Self-Service Buffets Converts To A La Carte On Phase Two
During phase 2, self-service buffets dining are still banned due to prohibiting diners to crowds and gather at common areas to help themselves to the food. With this ban on rules, a few restaurants have converted their business to a la carte and rolling trolleys of food around to enable dine-in buffets business ongoing.
But mostly due to this new norm, this a la carte and rolling trolleys option requires more manpower which isn’t helping out much of these buffet business eatery. Therefore, there are still quite a number of buffets restaurant are still waiting for Phase 3 to kick in.
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Japanese hotpot chain Suki-ya is among the one which converted their business and keeping customer safe with rolled out trolleys in its outlets. While a customer can order ingredients from staff members if the food aren’t on the trolleys list.
Meanwhile, other stores such as Yue Long Men Hotpot in Chinatown, I’m Kim Korean BBQ and Goro Goro Steamboat & Korean Buffet are also moving on with the a la carte system which customer can place their order via order sheets, instead of picking up their food on the normal buffet common areas.