My friend flew into the city to meet her boyfriend here who was flying in from Amsterdam. This was his first time in the states and I was the first person he was to meet. I think I excelled with my social skills but failed miserably at restaurant preparation. Mainly because there was no preparation. First we tried Shake Shack in Madison Square Park but the line stretched to the horizon and beyond. Next we attempted Eataly; the wait was 1.5 hrs. So we walked. Me, ravenous, her, hungry, and he, should be in bed because it was 2am in Europe. And yes, we ended up at a restaurant called Big Daddy's. Welcome to America.
When ordering milkshakes I pretty much re-enact the When Harry Met Sally ordering scene. I really dislike Hershey's chocolate syrup due to it's watery consistency. So I inquired upon ordering a chocolate shake if it was indeed chocolate ice cream as I would prefer or vanilla with chocolate syrup. It was the latter. This description was the exact same as the "Black and White" shake - vanilla ice cream with LOTS of chocolate syrup mixed in...mmm sounds suspicious. I spotted another dessert on the menu that stated 'Chocolate Ice Cream' so I asked "Johnny" if I could substitute that ice cream in it's place. With an eye roll and a heavy sigh he said yes. The shake was fine, but came with too much attitude from the restaurant.
All three of us ordered burgers. No one completely finished their burger. Besides the fun Trivial Pursuit questions on the table this restaurant was definitely not the first place I would ever take someone who was visiting the states for the first time. Please accept my deepest apologies.
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