According to the Chicago Reader, the original running time was 5 hours.
"This one was a little more subtle," a reporter outside the food department told the Chicago Reader.
The Chicago Reader mentions that, on average, the waiting customers can see people from about 15 different towns in the restaurant.
It followed the format of the (still active) Chicago Reader.
Banes first worked for the Chicago Reader starting in 1973.
Chicago Reader, on the other hand, called it "a magnificent failure".
Chicago Reader also gave the film a positive mention, saying:
The Chicago Reader described the situation as one in which "every jury that read his stories wanted someone else to judge them".
The Chicago Reader has described him as a 'major artist'.
The Chicago Reader felt that the story "has a fair amount of nuance and charm."