In Class: Public Space Ideas

I think i am going to do my unit 1 paper over Blue Mesa, a southwestern restaurant that i work at as a server on the weekends. i spend enough time there so i already know the place very well. i will definitely still have to go up there while im not working so i can sit on my laptop and type up observations so i won't ahve to commit them to memory. i know there are 5 blue mesas in the DFW area and from our work meetings i've learned what the owner is concerned with (and what all owners are obviously concerned about). they want to make as much profit as they can while retaining the highest customer clientele as possible. they do so by using fresh products and fresh ingredients and by having a friendly and knowledgeable staff. physically, the restaurants fit the area they are in by appearing inviting and appealing to the kind of people that live in the same area. ours, in fort worth, has a very rustic wooden architecture to it, with darkly stained tile and minimal light- i suppose to relax the quickly paced businessmen that swing by for lunch and make the families that come at night feel more relaxed and at home and comfortable as a family, although they are out to eat and close to many other families doing the same. the first room you walk into is huge and wide open so i think that seems welcoming as well to the guests. i think i'll try and focus on the physical attributes first and then work my way down the list to the more detailed aspects of the restaurant like the food and the people....