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     • As it turns out, the concept of restaurant reservations originated in the 18th century. According to The Atlantic, it was common for people to reserve a room in a restaurant. These establishments would often have "a very large public eating room" and a "number of smaller rooms that could be reserved for more private meals."
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   When did restaurant reservations start?

   • As it turns out, the concept of restaurant reservations originated in the 18th century. According to The Atlantic, it was common for people to reserve a room in a restaurant. These establishments would often have "a very large public eating room" and a "number of smaller rooms that could be reserved for more private meals."

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   What is the history of Diner dining?

   • Here’s the history of diner dining, from their Lunch Wagon ancestors to those “We Are Happy to Serve You” take-out cups, adapted from an episode of Food History on YouTube. Diners began as mobile food wagons that would come out at night to serve simple meals to workers on the third shift. They were literal wagons—carts pulled by horses.

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   What is a diner restaurant?

   • The term diner technically referred to factory-built, prefabbed restaurants from dining cars that were shipped to a location. In modern America, of course, coffee shop has taken on a different meaning—generally applying to something like a Starbucks—and diner has become the catch-all name for these family-owned, often round-the-clock restaurants.

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   When did a restaurant reserve a table?

   • These establishments would often have "a very large public eating room" and a "number of smaller rooms that could be reserved for more private meals." The notion of reserving a table came about in the 19th century as a way for "singly, affluent men" to court women in a manner that was considered socially acceptable.

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   Where did diners come from after WW2?

   • While lunch wagons started in the cities, diners thrived in the suburbs. Post World War II, many white Americans left cities to move to suburbian areas in places like Long Island—and diners literally followed them. Coffee in a diner. / Terry Vine/The Image Bank/Getty Images

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   Who invented a diner in New Jersey?

   • In this way, he’s sometimes credited with inventing the “diner”—a prefabbed restaurant inspired by railroad cars. Other companies would sometimes actually outfit decommissioned railroad cars with a kitchen and indoor seating. O’Mahony was one of the first diner manufacturers in New Jersey, but not the last.

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   Jun 10, 2015 · Restaurant reservations are mainly a 20th century innovation, and yet for the best of customers tables have always been available, no reservations required. A visitor to a Chicago hotel noted in 1888 that a nearby table had chairs tipped, a sign that it was reserved.

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   Jul 23, 2014 · Clearly by the middle of the 20th century, the idea of making dinner reservations was common, as writer Evan Fleischer demonstrated with this chart (made using the words in all the...

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   Jul 24, 2014 · As it turns out, the concept of restaurant reservations originated in the 18th century. According to The Atlantic, it was common for people to reserve a room in a restaurant. These...

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   Sep 6, 2023 · Although the history of dinner reservations isn’t quite clear, the most likely origin dates back to the 18 th century. According to some, it was common for people to reserve a room in a restaurant.

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   Jan 31, 2024 · Early forms of public dining can be traced back to ancient civilizations such as the Roman Empire and ancient China. In Rome, thermopolia were establishments where hot food and drinks were sold to the public, catering to a wide range of social classes.

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   Jun 21, 2023 · The history of diner dining, from their Lunch Wagon ancestors to those “We Are Happy to Serve You” take-out cups—and what the future might hold for these beloved establishments.

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    Aug 8, 2024 · A Brief History of Reservations; an insightful conversation around payment, reservations, OpenTable, Resy, Tock and more. Articles credited include the following: JP Morgan acquires Infatuation. Where Reservations Come From. History of Credit Cards. CNN on Amex Buying Resy and Tock. Restaurant Reservation Timeline. Amex Earnings Call on Dining