Friday Five!
(even though it's Saturday)
1. What is your favorite restaurant and why?
Wow. I didn't think this would be such a tough question! I have different favorite restaurants for different kinds of food, ya know? Heng Wing is this awesome Chinese place by my house at home, and I try to get it whenever I'm home for more than a weekend (and sometimes when it is just a weekend). Dom's down at school is this tiny family-run Italian restaurant which is just excellent. And then for atmosphere, Ed Debevick's in Chicago is just so much fun. It's this 50's diner where all the waiters have to be registered actors and they dance and sing on the bar and stuff. Quite amusing.
2. What fast food restaurant are you partial to?
I'm a Wendy's girl myself. I SO wish they hadn't gotten rid of their pitas! I lived on those in FL.
3. What are your standards and rules for tipping?
If they're excellent, they get over 20%. If they're better than average, between 15% and 20%, usually depending on ending up with an even dollar amount based on the bill. Heehee. If they're average, 15%, worse than average, less. The only time I didn't leave a tip at all was at a Friday's in Washington DC. We waited 47 minutes (yes, we timed it) for dessert (no meal, just dessert) and all the ice cream was melted.
4. Do you usually order an appetizer and/or dessert?
Almost never. An appetizer if we're out celebrating something or having a special dinner, sometimes a dessert under the same circumstances, but usually I'm way too full after dinner for dessert.
5. What do you usually order to drink at a restaurant?
If I'm feeling poor, water. Heehee. Otherwise, Diet Coke. There is nothing else.