Dining Out Blog #4

December 10, 2010

Christine McGeorge

 

On December 3, 2010, my mother and I decided to try out Mrs. Plews recommendation of "500⁰", a quick service restaurant, after the tour of the "Sofitel". The meal I had was called the 'The 500' which was really just a classic cheeseburger with tomato, lettuce and onion and a side of "truffle" fries and I figured I may as well top it off with a black-and-white milkshake. Everything I ordered was quite good however I did find it a bit greasier than I would have cared for it to be. The cheeseburger (The 500) tasted like a bar-b-q burger one would make at home on the grill. The truffle fries had the kind of salt you'd usually find on a soft pretzel and they tasted like they were made fresh to order. The black-and-white milkshake was perhaps my favorite part of my meal because I don't order milkshakes that often and when I do my taste buds are usually very grateful for my consideration. The style of service was cafeteria mixed with American and my meal individually cost $12.50 minus the tax but when it was added to my mother's burger and fries it cost $23.22 with tax. The service was efficient and fairly quick, at least for everything but my milkshake anyway. The host/server who took my mother and mine's order was named Adrian and I think he needed a little work on his facial expression when serving customers because he looked as if he had too much stuff on his mind. Other than the preoccupied looking host/server and the greasiness of the food and the slightly higher cost than I was expecting I would definitely go back for another meal there.