And though Bonilla and his staff do stack dishes themselves, he’s not a fan of nesting in excess of four plates at once. “Any more and it looks messy,” he said.

It would drive me nuts if my dining companions felt compelled to stack plates,” she says. Sit back and relax, Morrison verifies: “Let us take care of you. We are trained to clear your plates.

This absurd-seeming TikTok debate isn’t about plates at all, it’s about being a decent human being. Whether you stack or not ultimately doesn’t matter.

You should follow some basic rules at restaurants – like whether or not to stack plates. “It’s also annoying because everyone has their own system.