Noise:

Tom Sietsema post “Dinner without the Din” raises the volume on a growing trend that shows no sign of abating.

“The No. 1 complaint of restaurant-goers in the Washington area isn't the service, or even the dinner. It's the din.”

Restaurants have become audio/video inputs. What is even more disconcerting is the next generation of ipod/phone combos is a video pod/phone combo. The result of that combination is going to be video projections on flat surfaces all over your restaurant. I get dizzy thinking about it. Smoke has been legislated out of the restaurant/bar arena in many municipalities, decibel levels is the next battleground.