When I host out-of-town guests, I have the worst time choosing places to take them for quick lunches. I avoid the mall for lack of options. I don’t care for Cubano for myriad reasons, notably the lack of ingredients. I’ve overdone Bizou, because in spite of its diverse menu options, the lunch menu remains mostly the same. I find Salad Creations too limiting for the company I like to keep. And I think Christian’s is a “third visit” place, because I feel badly throwing new guests in front of someone yelling, “Whaddyawant?” and subjecting them to a full clove of garlic, hidden under cheese, in a shop so crowded that their ass is literally being pressed against a family’s table.

And yet I’ll bring them to Take It Away. Everything is wrong with Take It Away the first time. But wait…
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