Walter and Rita were in the habit of closing The Cajun House one night a week and invariably they went out to eat somewhere in the city. When Penny was still little, Rita took a job that had her working on their usual night off. Walter didn't want to go alone, so Penny kept him company. Her father would order roast duck for her when she was still in preschool. The waiters did double-takes but Walter finished up what Penny couldn't eat.
Service is important to both women.
Both of them squirm when asked where they go out to eat, but they said quality of service is something they make a priority. Buffets wouldn't rank high. You're out and you're supposed to be treated well. It was in that spirit that Walter vowed never to adopt the popular practice of offering a salad bar. At the Blue Bayou, the salad cart comes to the customer and the server makes the salad with house dressing to the diner's taste.