Decoding a Restaurant’s First Impressions  How to tell if a
restaurant is just not that into you—or if you'll live happily
ever after.   First impressions aren't just for blind dates and
job interviews. The moment you set foot in a new restaurant, the
most immediate details that jump out can tell you how you’re
going to be treated for the night, if there’s any chance of
building a long-term relationship with the place, and if you’re
going to go home satisfied—now that we think about it, it’s
almost exactly like a date, actually.  You know that line about
how we’re all only using 10% of our brains? We suspect that
other 90% is what kicks in the first time you enter a new place
to eat, combing the scene for important details without you ever
being fully conscious of it.  If you learn how to look closely,
your first 30 seconds in a restaurant offer a minefield of
clues. Every aspect of a restaurant is a reflection of someone's
personality, whether it's the chef, the manager, or the
bartender's mom. Even if they