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When I was in Columbus, I saw that there was a sushi restaurant by my hotel. I haven't had sushi in months, so I thought about it all day, fantasizing about those tender, mouthwatering pieces of raw fish.
I got to the restaurant and was a little sad that the selection of different sushi and rolls. Nothing out of the ordinary. So I decided to go with a tempura dragon roll (shrimp tempura roll with eel on the outside) and a simple salmon roll. I put in my order (it was takeout), picked up a magazine from the rack and stood at the counter, flipping through the pages.
This guy comes into the sushi restaurant, and you could tell he was in a hurry. He looked at me and said, "Hey, there!". I responded with a meek, "Hi." Really wasn't in the mood for making new friends, but I wanted to be polite.
He picked up a takeout menu and looked through it quickly. He puts it down and looks at me.
I know what's coming. Do you?
So the guy turns to me and says, "Can I have a spicy salmon roll, a Philadelphia roll and a california roll? And make it to go."
I stared at him blankly and said, "Sorry, I don't work here."
The man then imploded into himself, totally embarrassed. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! You were standing at the counter and I, uh..." and he stopped, realizing that if he said any more he would be digging himself even deeper into the hole he had created.
"It's ok, it's an easy mistake." I said, trying to calm him down. "The waitress is over there, but they're pretty busy tonight."
"Oh, ok." So he waited. And I waited. It was a bit uncomfortable and it was taking so long that I was about ready to take his order and bring it ot the sushi guys for him. Finally, he mumbled something about missing a ride and left.
Right after he left, a family came in. The looked at me. I smiled at them and pointed to the waitress, before anything was said. They then smiled at me and waited to be seated. Crisis averted.
Not to say that I wouldn't like to work at a sushi restaurant. But I think they'd fire me immediately after finding out that someone was eating all the eel and salmon sashimi.
Posted by Yano at November 9, 2004 10:58 AMpwahahahahahahahahaha! that reminds me of the time we went to todai and i was wearing the same outfit as the waitresses! lol...get back to work and quit hanging around with the customers!
Posted by: thaihoney on November 9, 2004 12:31 PMDon't feel bad sweetie. I get the same routine everywhere I go - it doesn't matter where - the bank, the store, the doctor's office. I must have one of those faces that say "Inquire within upon everything." Sometimes I even go along for the ride and actually wait on people - what a trip!! Some NEVER catch on that I don't really work there...hahahahaha!
Posted by: Margot Wilson on November 9, 2004 04:14 PMMove to the Bay Area. You'll never have that problem ~ ~:)
Posted by: SusanG on November 9, 2004 05:35 PM
