Sunday, October 31, 2004

dogs, health ratings, seperate checks

So after playing beach volleyball yesterday, we go out to eat. As we're sitting outside, enjoying our meal, a car alarm goes off. Everyone sitting on the patio turns and looks, and lo and behold, there is a dog in the car. Sucks to be him. Actually, sucks to be anybody on the patio, because the dog set off the alarm twice. The owner will probably never know.

California is the only state that I am aware of that has the health ratings for restaurants. Basically, every restaurant or place that serves food/drinks has to post a sign that has a rating, A down to D or F? A being the best. Funny thing is, ever since I started noticing them (probably like 5 years ago) I have never once heard anyone say "Let's not go eat there because they are rated C". If anything, all I hear is that Asian restaurants with lower ratings have better tasting food. I'm so glad the rating system works as it was intended. If Amir lived here, I bet he would only go to places that had A's.

The other things I've noticed is that not once has any restaurant in California given us seperate checks. Maybe that's just not done here? Maybe it's cuz I don't have very many college age friends here? I dunno.

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