Somewhat hidden inside Insee Father Noodles House’s wood-heavy interior — designed by its owners to resemble a mid-century home in Thailand — are coasters on each table that display a QR code. Each table also has a number.

When customers arrive at the noodle shop, which opened this month at 1700 Platte St. #130 in Denver, they are seated and informed that they can order in one of two ways: by using their phones, via the QR code, or with a server. The server leaves the table with water and paper menus, just in case.

Owner Ounjit Hardacre envisioned Insee as a fast-casual companion to Daughter Thai, the restaurant she opened next door in 2019. In theory, Hardacre says the ordering system moves tables along more quickly without having to rely on extra labor, the costs of which local rest

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