Carhops on Roller Skates, Back!

The good old days we all fondly remember, and that Glenn Beck always cries about, are coming back in at least one way: the old school carhops on roller skates have returned!

Two top restaurant chains, Ruby's and Sonic, are bringing back that staking carhops waitresses to their chains that feature drive-in dining, so your burger fries and soda can come skating over to you at top speed.

"I call it burger and fries, with a little floor show," said one commentator. "If you're on a date, and someone can roller-skate up with your root beer, that's entertainment."

Including the rollerskating in a restaurant's repertoire can be costly, as it raises the insurance costs for a location substantially. But owners believe it's still worth for the extra style and entertainment value provided by the skating wait staff adding a little fun to everyone's meal.

Carhops on Roller Skates, Back!
usatoday

Q: What's got eight wheels and fries?

A: A roller-skating carhop.

Carhops -- particularly skating ones -- are making a mini-comeback in the ultracompetitive world of fast-food dining. Call it a cultural backlash to the ultratechy, assembly-line world of fast food and drive-throughs that spit out orders faster than you can say, "Hold the pickles." As summer approaches, two chains, Sonic Drive-In and Ruby's Diner, are re-embracing roller-skating carhops whose jobs are as much to entertain experience-hungry customers as to roll out the grub...

Carhops on Roller Skates, Back!