Would you go to this restaurant and if so why?

Never say never, but never! I like to inspect what I’m eating!

I love the irony of the site showing pretty pictures of the food…..
No, I wouldn’t want to, eating in a nice restaurant is about pleasing all the senses.

Are the chefs/prep staff blind or preparing food in the dark as well? I couldn’t find anything on the site about it, other than 20 of the 55 employees are blind. If they have good health inspection ratings and positive recommendations on an independent web site or word-of-mouth, I’d be willing to give it a try.

I’d do it – not for the food – but for the chance to sit in total darkness talking to strangers safely. I like the idea of not having preconceived notions based upon appearance. It would be a fun experience. Talk about a blind date

I also like the idea of them hiring blind waitstaff.

I found a list of more eating in the dark places. (It figures the place in China would have waitstaff wearing night vision goggles. They sure do like watching and having control.)

Yeah, sounds interesting. I’d definitely try it.

I would try it – if only to experience what being blind is like for a while.

No, i don’t think i like that idea. I mean, not for me. A restaurant is one of those places where i like proper/sufficient lighting.

I would like to go just to check it out, but I’m not sure I would eat anything. I want to see what I’m eating. Maybe I’ll just have a beer.

I can get a pizza and turn off my lights at home.

I think it sounds like a great way to learn to empathize with the blind (who never get to see what their food looks like). I also think it sounds like a great way to empathize with the 33 Chilean Miners who just got pulled from the belly of the earth. I would do it in a heartbeat.

I lost my sense of smell and for a year and a half where I could not taste food at all and looking at it would not have made one bit of a difference. So I could see how not being able to see the food though just might elevate the taste and oral sensation of eating the food to a whole new level. As long as I don’t have to cook and do the dishes, I’d give it a try!

@Cruiser – that SUCKS. I’m sorry

@iamthemob It was the weirdest thing too!! I love to cook and I was so bummed by that experience!!

No I wouldnt. Donn’t like the idea of not being able to see who is around me and what is around me.

YES! I’ve read about this and think it would be a great fun. Why shouldn’t we experiment with our senses?

It’s certainly interesting. I saw it on the Travel channel once, on a show about extreme restaurants. I would love to go

That sounds awesome. I was wondering what the point was, but they are doing it for a reason. Yes, I would go.

Wow. I’ve never heard of such a place. That’d be interesting.

Ehh, I don’t think so. I’m not a big fan of restaurant gimmicks.

Nope. IMHO, you eat with your eyes first. Presentation is very important in a fine dining experience. Besides, how are you to know if a cockroach isn’t crawling across your plate if the room is pitch black?

loll…. lot of blind faith here….to eat something without looking at it! Romance can be achieved without being in the dark in my humble opinion! I’m with you @YoBob! Does NOT seem to be a popular answer here, but that is crazy to eat in a place you never been…. and eat something without looking at it…don’t get that! excuse my French, but they are full of sh*t!

What’s the worst that could happen—really? The chance of injesting something you wouldn’t if you could see it is fairly slim, I imagine—I mean, the place isn’t set up in an ally—and what if you did? You probably wouldn’t die. On the other hand, you might walk out patting yourself on the back for trying something different from what you’ve been accustomed to all your life… you might even love it. I compare this to eating sushi for the first time. Looked yucky… but God, what a great experience… and I’ve been eating it ever since despite health care warnings. I’m still kickin’.

Take a chande guys… only one pass on this mortal coil.

It’s not a matter of trying something new. I’m a very adventurous eater (bordering on that “bizarre foods” guy) . I just think that the visual part of a meal is important. While it is true that pitch blackness is a visual statement, IMHO a plate with an artfully applied sauce and a nice garnish is much more appealing than sensory deprivation.

not me….i must see what i eat. Not going to spend a lot of money and not see what I’m eating. Good grief…in the real world, bet a yankee dime, you folks would not do it. enough said!

I go to a restaurant for the food. I don’t give a damn if it’s a converted trailer, a palace, a stand-up pizza joint or a tea shop as long as it’s clean and the food is delicious. So I would go here if I heard the food was good, otherwise no.

@BoBo1946 what’s a yankee dime? and i would do it. it’s an experience is all

If a restaurant, which is in the business of making money by giving its customers a unique experience, put something on your plate that was bad for you, or was horrible, that restaurant would go out of business tout suite. Especially in NYC, where we don’t care about trashing someone’s reputation. If you suck, you suck, and no two ways about it. Why would someone risk investing so much money into a venture just to trick people into eating crappy food?That wouldn’t make any sense.

@Aesthetic_Mess loll…a kiss on the cheek!

Yes I’d try it. It would be a novelty to be in a place where my vision is as good as everyone else’s! However I would wear a dark shirt, and I wouldn’t order spaghetti bolognaise.

@Aesthetic_Mess oh, what the heck…I probably would too! eat my crow!

Are flashlights allowed?

I would enjoy it, I think. It would be an interesting challenge. I’m sure I’d get food all over me. I hope they hand out ponchos. I’d like to see if I could tell what I’m eating by taste.

(CRASH!) “Oh… excuse me, I’m Andre, your waiter for the evening” (spills water in your lap while fumbling with the menu)

“As you can’t see, our specials tonight are…”

And again, I think this is a great way to be reminded that blind folks have this experience ALL the time (not by choice). They eat without getting to see the beautiful garnish (or have to trust about the cock roach). This is a chance to step into someone else’s shoes for a change.

I do agree that, in this instance, the server may also not be able to see (but at the Chinese version of this type of restaurant, the wait staff wear night vision goggles).

That was my point above too; I would find it very beneficial to experience what being blind is like. And I would assume the waitstaff would have their act together.

@janbb Have I told you again this week how much I lurve you?

@Kayak8 You can tell me every day and it wouldn’t be too often!

Geez, guys, get a room…