I just think it seems hugely inefficient for a waiter to ask hordes of non-allergic people for allergies for every one allergic person that could just as well announce theirs.
Further if the restaurant asks ahead of time, that's a signifier that they take it seriously. If you have to tell them, it's much more likely you will encounter cavalier treatment of cross-contamination and such. For some people, that really can be life or death.
We're doing 2200 covers tonight. If you know what that means then you know I don't have a few seconds to spare, and if you don't then you're not really qualified to have this discussion.
>Further if the restaurant asks ahead of time, that's a signifier that they take it seriously. If you have to tell them, it's much more likely you will encounter cavalier treatment of cross-contamination and such
These are provable statements. Prove them.