Just a handful survived in the past few years since Dish Network bought the company in 2011 and dismantled most of the remaining locations.
The loss of access to Dish's 12 million subscribers seems to be having an impact on the entertainment channels: Viewing on FX has declined since Dish was cut off.
It is the first time that Masayoshi Son, the Japanese telecommunications mogul, has spoken out since Dish surprised many last month with a $25.5 billion offer for Sprint, setting up a battle for the company, the country's third-biggest cellphone service provider.
Equipment costs were also higher during the quarter since Dish recently sold its set-top box business to EchoStar.
That suits Angela, since her dishes blend Indian, Thai and British influences.
Salads might not be the way to start, especially since pasta dishes are so nicely done and the kitchen will accommodate orders for half portions.
The menu asks diners to be patient since all dishes are prepared to order, not ahead, and indeed service can be slow, even on slack weeknights.
But salads could be moot, since main dishes include a trip to the 80'- style salad bar, which does not hold spinach, fried onions or feta cheese, but mixed lettuces, tomatoes and a few condiments.
Since the dishes are mix-and-match, like a liquid salad bar, there are many choices to be made, and, since the ordering is done cafeteria-style, they have to be made quickly so as not to antagonize those waiting in the (often long) line.
Since these dishes often require returning to tables in earlier volumes, the authors have included a sixth, spiral-bound kitchen manual on paper that could probably go through a dishwasher cycle no worse for wear, though I found its lack of indexing frustrating.
