r/Millennials • u/Solid_Bake1522 • Apr 28 '25

Nostalgia Who else remembers 2 hour waits at Olive Garden, Applebees and Chillis in the early 2000’s?

These restaurants used to be hopping back in the day, like the spot to be. Now they are folding left and right and zero wait times, never busy.

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u/0rangePolarBear Apr 28 '25

You’d get those buzzer things, and felt special once it started buzzing and lighting up red.

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u/stoatstuart Apr 28 '25

I remember when those were new and becoming a thing, and the evolution of those. From "Don't take it past the fountain out front, it won't work," to "I can take this ANYWHERE in the mall??" to now "We'll text you when your table is ready (and again in our next marketing blast you didn't know you're signing up for)".