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What Restaurants Can Take From Chinese Takeout
Somebody's already perfected serving customers who want food to go.
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It's never smart to keep hungry people waiting for their food. They turn "hangry."
No one has mastered this idea better than Chinese takeout restaurants, which have put a premium on speed ever since they emerged in the 1800s. That's when a wave of Chinese immigrants came to the U.S. and opened up cheap and cheerful restaurants catering to miners and railroad workers. They became an American staple, catering to busy customers who wanted to grab their Chicken Sesame and skedaddle.