Heiku conquers her fear of ordering at restaurants
Heiku & I walk to the Loop for lunch and on the way she tells me how she only eats hamburgers. I ask her "Why"? She responds " I am scared to try something I don't know. I know I like hamburger and that's all I eat".
Oh no, I am thinking, this is not good!
I tell her that she has to try something new. She agrees and is so excited she's almost skipping on the way to the restaurant. It was really cute and made me smile.
We sit and carefully go over all the items on the menu together. Soups, salads, sandwiches, she seems to know what they all are, but it's the detailed descriptions of each item that bog her down and lead her to wanting to order a hamburger.
Finally she decides she wants the chicken ceasar salad. I have to help her with the pronunciation of "ceasar". She pronounced it "Seh-Zar".
Heiku walks up to the register to order and...... she gets stage fright! She points to the menu item and just says " I want that".
That's ok Heiku, we'll try it again next week, I think to myself. The conversation at lunch was fun, we covered many topics and then she asked me to help her with a newspaper she was reading. She had many words underlined that she did not understand. I went over each word with her and did my best to explain them. I really enjoyed helping her, but I also struggled with wondering if I was explaining it clearly.
Any suggestions on cheap, american food spots, walking distance to campus, that don't have hamburgers? And have Menus? (emphasis on Cheap)
How far can we stretch the term "American Cuisine?"
ReplyDeleteMost "American foods" have ethnic influences; after all, we are a nation of immigrants, right? My favorite cuisine native to the U.S. is of the Creole variety. I absolutely love Crawfish étouffée and Red Beans & Rice. Mmm. Unfortunately, I have yet to walk into a Creole restaurant, especially in Tallahassee. You usually find them in Louisiana.
Pitaria is a fantastic Greek restaurant with a few selections that have been Americanized, such as their tuna melt pita. Prices range from $5-$7 a meal.
Jenny's Lunchbox has good breakfast. Their lunch menu is pretty terrible. I once ordered chicken tenders and they were about as dry as pencil shavings.
Let's see, Moe's Southwest Grill is on the west side of campus, though it is walkable. Everything over in that area is good, actually. Momo's Pizza, Mr. Roboto's (a Sushi restaurant), and Firehouse Subs.
Thanks Richard for the suggestions. If I think of traditional all-american foods, it' s what we might serve at a Fourth of July gathering. Hotdogs, hamburgers, sub sandwiches, BBQ, sweet tea, etc. But really the goal is to have my CP try anything other than her native Chinese/Taiwanese cuisine and to practice ordering of menus : )
ReplyDeletethere are a few restaurants down college, theres a sandwich place, I cant remember the name though. Its across the street from Jasmine sushi
ReplyDeleteI think there's a Rib Shack next to Moe's on Tennessee. Any Super Bowl parties coming up? Free grub, beer, American football, beer, yeah baby!
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