That feeling of familiarity wouldn't fade from Joe's mind, either. He couldn't really explain it away, but he tried his best to put it out of his mind and focus on his work. After all, there wasn't much else he could do.
He left the table a moment later, but returned shortly with the appetizer and looked around the table to see if anyone needed to have their drinks refilled. If he was honest, he was looking for an excuse to linger at the table, to speak to the girl, but he really did have other tables he should attend to.