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| - There are so many different things that can make a restaurant special. Sometimes it's the food, sometimes it's the service, still other times, it's the ambiance.
In this case, while it's true the food was wonderful, swiftly delivered and the wooden tables and comfortable benches were welcoming, the best part was the horrific date that unfolded in front of us.
If you want more detail on the food, it's sprinkled throughout the review.
Ok, so this really pretty girl came in, dressed to the nines -- hair, makeup, shoes, dress, all perfect. Her "date" was older than she, wearing a wrinkled t-shirt, a baseball cap, and jeans.
No big, hey, fashion, etc., who am I to judge?
Well, he went directly to his phone and started doing something, we couldn't tell what, but he utterly ignored the girl in front of him. She waited politely, didn't pull out her phone, but just sat there expectantly, figuring (at least I think) that he'd be done soon. He wasn't and our appetizers arrived.
The calimari / zucchini was awesome and flaky with zesty sauce. Definitely worth it.
We started eating and noticed that the girl had moved around from the far side of the table so that she could join him in whatever he was doing.
At this point, he called someone, grabbed his hat, and left. She moved back over to her side of the table, waited about 5 minutes while I enjoyed the taco sampler (the fish taco was amazing, the other ones tasty but so spicy my wussy self couldn't finish them), then pulled out her phone.
She briefly tapped at it, then put it away.
Their appetizers arrived, and she looked around to see where her date had gone, but he was nowhere to be seen. After waiting another 5 minutes, she started to pick at them until she was eating in earnest. Apparently the wings were really good.
Our entrees arrived and my pastrami sandwich was wonderful. My 8-year-old daughter got the chicken strips and said they were UH-MAY-ZING so I guess they were pretty good too.
We ordered the cookie with ice cream and that's when the couple's entrees arrived.
This poor girl sat alone at a table with four large platters of food, no date in sight, glancing around every 10 seconds, just wanting someone to save her.
My daughter and I finished the cookie which was also UH-MAY-ZING (seriously, best I've had -- chocolate chip in a skillet) and asked for the check.
Still no guy.
Paid the check.
Still no guy.
Left.
Still no guy.
For all I know, she's there still, waiting on some guy to come back to the table to eat cold food and receive an even colder gaze.
I decided to use the whole thing as an object lesson and asked my daughter what she would have done.
She said she would have left, because he clearly didn't like that girl enough.
I told her that she was close -- first, eat, then leave.
Because the food is amazing.
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