The servers at these kinds of places really are career professionals, and it shows.

Turns out when you really care about something and do it for a long time under the tutelage of experts, you can get literally 10 or 100 times better at, say, serving someone water without being noticed.

They are also, in my experience, just as excited as you are. These people love their work, or they wouldn't be there; they get so happy when people love the food they're serving, and they're always ready to gush with you about how good it is. Very fun interactions.