Diesel Closed this week?

[unbelman.livejournal.com]

Anyone know what the renovations are that are closing Diesel this week?

A friend told me they are putting boths in the front section where tables and chairs are now.

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

That totally bugs me whenever I'm in there looking for seating. I've been in some coffee-houses where management requires people to share their tables if it's busy, and I think Diesel ought to. If I had designed seating in there I wouldn't have gotten those big booths at all. One long padded bench along the entire wall with lots of little tables with a chair all along that. Pack those people in!

[ron_newman]

I think the answer to this is to simply start sharing them whenever you find this situation....

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

I hate table sharing with strangers. And I don't like places where seating is too packed. But, I don't hog whole booths to myself during busy times (and usually not even during not-busy times) in cafes. A small table with a single chair is fine for me.

A solution somewhat like you suggest is a good one--a bench with tables, plus some tables with chairs only. Having an adequate supply of small tables and movable chairs is good because it makes the space more flexible--it can accommodate both singles and crowds and the range that's in between.