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mistaken orders.

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the restaurant of mistaken orders employs waitstaff with dementia

and you can never be exactly sure what you will be getting.

below is a statement from the restaurant to potential patrons and to the world.

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you may think it’s crazy,

a restaurant that can’t even get your order right,

all of our servers are people living with dementia,

they may, or may not, get your order right.

however, rest assured,

that even if your order is mistaken

everything on our menu is delicious and one of a kind.

this we guarantee.

“it’s okay if my order was wrong, it tastes so good anyway.”

we hope this feeling of openness and understanding

will spread across japan, and through the world.

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We ask for your continued support of The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders in Tokyo, Japan.

Our mission is to spread dementia awareness and to make society a little bit more open-minded and relaxed.

 

—

“gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”

-lionel hampton

 

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source credits: https://www.japan.go.jp/tomodachi/2019/winter2019/restaurant_of_mistaken_orders.html

   the government of japan

 

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  6. It’s rather like my house. What I plan to cook or think I’m cooking never quite comes out like the recipe book says. But I don’t hear any complaints! :)

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  15. What a brilliant idea! May it spread far and wide.
    We had delicious ice cream and wonderful espressi at a place handling things in the same way. It took forever to get our orders brought to us and there was a manager just walking from table to table to ask if ‘everything was alright’ – and of course it was. We flirted gently with the helpers, told them that their ice creams were wonderful and that we had the best coffee of our lives. We can say we made their day as they made ours.
    It’s amazing how you always find the best bits of good, hilarious, wonderful news and your pairing with suitable quotes is always so spot on. Thank you beth

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    • that’s so great that you had that wonderful experience. I think these initiatives help everyone in a community, everyone is needed and accepted for their gifts. thanks!

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  35. That’s confidence in your food. This post reminds me of an odd experience I had with my mom when she was living in assisted living. I showed up one day and found her in the dining room having lunch with several other ladies. I didn’t make a big deal in front of the others, but I couldn’t help but notice she was wearing someone else’s very colorful blue-framed glasses. I mentioned this privately to one of the workers there, and she said it happens often. She took me to a drawer where they kept lost glasses. I’m not exaggerating—40 or more pairs must have been in there. How often do we pay attention to a person’s glasses? Mom and I sorted through them all, and neither of us was sure which was hers. I kept having her try on pairs and asking if she thought they were hers and how her vision was. Not very scientific. I was only 70% sure that we had the right pair.

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    • I had a very similar thing happen with my own mother with a shirt, they said they often end up wearing each other’s if they have roommates and no one notices – the glasses would be a bit trickier I imagine –

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