Dine Out is still the absolute worst

You can move Sims into a house and then hopefully (it's random) they show up for hire. Or if you have some you like put them in a house and turn aging off for them so they don't grow old and die. You don't have to play them. I'm sorry you hate this GP. I thought it was a major turn around for TS4 to me. It is very useful in my game when I play. I would say there isn't a Sim day someone doesn't go out to eat in my game. The last patch messed up my Sim's restaurant and I lost all her employees.... :s because of it, and had trained them all. I was mad about that, but she started over and back up to level four restaurant. Haven't played much lately. (I thought *I would hate the owning a restaurant but I thought it was fun and a lot to do). TS2 had it's problems, too. (did I say that?) when you wanted your Sim to be chef the Sims who had already ordered would lose their food turn...so, all these games had some problem with stuff like this.