Islands
Yeah, so we went to this burger joint called "Islands," and under that sign there's another saying "fine burgers & drinks." It seemed to have sprung up out of nowhere, and like every other restaurant in Roseville, there always seems to be a line hanging out the door. Since I was home nursing my scraped-up legs and the husband was home early from work today, he suggested we go check it out.
Well, the rest of the world is still on vacation, as we tend to forget, and the place is still packed at 1:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. We decide we should try it since it seems people are climbing over each other to get in.
We won't have to worry about doing that anymore.
For anyone who likes In-N-Out Burger, they'd probably like this place's fries. We thought they were crap. The only thing that saved them is that half of them were covered with cheese and green onions. The husband also got a chocolate milkshake, which was also crap. It tasted like it had alcohol in it or something, except I'm sure it didn't, and it just didn't taste right. So between the fries and the shake, there was $10 of crap sitting on the table.
We got our burgers, and they were just okay. Considering they were the place's specialty, we sort of expected them to be of a higher caliber than, say, those frozen pre-shaped patties you can buy in bulk at the grocery store, which we never buy. I can make my own, thanks!
So yeah, a 20-minute wait for a $40 lunch that I feel the need never to revisit. We could have spent $10 at a fast food joint and actually been satisfied with that! But, it could have been the best food we'd ever eaten, too, and we'd never have known. Anyway, they got our $40 and they can keep it. The best thing about that place was its decor. Cute place, crap food.
There was a new, empty building in the same parking lot and we were talking about what kind of business we could open there. At the same time, we said "hamburger joint," knowing we'd have no competition from Islands! I said we could call it "Not Islands" and make a killing. And instead of "fine burgers and drinks," under our sign it could say "REALLY find burgers and drinks." I think we're onto something.
Oh, and it appears they make everyone there wear shorts to work even though it's 50 degrees outside. Next!
Well, the rest of the world is still on vacation, as we tend to forget, and the place is still packed at 1:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. We decide we should try it since it seems people are climbing over each other to get in.
We won't have to worry about doing that anymore.
For anyone who likes In-N-Out Burger, they'd probably like this place's fries. We thought they were crap. The only thing that saved them is that half of them were covered with cheese and green onions. The husband also got a chocolate milkshake, which was also crap. It tasted like it had alcohol in it or something, except I'm sure it didn't, and it just didn't taste right. So between the fries and the shake, there was $10 of crap sitting on the table.
We got our burgers, and they were just okay. Considering they were the place's specialty, we sort of expected them to be of a higher caliber than, say, those frozen pre-shaped patties you can buy in bulk at the grocery store, which we never buy. I can make my own, thanks!
So yeah, a 20-minute wait for a $40 lunch that I feel the need never to revisit. We could have spent $10 at a fast food joint and actually been satisfied with that! But, it could have been the best food we'd ever eaten, too, and we'd never have known. Anyway, they got our $40 and they can keep it. The best thing about that place was its decor. Cute place, crap food.
There was a new, empty building in the same parking lot and we were talking about what kind of business we could open there. At the same time, we said "hamburger joint," knowing we'd have no competition from Islands! I said we could call it "Not Islands" and make a killing. And instead of "fine burgers and drinks," under our sign it could say "REALLY find burgers and drinks." I think we're onto something.
Oh, and it appears they make everyone there wear shorts to work even though it's 50 degrees outside. Next!
2 Comments:
Well, I'll make sure to avoid that place!
As my FIL says, "I'm markin' that place off my list!" Bummer it sucked so bad. Your resturant idea sounds brilliant though.
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