Maybe due to Covid they are trying to keep the customer from touching the credit card machine or having to touch the customer credit card. Just a guess.
I'm guessing its because card payments have a fee attached to them. Other restaurants use to get over this by having minimum order restrictions with card payments. Not sure if any laws changed.
It is weird. Has nothing to do with COVID. They could take card by phone or no contact payment if that was a concern. I used to love ordering from there, but not being able to pay with a card has become a deal-breaker for me.
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