Had a program tonight and a guy from the next town over was making a presentation, so we stopped by the Main Street Grill for an early bite. Being somewhat in a hurry I ordered a simple (100% angus beef) hamburger.
Me: I'll take a number 1
Hostess: Do you want the delux?
Me: No, just a hamburger and crispy fries
Hostess: They aren't anything extra, it comes with it.
Me: No thanks, I'd prefer a simple hamburger
Hostess yelling to back: Order #1 ~ cheeseburger
Me: I don't want cheese 1/2 melted on it, just a hamburger
Order comes with a giant lettuce leaf, onion, some kind mayonnaise conconction dripping off the edges and sliced pickle. Hidden in there somewhere was a 1/4# of 100% frozen angus beef patty. After using about 6 napkins I was able to finish. At least there wasn't the slice of velveeta.
Question, Why did I walk out of there feeling like Jack Nicholson in "Five Easy Pieces".
Better question, If we can put the proverbial man on the moon, why can't a restaurant simply take some fresh ground hamburger (not those cookie cutter preshaped frozen patties of unknown origin), grill it to a bit of crispy and place it on a quality bun. Let the customer squirt a dab of catsup, or if not, don't.
JH
