UWINK bistro asks for personal information before you can start ordering? Is this horrassment?

Question

There is a new place in the LA,CA area called UWINK bistro. This is a causal enterntainment restuarant that caters to families. Whats different is that you sit at a table and each person uses a touchscreen computer to place their orders. The food is borught out by porters. On the touchscreen computers you can go online or play games.

Here is the sneeky part. Before you can place an order or get started you must swipe either a drivers license or a credit/debit card. At the end of the meal you can pay cash if you prefer. If you are a kid or teenager and dining without a parent or adult and don't have a license or credit card a restuarent employee will still let you order be they must take a picture of and fingerprint the kids. If you are an adult and don't have your drivers license with you or credit/debit card with you the restuarant requires fingerprinting and a picture of you.

I think this is a rediculus policy.

Answer 1

One reason is to curb "eat and run" customers, but otherwise...yeah, it's a crock.  It's too 25th century to take my fingerprint before I eat a cheeseburger!

Answer 2

I agree with you. I dont really understand why kids need to be fingerprinted and photographed before ordering their food. I wouldn't feel comfortable swiping my DL or credit card either. what are they doing with that information, who has access to it? why do they need to know who I am? Is there a policy posted somewhere as to why it's a policy. Sounds like c**p to me...