college_cook
Head Chef
Ah, good old corn-fed Indiana. I was a restaurant last night with my parents, and it was a more modern place than many around, and the decor and pricing reflected it. It was also not very far off from Chicago, where many more places know the right way to do something.
So since I was near a major metropolitan area instead of in the middle of the corn, I decided now would be a good time to get some fish. When the waitress took my order I asked how they cooked the salmon. She replied: "Oh we do that on the wood grill." Shocking, because I definitely read that on the menu 30 seconds before I ordered. "Let me clarify; what doneness do you cook your salmon to?" "You mean like, do we leave it rare? Oh no no no, it's WELL-done, it ain't gonna be like, raw or nothing in the middle."
I know that lots of restaurants have a policy of cooking all fish to well, and I suppose I can even understand it. But here we are, 30 miles from a huge city and in an otherwise great place, and they are shocked to hear that some fool out there wants his salmon medium, and don't he know he could get that salmonella- no thats from chickens.... don't he know know he could get that chickenella from eating under-done fish? Crazy boy must have himself a death wish.
The ordeal just made me laugh a little, and I thought I'd share. Despite being well done, the salmon was still good, btw.
So since I was near a major metropolitan area instead of in the middle of the corn, I decided now would be a good time to get some fish. When the waitress took my order I asked how they cooked the salmon. She replied: "Oh we do that on the wood grill." Shocking, because I definitely read that on the menu 30 seconds before I ordered. "Let me clarify; what doneness do you cook your salmon to?" "You mean like, do we leave it rare? Oh no no no, it's WELL-done, it ain't gonna be like, raw or nothing in the middle."
I know that lots of restaurants have a policy of cooking all fish to well, and I suppose I can even understand it. But here we are, 30 miles from a huge city and in an otherwise great place, and they are shocked to hear that some fool out there wants his salmon medium, and don't he know he could get that salmonella- no thats from chickens.... don't he know know he could get that chickenella from eating under-done fish? Crazy boy must have himself a death wish.
The ordeal just made me laugh a little, and I thought I'd share. Despite being well done, the salmon was still good, btw.