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| - Greetings! I recently undertook a diet by which I lost over 60 pounds in 12 months. Needless to say, my dietary requirements have drastically changed as a result, and I avoid restaurants as a general rule, because of their large portions. But the true mark of a good eatery is their ability to work with a customer and adapt to his requests.
I had a couple hours to kill between events at church, and so I resolved to hang out in an air-conditioned restaurant. Since I was eating no meat on that day, I visited Chula with their delicious fresh fish in mind. I approached the gentleman at the counter and first queried whether he could just make me a fillet of something on display. He said no, this fish was for home preparation only. I can understand that. So I asked what else could be done. He unhelpfully directed me back to the chalkboard menu. Now I love pokebowls and the other items on the menu, but their portions are huge, and even the small-sized offerings began at about $12. There were two "Children's Menu" items; one was basically mac-and-cheese: very non-nutritious, not fish at all. As I refused everything on the menu, the gentleman indicated that there was nothing else to be done for me, and so I left hungry.
So this is a lesson to me personally. Not every place can be accommodating for a simple dietary requirement such as small portions. Perhaps I could call ahead more often to test the waters. But I am committed to my diet, and I am dismayed that this epidemic of sheer unadulterated gluttony in these USA has this kind of effect on restauranteurs.
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