I'm curious what everyone, and in particular our restaurant professionals, think about this. Without getting hung up over their old-fashioned use of "waiters," let's hear opinions about the premise. Would you rather sit down at a table and interact with a smartphone applet or a service professional?
New iPhone App (Almost) Replaces Waiters
Name: Storific
Quick Pitch: Storific enables customers to place orders at restaurants, cafes and bars using their iPhones.
Genius Idea: Although a number of mobile apps like GrubHub, CityMint [iTunes link] and SnapFinger have made ordering food for take out or delivery a matter of tapping on a smartphone, diners who choose to sit down generally still rely on a waiter to take their orders. But if startup Storific catches on, these patrons will also have a high-tech alternative.
Storific enables customers to browse menus and place orders through an iPhone app. Users check in to the establishment using a table-specific code that the waiter drops off at the beginning of the meal. As they indicate what they want, the items are added to the business’s web-based dashboard. Customers can also send messages to the kitchen and waitstaff that appear on the same dashboard.
Full story at http://mashable.com/2010/12/30/storific/
