Eric and I travel all around for his work. When we are home, we like to stay at home. But when on the road, we will pick out a few restaurants to have dinner at. Not every night because we are on a starving artists’ budget of course.
With that said, while traveling, we like to try out local restaurants and avoid “chains” when we can. However, this can be an issue at times when we are unfamiliar with local hangouts.
So I’d like to share with you one surefire clue to look for when you’re trying to decide whether you should stay and order dinner or drive and look for another place:
If there is a chain and padlock on a cabinet behind the bar, and the waitress who is filling in has to look for the key, it’s probably a good sign you should not ask for any menus!
(Sorry for the low quality image! Taken with my phone in the dark bar area.)
How fast did you run? LOL
We’re slow movers. Eric had a beer. I didn’t have anything because I guess she couldn’t find the key! We left and went to O’Charley’s…