After I passed through Bob's arcade, I still had a good 45 minutes before the movie started, so I decided to try Bob's Bites Family Restaurant. I walked up to a guy who looked like the manager (Bob?) and asked for a menu. He brought me one and showed me a table. I sat down and perused what they had on offer, then asked him what was on the Bob's Club. He said, "Okay, yes, the club. And to drink?" When overseas, I've often found that it's not worth asking too many questions, so I just went with it and ordered a cold Ambo mineral water.
But despite his initial poor hearing, Bob turned out to be quite a good waiter/manager: when a young toddler started yelling, he gave her a smile and a little wave, which seemed to calm her down. He brought my Ambo out with another plate that had a few napkins and a salt shaker on it, and soon after, my sandwich. The Club was absolutely enormous--two full sandwiches cut in half--with two huge mounds of fries. After eating half of it, I surrendered. Bob came by and asked if I'd like the rest "take out". He took the sandwich over to the front counter and using tongs to carefully place them in butcher paper and then in a plastic bag. I paid my bill and walked past families sitting around big pizzas, enjoying their Sunday afternoon. I decided that Bob's Bites might be a goofy name, but it was a nice side of Ethiopia to see.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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