Okay, I get it. Calamari never has rice in it. But you should have seen the look on Jeff the Pianist's face when the server broke the news.
It was a Sunday night and we were in the mood for a late dinner after some good times bowling. We made our way into Irvine's Lazy Dog Cafe and ordered a few items from their happy hour menu. Jeff said, "I'll have the calamari." The words that followed from the waitress's mouth seemed to have moved mountains...
"Would you like that with white or brown rice?"
If there was a vinyl record, it would have screeched. Jeff's world came tumbling to the ground. That look on his face, that expression... I can only say that he looked like a white Republican on November 6th, 2012. And even that doesn't justifiably describe the shock in his demeanor.
Jeff was calm and asked as kindly as possible, "
Flatbread was ordered.
