Choice of Coleslaw and/or Potato Salad
Posted at 12:51 pm on Monday, July 6, 2009, in Uncategorized, and tagged food.
Although I do enjoy french fries (but I would prefer potato wedges), I am always the one to look for the ‘choice of’ in that menu item. Without fail, if coleslaw or potato salad is offered, I’ll usually take it. But not always without consequence, and that is because there are really only two types of coleslaw (or potato salad): good and bad. There is no in-between. I am not sure why that is, but no one has yet mastered the art/design/chefery of “ok” coleslaw and potato salad. It is either very good or very bad, and in every sense, not knowing which you will get as a virgin eater at a new restaurant is very frustrating. Red potato salad, good. Yellow, mustardy potato salad, bad. Don’t overcompensate with too much mayo.
And what is with the portion? Why do french fries fill up the plate and ubiquitously spill over onto the table when the server puts the plate on the table. Why are the french fries a de facto second entrée, while the coleslaw or potato salad comes in a small little cup that rivals the volume of a Dixie cup? Where is the scale? Why isn’t my choice of coleslaw equal in value to my friend’s choice of french fries? Is cabbage really that expensive these days? And coleslaw is not simply shredded cabbage. There are other ingredients. If I wanted shredded cabbage, I’d ask for shredded cabbage. What I wanted was a side of coleslaw for my burger. What you brought me was an inferior side that makes me hate my friend and his plateful of french fries. Was that your objective?
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July 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am
hilarious….one of the best posts i’ve read in a long while. Definately true to life. I always opt for the slaw if it is available and its either hit or miss and you always wish you would have known. “man, I was brilliant for picking that coleslaw, it was really good….or why didn’t i just choose my standard fries..they are always trusty.”
July 7th, 2009 at 10:36 am
@”dont post this” – Thank you for the, um, backhanded compliment.