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Monday, 15 June 2009 00:00 |
I was called for jury duty at the Dallas Municipal Court downtown this morning. After waiting around for over two hours (shoulda brought something to read!), they finally picked about 15 people and sent the rest of us home. Twelve Angry Men it was not (actually, it was more like this). Needing just to grab a quick bite and break a twenty so I could pay for parking, I ducked into Metropolitan Cafe, just down Main St. from the courthouse.
The place is really narrow with a bright, sand colored interior and nice, new tables & chairs. I got the Godfather panino with potato salad and a peach ice tea. The sandwich was nicely toasted and loaded with provolone, prosciutto, capicola, salami, tomato, capers and onions on a rosemary foccacia-like bread. The potato salad was homemade and more tart than most because they add plenty o' pickle. Another huge and really sour pickle spear also came along for the ride. The tea was fine and you get free refills. All of this totalled 10 bucks, which beats the heck out of another lame ABP lunch for the same price. On my way out, I splurged on a $3.25 chocolate fullati, which appeared to be just a milkshake with milk instead of ice cream, but it was darn tasty! They apparently make their own soups and cakes, too. I also really dug the funky touches in the place, like classic celebrity mug shots and stickers for the Sarcasm Society ("like we care if you're a member!"). And props to the guy behind the counter for juggling dozens of lunch orders without missing a beat. So, the next time you're whiling away several hours waiting to find out if you'll be Juror #3 for the big four-way intersection fender bender case, don't give up hope -- there's something good waiting for you when you finally go on lunch break: four gavels.
M.A.
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