Sweets to the Sweet

So we were at Denny's on Friday night, and Eli, my Dad's riding buddy, ordered the fudge brownie a la mode for dessert at the same time we ordered our meal. We were waiting for our food, and our waitress brought out Eli's brownie before anything else. The three of us looked at each other quizzically.

Eli: So, they eat dessert first around here?
Waitress: Yeah, our manager says to bring it out first unless people say not to.
Dad: Really? Isn't that kind of strange?
Waitress: I dunno. He says we keep forgetting to bring people their desserts, so this is supposed to take care of it.
Eli, Dad, & Me (in unison): Hmmmmmmm.