Doc's

When we are sick, we wish we could just lay in bed all day, and do nothing. I've had gastritis for about a year and a half, and today was one of those days for me. Eventually I'll have to eat something (or the acids in my stomach will just make me want to die) which means, I'll have to deal with carrots, raw chicken and dirty mushrooms to cook something, and clean the kitchen afterwards, while feeling terrible. I wish someone could just tell me what the perfect meal is to make me feel less terrible... and then cook it for me.

Regardless of your illness/condition, even if you're not sick but have special food needs, Doc's diner is the place to go because the Chefs... are also doctors! No etiquette: all guests are encouraged to arrive in their more comfortable outfits, even your pijamas. From a shelf near the reception area you take a menu according to the ocasion.

The "Flu Menu" shows a list of extra-spiced, high flavoured dishes so that the client, whose taste buds are num, can actually taste something. The "Gastritis Menu" lists foods that are mildly flavored and easy to digest, like vegetable creams and grilled chicken.

The different "food allergy" menus (wheat/lactose/seafood, etc), will show healthy, delicious alternatives where the latest discoveries of food properties are put to use, and the guest will be relaxed, not fearing an accidental intoxication. There is a menu to suit everyone's needs (constipation, high-cholesterol, diabetic, bad breath, high-risk pregnancy, etc).

Once you've picked your menu, a hostess/nurse takes you to your "lounge". It's a small, semi-circled, puffy, couch with reposet seats. In between the cushions, individual (and retractable) boards are pulled towards to work as a table that allows the guest/patient to move freely, even to lay down and put his/her feet up. After taking the order, the waitress/nurse offers extra blankets to the patient.

Home delivery for agoraphobics.

Eating at Doc's is like being pampered by your mom/best friend without having them skip work; like being looked after just as in a hospital, but without the shots and without having to eat hospital food... instead, you get a dish that is deliciously tailored to make you feel better.