A beautiful lunch
I just got back from Giorgio's on 17th Street, which I'm rediscovering after a long absence that followed years of being a Friday regular.
The reasons for that absence had nothing to do with the place. And imagine my delight on finding it pretty much exactly as I left it - with the same great service (Serge has been voted Best Waiter in Broward County more than once) and delicious food (today's tomato basil bisque should be voted the best in Broward County).
Giorgio's is small and bustling and has that friendly, neighborhood feel that is not that easy to come by here. I sat there, waiting for my food and watching the staff rushing about but also taking time to talk and laugh - with customers and each other. Everyone seemed to be having a good time.
The only negative note were the two men at the table next to me who at one point both talked on their cell phones. But they did it in a way that I had never seen before: one in English and one in Spanish.
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Today I went to Mrs. Winston's (it's a health-food salad/soup/sandwich bar), and the girl in front of me was hovering over the eggs, and not moving. She was picking the whites out, bit by bit. She got mad when I got in front of her and excused myself so I could reach over for 2 seconds and grab what I wanted. I guess I was a little rude and probably should have waited, but I still had to walk a mile and a half to get to class after going to the gym. She was still standing there after I was already done getting the salad. People be crazy.
I've noticed here that people think they have the license to do whatever they want. People are dumb everywhere, but they make their own rules here.
Posted by: jen | June 24, 2008 4:35 PM