Had an amusing experience at a new Mexican restaurant this weekend. I went out to eat with three of my friends. This was a non-traditional Mexican place, very fancy with a beautiful, spacious patio.
The menu detailed fancier entrees like burritos and tacos containing shrimp/scallops/steak or chicken/pork/shrimp or salmon/steak in combination. The photos beside each entree were beautiful, but the entrees looked HUGE.
On the last page at the very bottom there was a small box with more traditional Mexican fare. It was entitled “build your own combo” and said you could mix and match 3 mini tacos, mini burritos, enchiladas, or tamales, and the combo included rice and beans. When it was my turn to order I requested a “build your own combo” with a mini taco, mini burrito, and tamale. The server didn’t understand me, and seemed quite puzzled, and she seemed to speak only a little English. So I turned to the page in the menu and pointed to the “build your own” mini burrito, etc. section.
She told me they didn’t have any more tamales, so I said, “That’s ok, just two mini burritos and a mini taco then”
She said loudly, “You want TWO burritos??”
I pointed again to the build your own mini combo, and she wrote on her pad and walked away.
When she brought the food out she placed two large platters in front of me, each had a giant sized burrito accompanied with rice, beans, and a small salad. Piled on to one of the burrito platters was a taco. There was a side plate with sour cream, salsa, and shredded lettuce.
She had misunderstood me and thought I had ordered two burrito platters and a taco.
I took 2/3 of that meal home in a box.
