Don’t have to say a name, something like “local thai place” is fine.
Bonus: What makes it a perfect date dinner spot?
Waffle House for the opportunity to demonstrate my martial prowess
Naw down in Tennessee you mostly gotta show your musical talents by singing classics while drunk. With the rare but fucking awesome backflip spin kick that you gotta serve to some rando.
Went on a date last night. We saw some live music and walked around. Took her to a really good ramen place that I had left an emphatic, detailed 5 star review for previously.
The review was so good, the staff treated us like royalty and even the owner stopped by our table.
Bam, got hugs and kisses.
From the date or restaurant staff?
Yes.
The Y.
I’m a service top when it comes to restaurants (and also generally, but that’s besides the point). Typically when I am planning a first date with someone, I first ask if they have any dietary needs, and then I ask if there is any food they have been craving lately or if there are any restaurants in the area that they have been meaning to try.
If they say they are craving a specific type of food, I am pretty well enough acquainted with the different types of restaurants in my area that I can choose accordingly. I typically will choose the restaurant that serves the “best” food they have been craving. I love to bond over good food and I love showing people new things that they will enjoy (another facet of being a service top), so at the very least we will be able to talk about how good the food is and they have a new dinner spot they can take their friends.
If they choose a restaurant they’ve been meaning to try, it makes for a good dinner conversation and I potentially get to have a new spot on my restaurant list.
If they don’t have a preference, then I just choose a spot that I’ve been meaning to try that’s halfway between where we both live so it’s convenient for the both of us. If there isn’t anything I want to try in the area, I will just go for something like a sit down pizza spot.
Also, once I’ve picked a spot, I normally look in the area and pick a potential second location for us to go to if the date is going well and we still want to hang out after dinner. Typically I look for a dive bar because they’re fun, cheap, and easy to talk in.
I’m a service top
Sorry, a what, now?
Don’t you mean a foodie?
I take it you’re not queer or trans hahaha. I’ll explain :)
You know how a lot of queer people classify themselves as tops, bottoms, sides, and verses depending on which position they prefer when they’re having sex? Well within those four classifications, there are countless sub-classifications.
One subclassification in the “top” classification is “service top”. A service top is a top who prioritizes “servicing”, or pleasuring their sexual partners instead of prioritizing their own sexual gratification when they have sex.
So basically I was making a joke about myself and my own sexual classification. Because I am someone who priorizes the enjoyment of the other person in bed, it extends to me prioritizing the enjoyment of others in my waking life and accordingly informs how I would pick a restaurant on the first date.
If I was hanging out with a bunch of queer and trans people, they would get the joke. But I realize that a random stranger on the internet probably wouldn’t get it. Sorry about that. Hope you learned something new, though!
While not strictly a dinner, I’m usually opting (or at least suggest, if the other side would be interested) for a local billiard place. It’s not just a pub with a random one table, but an actual cue sports place/bar, with like 20 tables. It does have drinks and is also a restaurant, and in general looks relatively fancy.
I like billiard (pool) because it’s easy to pick up, gives you something to do during/between conversations without requiring too much focus, can be done in fancy clothes without needing to change into anything, and can look fancy with drinks. It’s also something that everyone plays basically on the same skill level, whether you are playing for a first time or for 50th time, with only people who are actually practicing regularly being noticeably better (which I’m not), so it’s never really too one-sided. And it’s fun.
So far it has worked well.
My place. First, the food is fabulous. Second, the food is cheap.
Edit: This pizza cost about $3 to make and it’s a really great, authentic sourdough Neapolitan.
I also choose this guy’s place.
Somewhere with vegan food.
sup bby?
Hello.
Vegan dating is hard hey.
I’m more so vegetarian. I still eat dairy and eggs. I can’t find anyone who would want to date anyway.
Maybe not for dinner, but I think a cat café is a good choice for getting to know someone. You get to see how well they follow the rules, how they handle the animals, potentially how they deal with the rejection of sitting there without getting to interact with a cat etc. You can get some idea of how respectful and thoughtful someone is in a place like that. Plus you get to support local shelter and potentially hang out with cats! Though on the downside it can be distracting from conversation as well.
For dinner probably a local joint. They have edible vegan burgers and pool tables and karaoke booths, but can get quite loud depending on when you’re there. There’s a local restaurant with great atmosphere and lots of hidden art to discover, but it’s pricey and high-brow enough that I probably wouldn’t suggest it as a first date. I prefer to show my trashy roots first and weed out any snobs.
Korean BBQ.
Share food and cook for each other. Creates instant intimacy, great food too
Asian food is great for groups! So much is made for sharing. Can go Japanese too - shabu shabu, izakayas.
Special mention for Spanish tapas:)
Also breweries if they like beer.
Hot pot works too.
I got with the combo =)
Oh yeah and it has conveyor belt stuff going as well.
Local family-owned restaurant that I frequent and find delicious. Chances are they wouldn’t have tried it before, and if they like to try new things, chances are they’d like it.
If the answer is anything other than Long John Silvers then you don’t have enough game to get beyond the first date.
Get the free basket of crumblies to show that you’re “in” with the staff
Nothing says game like frozen fish sticks.
I prefer the chicken also if you can find an a&w combo one to get root beer it’s over.
That’s like ordering tacos at a pub. Hamburger at a Mexican joint. Chicken at a seafood restaurant? That’s been in the Frigidaire single the day they bought it.
Can’t go wrong with Italian, IMO.
Dives with shitty food and cheap drinks. During a slow hour when we’ll get special treatment and can use the building’s jukebox to play cringe music
I do like sandwiches
Somewhere nice where she can super-size it.
Pizza. I’m not interested in dating anyone who thinks a 5 star restaurant is necessary. I want a real person, not a pompous jerk.