Fully automated fast food restaurant opens in San Francisco

[blakpacman]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...opens-in-san-francisco/slideshow/48751921.cms

 

[i960]

Here's a photo of the production line:

 

[Pricechange]

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Catch the momentum while you still can: A burger for still under $12

 

[GiantDog]

 

[destriero]

Quinoa tastes like shit. You couldn't pay me to eat any of those dishes. Vegan is fine, but they act as if the stuff is Rib Eye.

 

[zdreg]

 

[jsp326]

The "middle class wages for fast food workers!" crowd will get their just deserts if this becomes widespread.

 

[Sig]

Actually it's not fully automated. Food prep still done by humans, just no cashier and they have it configured so it looks at first glance like nobody is home.

 

[Big AAPL]

Strikingly similar to the Automat my parents took me to in Manhattan as a child. More for the novelty than the quality of the food as I came from a large Italian family that took their cooking seriously. I'm sure the food is a notch above today, though. I do, however, see a shift in labor costs as the impending $15.00/hour rule approaches.

 

[Pricechange]

Yes, and the Dutch seem to still love this automat concept. It is particularly popular in late night venues, crowded quick serve time/place, sports/concert/conference venues...

But the Dutch concept never adheres to just a vegan or certain ethnic serving. With much success, they usually run both vegan and non vegan, both Caribbean and Asian (along with local EU & US), both adult and kids fair etc...

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