On Sunday, we did have a nice dinner to celebrate Tom's birthday. And I do really refer to him as "Big Guy" or TBG since he is very big. In a burly and manly sort of way. 6'2" and 240lbs -- he can pick up a refrigerator by himself -- pretty impressive for a guy who can also ride 75 miles on a bike in three hours!
We met up with friends at a local Vietnamese restaurant. This place is not fancy but the food is great. There were 8 of us. We joked about Tommy's birthday and had a nice meal. At the end, the owner came up to him with a sealed envelope that read "Happy Birthday." We made jokes about it being the check. But it wasn't. The owner gave him a ten dollar gift certificate!
This is one of our favorite places to eat. There used to be two locations -- one was only about three miles from our house. We used to go there every Thursday night for dinner. That location was closed down as a result of eminent domain (the government forces you to sell your land so they can build on it). The second location is on the other side of town. We don't go there as frequently, but will now make an extra effort to do so.
Good service and thoughtful consideration make real business sense. This place is not fancy and it's not expensive, but we choose it over more formal venues because the service is reliable, it's fast and the food is awesome. We rarely splurge on an expensive restaurant meal and will generally do so only with a restaurant.com certificate. That's why places like 99 Fast Food are so worthwhile -- even for special occasions like birthdays.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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tell TBG that I said happy birthday! I'm a wife of a hurly burly 6'1" 240 pound Paul Bunyan myself. We little "wifeys" have to stick together! lol
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