QR codes are finally cool.
The quirky, oft-maligned “quick response” barcodes have found a niche in restaurants amid the coronavirus, when social distance is the name of the game and human contact is best kept to a minimum.
Operators are placing the codes at the hostess stand, on table tents or outside the door, allowing guests to scan them with their phones to pull up a menu, order and pay. They’ve become a standard offering from ordering software suppliers.