'The Restaurant of Order Mistakes' employs people with forgetfulness

When we are dining at restaurants, we often take things for granted and even the smallest mistake in terms of hospitality makes us angry. Right? But, there exists a restaurant where every order is a surprise and no customer yells at the restaurant staff. Wondering why? Well, scroll below to know more about this place. (Image: istock)

Nestled in Tokyo, Japan, The Restaurant of Order Mistakes is a unique pop-up restaurant that employs waiters suffering from dementia. The idea behind such a noble initiative is to make people understand that even servers are humans and it’s very normal to commit mistakes. For the unversed, dementia is an illness that leads to declining mental abilities, including memory loss. It may affect people suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. (Image: istock)

It’s a social and culinary experiment with which the owners expect that people will understand and sympathise with dementia patients, as well as prove that they can be full of energy and hard work too. Also, via the restaurant they wish to work for the people suffering from dementia and that’s the reason they are open to accepting generous donations for the cause via their website. (Image: istock)

According to the official website of the restaurant, it has won one of the world's highest creative accolades, the Cannes Lion. Interestingly, as per a YouTube video posted on the website, till date 37 percent of orders were mistaken by the employees, but 99 percent of customers said they were happy with the experience. (Image: istock)

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