Saturday, March 13, 2010

Gordy at Work

I tried to avoid it, but my least favorite nickname has yet again hunted me down. They call me Gordy. I suggested others, Chim Chim, Gordo, Gord, Hans, but just as soon as you protest, they make their decision. So, I am Gordy at work.

Work is Coyote Grill & Cantina. Its a luxurious Mexican restaurant featuring a daily fish special, seafood enchiladas, tres leches cake, and a large number of various highly priced Latin American themed dishes. Personally, this is some of the best Mexican food I have eaten to date, which is no small thing for me to say.

As for job description, I am a jack of all front-of-the-restaurant-duties. This means I bus, I host, I serve, I run food, I smile real pretty and, most importantly, I rack in the tips! My managers are fairly cool people, being relaxed, but also very disciplined in the way they run the restaurant.

I don't know what I was gonna do with this post. I have just kept postponing it, but now I guess I will put down some observations, ya know, cause there is some good stuff.

The latino kid named Walter who wears Harvard and VT shirts, albeit he has never gone to college (nor probably ever will).
The salsa that just awes the senses and leaves the consumer an addict.
The Mexican dishwasher Himae who drives a new car and wears good clothes and looks like a hit man for MS13.
The fiery owner of the store that thrashes the employees whenever she gets the chance, affectionately called Tat!
The rather paltry amount of college students that partake of our services, despite the quality of the food and the close proximity to campus.
The Hobos who come in on Sundays to thank the manager Josh for volunteering at the shelter (God! They fucking reek!)
The fact that this is the busiest restaurant I have ever worked at, and its small size relative to seating.
Eat the Goddamn Seafood Enchiladas!