So you're at a restaurant...

[Acutereference]

I have been in restaurants dim enough that I used the little Surefire Sidekick on my key ring to read the menu. A dandy little light they apparently no longer make!

 

[oldmanwilly]

I am That Guy who uses either whatever flashlight I'm carrying, or the flashlight on my phone to read a menu in a super dark restaurant. All these joints trying to go for an intimate "vibe", well intimate doesn't have to mean "Have the house lights so low, nobody can see anything".

Get off mah lawn! LOL

Maybe you can find a member here to make you a sheath to fit this and your preferred steak knife:



Come to think of it, a Douk Douk or MAM folder would be ideal edc steak knives.

 

[ShaiHulud]

To prod from the other perspective...do you use your flashlight to light up your plate because the dim ambience restaurant lighting is not optimal or do you just make due with what they provide?

If I cant rely on their light then there might as well be a power outage

 

[waynemanning74]

There's the plate and or whatever it's served on would prolly screw my edge up. If it's a decent steak I shouldn't need much of a knife anyway.

 

[Drop bear]

Pay it forward. And sharpen theirs?

 

[Halfneck]

Situation has only arisen for me twice. Main one I recall was while visiting my folks in Pensacola we all went out to a seafood restaurant. I'm not a big fan of seafood so I ordered a steak. I usually order my steak Medium Rare, but this place would not cook less than Medium. The steak arrived with a blocky wood handled steak knife with a dull shallow scalloped edge. Also of note is that I can only use my right arm/hand. I tried to cut my steak, but all the combination of my 1-hand and dull steak knife was achieving was to shake the table - to the amusement of my 2 young sons. Rather than ask my wife to cut my steak and interrupt her meal I decided to use my pocketknife. Said pocketknife happened to be perfectly suited for such use as it was a razor sharp Spyderco Endura with a fully serrated edge. I got some odd look, my wife included, but my Spyderco Endura almost effortlessly cut that steak. Still have that Endura and my oldest son likes to retell that story.

 

[Monofletch]

To answer your question seriously…..

I would have to get the sign from Mama to go to the bullpen. She usually sees things my way.

 

[gazz98]

First, thanks for assuming I use utensils when I eat.

One of the many reasons I carry 2 Moras in my truck. Both are stainless, one PE, and one serrated. They aren't fancy but they are great slicers and won't break the bank. They have both done their fair share of meat cutting in a restaurant, picnic, etc.

Plus, if a fight breaks out at the Waffle House and I have to run, I'm only out less than $20.

PS. I have no problem pulling out the flashlight to read a menu. That is why we carry flashlights.

 

[Danke42]

I am That Guy who uses either whatever flashlight I'm carrying, or the flashlight on my phone to read a menu in a super dark restaurant. All these joints trying to go for an intimate "vibe", well intimate doesn't have to mean "Have the house lights so low, nobody can see anything".

Get off mah lawn! LOL

I found you this.

 

[Quiet]

I found you this.

This is what I use, two of 'em, one for each eye! All the other couples all trying to have a nice evening in a 20% lit room love it!

 

[Danke42]

This is what I use, two of 'em, one for each eye! All the other couples all trying to have a nice evening in a 20% lit room love it!

Like there's something wrong with eating dinner before the sun goes down!

 

[Skar]

I have been to a few places and used my carry for the food … I don’t recall if it was steak or not.
I have the knives to use them.

 

[Hammer67]

any place that serves steak and only has plastic knives or falling apart knives....id worry more about why I ordered a steak from there or why im even eating there.... than what knife im gonna use to cut it.

I mean, really, this.

If I order a steak and you give me a plastic knife, there's gonna be words. And maybe a knife duel, and I'm pretty sure you aren't winning it, what with your Winn Dixie special.

 

[oldmanwilly]

any place that serves steak and only has plastic knives or falling apart knives....id worry more about why I ordered a steak from there or why im even eating there.... than what knife im gonna use to cut it.

I mean, really, this.

If I order a steak and you give me a plastic knife, there's gonna be words. And maybe a knife duel, and I'm pretty sure you aren't winning it, what with your Winn Dixie special.

Idk, I used to meet up with some friends after night class for steak night at a bar near campus and was only offered plastic utensils and paper plates*. The grill man consistently made the finest rack(s) of lamb I have ever eaten, served with a pile of pasta salad and some kind of sweet, green chili salsa that was like nectar. Plastic knives be damned, I brought my own steel and would eat the lamb anyway if it was served on a frisbee with a spork. At the time I was carrying Benchmades, so this likely did the trick most of the time (I actually regret selling this one):





*lots of bars in the area had off-duty caterers and chefs moonlight on week nights, offering a plate dinner with your choice of grilled meat to drive traffic on normally slow nights. Usually just a dude on the patio with a grill, cooking and serving out of an igloo cooler while barmaids came by to refill drinks. Cash only at the time, usually $20.00 or less for a pile of meat and sides. Good times.

 

[Centermass]

Dirty my knife? Ha!

 

[Ron Texas]

Send the steak back and ask for fish.

 

[not2sharp]

So did you cut your steak or just broke out a smachete and chopped it up?

N2s

 

[mitch13]

Depends I’m fine with using mine.
But
The important question to those that say no.
You are out at a restaurant and your Mother asks you for your knife? Do you say no?Happened to me more than once. I’m not saying no to her.

 

[Killdeer]

It has never bothered me to use my pocket knife in a restaurant. Nobody not at my table has ever noticed, and nobody at my table has ever remarked. My little pocket knife isn't ruined or even appreciably dulled, and can be quickly resharpened at home. It's just not a big deal.

I also like to bring a little bottle of my favorite hot sauce too.

 

[Wild Ben]

It has never bothered me to use my pocket knife in a restaurant. Nobody not at my table has ever noticed, and nobody at my table has ever remarked. My little pocket knife isn't ruined or even appreciably dulled, and can be quickly resharpened at home. It's just not a big deal.

I also like to bring a little bottle of my favorite hot sauce too.

My mother in law, r.i.p., used to carry a baggie of jalapeno's or similar in her purse when going out to eat, but she was from San Antonio, so...