Trendlet: Restaurant Stairs Designed for Seating and Eating

Restaurant seating plans have always been a source of anxiety for diners, who've had to endure sardine-can banquettes, discomforting proximity to bathroom and kitchen doors, and the perennial specter of banishment to some perceived Siberia.

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