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Photo by Erik Mclean<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>white and blue labeled box<\/p>\nThe pandemic really changed us.<\/p>\n
It’s like we do everything humanly possible to avoid interaction with other human beings.<\/p>\n
Some of Lubbock’s best restaurants are all about the experience of walking in and enjoying a meal. We are losing out on the charm of actually visiting the restaurant, talking to the wait staff, and grabbing a mint and toothpick on the way out the door.<\/p>\n
I’m not saying we need to get rid of them. Hell, I use them too. I love remaining comfortably in the car like a little pajama goblin while I wait for my food to be passed through the window like a hostage transaction.<\/p>\n
But maybe, if you think about it this week, actually go INSIDE a restaurant. Don’t DoorDash.<\/p>\n Don’t hit up the drive-thru.<\/p>\n Go into the actual building.<\/p>\n Scary.<\/p>\n I know.<\/p>\n But a lot of small businesses would love to see your face after you try their favorite dish.<\/p>\n Think of the waitstaff who lose out on the chance to earn a great tip for their service.<\/p>\n Sometimes, you should park the car, walk inside, and eat your food like a person.<\/p>\n I promise your legs still work.<\/p>\n Taste Of Texas: Texas Restaurant Chains With The Most Locations<\/p>\n Many iconic (and delicious) restaurant chains got their start in Texas. Here’s a look at Texas eateries with over 100 locations- some with over 1000!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Renee Raven <\/p>\n Lubbock Residents Name A Restaurant They Miss<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Nessmania<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Does anybody else think things are getting out of hand with drive-thrus? Do we really need one for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-457275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/photo-1718340567753-5bf54534b2dd.jpeg\")
Photo by Sam<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>a woman standing behind a counter in a restaurant<\/p>\n