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| Derrick Harper ����������� | |||||||||||||
| May 30, 2002 | |||||||||||||
| English 111 | |||||||||||||
| Darryl's Marvels Customers as They Eat | |||||||||||||
| ����������� Do you like to eat out at restaurants?� Do you like good food?� What about prompt service?� Obviously, to the average customer these are rhetorical questions.� However, at most restaurants you do not find this combination.�� Most restaurants usually lack in one of these areas or two.� Well, let me let you in on a little secret.� Darryl's is one of the few restaurants that give you great service, good food, and an excellent dining experience.� These attributes in a restaurant are hard to come by nowadays.� Darryl's provides an old setting; however, it is still classy enough to have dinner with a date.� The food there is absolutely delicious.� The service is outstanding also.� We will take a look at Darryl's in these three aspects, and also take a look at another similar restaurants. | |||||||||||||
| ����������� The thing that sets Darryl's apart from most other restaurants in this area is that, it has one of the most unique settings.� When you step inside Darryl's, you feel as if you were in the bottom of a ship that was built in the early 1800's.� On the inside of the restaurant there is aged wood.� It is dark and it gives you the feeling you just stepped back into the 1800's. There are bars that separate people eating on the right.� On the left is an attractive bar that is equipped with televisions so patrons can watch the game.� If the bottom is full, then you can make your way upstairs.� Upstairs is just as cinematic as downstairs.� There are bars that separate patrons.� If you get a booth by the bars you can look down on other people eating below. A change in the multi-level interior, however, might be in order (Mullekom). If you are the romantic type, no need to worry because for you they have sections upstairs that are in the corner, and they are great for couples to go and have a peaceful dinner.� | |||||||||||||
| ����������� Walking into Darryl's, I not only took a liking to what I saw, but I was astonished by the delightful smell that filled my nostrils like a warm summer breeze coming off of a freshly picked bushel of strawberries.� The food there was alluring.� When I engaged in the chicken sampler, I was engulfed in happiness as I sucked my fingers like a newborn child.� My date on the other hand, ordered a grilled chicken that came with mashed potatoes and a side of her choice.� She found it hard to keep her hands off of my plate because she saw how much I enjoyed my food.� Maybe it could have been because she wanted to get closer to me. In fact, with the amount of food that she received she could not consume all of it, so she had to take it home.� The after dinner treat was my favorite.� The cheesecake there is the absolute richest.� When it got into my mouth I began to weep because of the flavor that consumed my taste buds. There are many more delicious morsels on the menu like ribs, all types of chicken, and steak.� There is too much to try with so little stomach space. | |||||||||||||
| ����������� The food was great, and the mood is set; however, there is something that I failed to mention. When we got up to our seats, we sat down and began to talk. Not a moment later the waiter came and asked us what we wanted to drink. He introduced himself very politely and told us he would be our waiter.� Darryl's is so convenient because the drink machines were right behind us, so, after we ordered our drinks, one minute later we had them.� A few moments later we were ready to order.� After we ordered, the food got to us in the half hour.� We were so pleased at how the waiter treated us we gave him a ten dollar tip.� Three things combined will give you the knockout experience and you will be coming back for more. | |||||||||||||
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| WORKS CITED | |||||||||||||
| Mullekom, Kathy Van. "Darryl's Still Reliable Source Of American Fare." Daily Press 7 sept. 2001<http://hrticket.com/top/1,1419,N-hrticket-home-X!ArticleDetail-8095,00.html>. | |||||||||||||