I'm In Love with the Busboy!

Plus: A review of Louie's Wine Dive

Here it is — my first Substack newsletter. I hope you enjoy. Methinks this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

Tables don’t just set themselves, now do they? Photo by the Blowup on Unsplash.

I’m in love with the busboy!

That was literally true a few decades ago, when I worked with some pretty sweet busboys at the Younkers Meadowlark Restaurant.

But these days, it’s true in a different way. 

I recently dined on the patio at Louie’s Wine Dive (4040 University Ave.), and I saw something I haven’t seen in a while: A busboy! Seriously, who has busboys these days? Oh, you can probably name a few restaurants, but for the most part, servers are also table-clearers and table-wiper-downers, and table-setter-uppers and such.

Oh – and yes, the term busboy is way outdated, so from here on out, I’ll just say “server’s assistant.” It’s better, isn’t it?

But anyway, there he was, and it made for a better overall experience for our table. The place was jam-packed; as we sat down, I realized tha…