Since moving to the city again, I have had a wider variety of restaurants to choose from. Which has been a great joy.

Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian, German, Bakeries, Specialties, you name it. And ever single restaurant I have been to the service has been great. I am amazed at the service staff. They always have a smile, they’re quick to your table and they actually pay attention to you. It’s a nice change.

Mind you, not everything is perfect. For some reason, getting the food to the table seems to take a bit longer than what I am used to. I find the service is quick and the food is slow.

I am not to sure why this is. One theory that I have is the fact that a lot of the foods we are having are prepared fresh. Case in point; I went to a deli (a real one, not the one at Albertson’s or Walmart) and ordered myself a tasty sounding sandwich. I expected to get it pretty darn quick. Instead, I ended up waiting almost a good 15-20 minutes for this Goliath.

Granted this sandwich contained Genoa and hard salami, capicola, ham, provolane, parmesan cheeses, tomato, onion, lettuce and classic Italian dressing on fresh baked bread. It was piled so high with meat, cheese and veg that even I, with my big mouth had a hard time getting my teeth around it. It was all cut fresh, right from the deli; meats, cheeses and I even watched them cut up the veg and all. I am surprised I didn’t see them kneading the dough and mixing the vinegar for the dressing!

I’m slowly learning that fast food here is simply that. Fast food from chain restaurants. But when you go to the local places to get a meal it will be made fresh there. And some things are just worth waiting for.