YES! The seed took root!

[pegkerr]

I had run out of frozen lunches to take to work and so had to resort to buying my lunch out. Considering (among other things) this huge car repair bill, I was most reluctant to spend the money, and so my first impulse was to stop at Subway, which offers the cheapest lunch I know near my work place, just over three bucks. But I really, really wanted a hamburger.

So I chose to go to the establishment next door, the Rainbow Rooster. This is the gay-owned restaurant I mentioned in my recent entry about a coworker's (I thought rather unfortunate) comments about how she never intended to visit it. And so it was with surprise and immense satisfaction that I saw her in there with another coworker, eating lunch.

I stopped by her table after my meal and asked her how she liked it. "Oh, very much," she said. "I had the meatloaf special, and it was really good. I couldn't even finish it."

"It was very good," chimed in the other woman with her.

"I tried it on your recommendation," went on she-who-must-not-be named. "And you were right. It's really a nice place. So big and open. We'll have to get other people to eat here, too."

I managed to restrain myself from pumping my fist in the air and giving a victory yell.

At least until I got out of the restaurant.

Comments

[kayre]

Wonderful!!!

[rysmiel.livejournal.com]

Excellent. And thank you for positing about it; it is nice to have hopeful news turning up on my friendslist for a change.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

*beam* Yay Peg!

meatloaf

[rvrjoe775.livejournal.com]

Interesting. Our waiter actually said that despite the ads boasting about the meatloaf, it was just ok and recommended we try something else. Andrew had some kind of smothered chicken breast, and I had fried chicken. The entrees were good and so were the mashed potatoes, but the coleslaw and cottage cheese were both served room temperature. Oh, and worst bleu cheese dressing ever. But overall, we had a good dining experience, good diner food in a smoke-free bar atmosphere with friendly service.

Glad your coworker was able to get over her initial response to a gay restaurant. What did she expect, gogo boys serving? Wait, that could work...

How was your meal?

Re: meatloaf

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I certainly enjoyed my hamburger. I was feeling particularly carnivorous today, and it certainly hit the spot.

Re: meatloaf

[misia.livejournal.com]

I'd make a point of visiting if there were go-go boys serving, and I live in Baltimore.

[moonwhip.livejournal.com]

This is just a delightful thing to read. Good for you! And good for them, too.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

One wonders what she had been expecting the restaurant to be like. So she finds out that gay people are pretty much like straight people; maybe this will open her mind on other issues. (One can hope.)

[rachet.livejournal.com]

Ha! That's great!!

And by the way, my watermelon sorbet was wonderful. Yum! Thanks for the tip! I rarely get to buy sorbets because most have lemon juice in them (I'm allergic to citric acid). So...this was a treat!

[vass]

That's great, Peg. Happy gardening!

[skg.livejournal.com]

Yay!! Congratulations. :)

[sylvertongue.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! So great to see walls coming down, no matter how slightly! :D

[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

This makes me so happy. I love you, Peg! Squee!!

Heh-heh-heh...

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Seduced by the food, eh? Next thing,we make over her living room!