer breakfast hours could be to their benefit too. (And there are plenty of big and satiating breakfast options out there, but that's another subject...)

[Bruce]

The absolute best time to go to Golden Corral is within 30 minutes or so of the end of the breakfast buffet. You pay the breakfast price, and the food is still pretty good, but you get the fresh lunch fare when they change things out.

There is never a best time to go to Golden Corral.

[J N Winkler]

Sometimes I cook eggs for dinner.  I never particularly cared to lump any particular food group into a specific part of the day.

Every so often I fix a Denver omelette with white onion, jalapeño, and chorizo.  Yum.

As regards restaurants with a hard changeover to a lunch menu, I have accepted that after about ten AM I am better off going to a place like Denny's or IHOP that offers all-day breakfast, even if the actual transition is 30 minutes to an hour later.  It's partly about leaving margin for error to avoid hassle.

[SEWIGuy]

It's pretentious that there's a category of food that thinks it can only be eaten during a certain part of the day, and thinks it's so important that nothing else can be eaten during that time.

Yes, there is nothing more pretentious than the McDonalds menue.

It's actually based on demand but outrage away.