I have high standards when it comes to pizza. I mean, it is somewhat of a work of art….the crust has to be just right; not too burnt, not too soggy, there has to be just the right amount of tomato sauce, the toppings have to be fresh and well spread out over the surface of the pizza, etc. My love of truly good pizza has kept me out of chains like Domino’s and Pizza Hut for a long time. But Pizza Hut has a new concept that might just get me to stop in for a taste.
The chain has just introduced an interactive table. Basically, when you sit down at your booth and look down, you will see a touchscreen that allows you to craft your pizza exactly the way you want it. You select the size of the pizza, the crust, the sauce and cheese, and then the toppings. You can click on this link to see a video of how this works: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/03/pizza-hut-interactive-concept-table/
I wonder if this is the future for all pizza chains. And while I am at it, I wonder if servers at restaurants will soon be replaced by tablets. A company called “E La Carte” is marketing a tablet that lets each table place their order and pay without having to speak to a single person. This sounds really great and convenient, but I wonder if it will work. I mean, part of the restaurant experience is being waited on by a real waiter who can give suggestions and provide some human contact. It will be interesting to see, in the upcoming years, if the practical but sterile tableside tablet becomes ubiquitous, or if we forgo technology in favor of interaction with human waiters.
The chain has just introduced an interactive table. Basically, when you sit down at your booth and look down, you will see a touchscreen that allows you to craft your pizza exactly the way you want it. You select the size of the pizza, the crust, the sauce and cheese, and then the toppings. You can click on this link to see a video of how this works: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/03/pizza-hut-interactive-concept-table/
I wonder if this is the future for all pizza chains. And while I am at it, I wonder if servers at restaurants will soon be replaced by tablets. A company called “E La Carte” is marketing a tablet that lets each table place their order and pay without having to speak to a single person. This sounds really great and convenient, but I wonder if it will work. I mean, part of the restaurant experience is being waited on by a real waiter who can give suggestions and provide some human contact. It will be interesting to see, in the upcoming years, if the practical but sterile tableside tablet becomes ubiquitous, or if we forgo technology in favor of interaction with human waiters.