China News Service, Xi’an, October 13 (Dang Tianye) “I’m here for the first time to eat. It feels too quiet. Everyone is eating silently. It reminds me of the library.” Zhang Qiang, a citizen of Xi’an, said with a smile. I made a special drive to support this "silent restaurant".
The picture shows Yu Jifeng, the owner of Xi'an "Silent Restaurant", cooking.
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This restaurant is located in the west of Xi'an. Because the owner and staff of the restaurant are all hearing impaired, diners need to order food by hand gestures. It is also called a "silent restaurant".
Compared with other restaurants, here is a little less noisy, but it is not lacking in popularity. Many diners come to this "quietest restaurant in Xi'an" for dinner.
The 45-year-old Yu Jifeng is a restaurant owner. He opened this restaurant with a few deaf and mute friends a few years ago.
Through a mobile chat software, Yu Jifeng told reporters that at the beginning of the store, everyone had no experience. The clerk could not hear the customer ordering, and the customer could not understand sign language. Ordering a dish often took a long time and it was difficult to operate.
Later, with the improvement of the menu in the store and the help of diners, the business gradually improved.
The picture shows the owner of Xi'an "Silent Restaurant" Yu Jifeng communicates with people through mobile phone software.
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The reporter saw that the restaurant had four or five tables, and the menu on each table was printed with the words "I am a deaf waiter, please order."
The content of the menu is very detailed, with names, prices, tastes, etc.
Through "pointing", diners can quickly complete their order.
If you have special needs, you can also communicate by handwriting or typing on your mobile phone.
"I have been here many times. They have a very good service attitude. If you have anything you need, just tell them clearly and the taste is quite good." Wang Meng, a citizen of Xi'an, said that it is not easy for the hearing impaired to start a business. Come here to eat, also to support their cause.
The delicious food and affordable prices have made Yu Jifeng's small restaurant more and more diners.
For many people, it has become a habit to come here to eat and help a little by the way.
The picture shows the deaf employees in Xi'an "Silent Restaurant".
Photo by Dang Tianye
“Many old diners have a characteristic, that is, every time they finish eating, they will put their own dishes on the dining table so that they can clean up.” Yang Yong, a dinner, believes that this kind of effort allows people who eat quietly in the store. A little more understanding.
Nowadays, as the operation of "Silent Restaurant" has gradually stabilized, several employees can receive a monthly salary of more than 3,000 yuan. Although the money is not much, for them, this means that they have the same living ability as a healthy person. .
Regarding the future, restaurant owner Yu Jifeng said that business has been good in recent years. If it can continue to develop, he also plans to have several branches, which can help more hearing-impaired people work.
Yu Jifeng told reporters that although catering is very hard, everyone in the store is very motivated and smiles every day, because it is a happy thing to be self-reliant.
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