LUNCH MACHINES

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 261, 4 August 1928, Page 28

LUNCH MACHINES

In: New York there are res>ziirants' not only for- every nationality, but for every'type of man—the rich man, the poor man. the hurried man, the leisurely man, and the exceptionally honest man (says a writer in the London “Evening News”). But the best fun is-' to go on to “automatic”—a hall with lots of “marble” about it, and a futuristic ceiling, and, all round, the walls, rows of little glass doors, behind which are salad sandwiches and enticing little pies aud sweets and rolls. Some of the little hutches are warmed, and hold hot dishes —Hamburger steaks and niincemiat tarts and chicken pies. By each little door is a slot. You push in your nickels, turn a- handle, and the door opens to reveal the dish inside. Then, juggling with various plates aud a cup of coffee f.volt cannot get tea in an automat), aiid collecting spoons, forks, and a paper napkin ou the way, you go to a table, or. if you are in a great hurry, lean against a marble slab. Both slabs and tables are furnished witli what are known as “Lazy Susans"— mushroom affairs, which spin round at a touch, and present you with sugar, salt, mustard, pepper, or vinegar. Boys in white aprons speed round at a dizzy rate, lining up those receptacles and clearing away crockery. In Philadelphia the automats Provide you with a real napkin, but von have to put an extra nickel in the . slot!