After leaving Street Sense offices, vendor manager Greg Martin and I were on assignment with the hope of having a great lunch. We made a mad dash down G Street, towards downtown Chinatown and its myriad of restaurants, which, on first sight, are mouth-watering to the point of no return. The destination for the afternoon was across from the Verizon Center, the home of the Washington Wizards. We headed to the trademark of Legal Sea Foods – “the big golden fish,” hoping all would go well.
First under the microscope was the atmosphere. We keyed in on the details, with an eye on cleanliness. Right then we were greeted by our host for the afternoon and seated at our table. Next came the greeting of our waiter who, unaware of our mission at hand, handed us two menus and asked if we were ready to order or wished to have something to drink at that time. After some small talk, we picked up our menus, ready to decide what we wished to have for lunch. Within a few minutes, our waiter returned with two glasses – one filled with icy cold lemonade and the other with cold iced tea.
Starting the meal off with appetizers, I chose a bowl of New England clam chowder, while Greg had the spicy and crispy Montauk Calamari. By that point, we were taken by the timely service and the food presentation before our eyes. Next up came the entrees and we were presented with Legal Sea Foods’ award-winning crab cake. As far as eye could see, it looked good but, the first thing that came to mind (per Greg ) was: “where is the crab meat?” Then, I was presented with the grilled salmon, at which point I came to believe that looks could be deceiving. I do know that you grill salmon two turns per side, at two minutes per turn, but I did not want to tell the chef how to cook his salmon. That salmon would have been great for breakfast with some eggs over easy, but in the end, it all went well; after giving it a second chance, I can say we had a great and fulfilling meal!
Thanks to our donors here at Street Sense for the lunch on the town.
Carlton has been selling Street Sense for 18 months and has his own flooring business.
