You know how, at some restaurants, there's something about the layout that just isn't comfortable or just doesn't work for you in some way? Call it
feng shui,maybe, or chaos theory, or just plain functionality of design.
Whatever you call it, that used to be the case with Donut Den's seating arrangement. Sterile, slightly uncomfortable chairs and tables, and the only choices were four-tops and two-tops, and all were in the middle of the room. No cozy corners, and if you were solo, sitting at them advertised that you were alone, or worse, that you were monopolizing a four-top by yourself. It was usually an easier choice to take the doughnut and leave.
And that meant that all those people lounging around the place, creating a sense of community, the kind of buzz that money can’t buy, were leaving.
In the ongoing spruce-up of Donut Den and its neighbors, this problem got a fix when DD added a counter at the window, facing the street, with soda-fountain swiveling stools. It's a good place for singles and pairs to sit with a doughnut and read NashvillePost on your hand-held while you watch cars bottom out pulling onto Hillsboro Road from the strip.
Good restaurant seating isn't an afterthought — if you subscribe to chaos theory, it's as important as the food itself. Does your favorite spot have good feng shui, or does it need a makeover?
