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私は今日、その意味、コーヒーの余分な汁を必要とするため、いくつかの仕事に巻き込まれ、 悪いので、私は、 良いです最後の夜、 不眠症を持っていた。 残念なことに、市はこのようにJavaへの旅はすべてがあまりに長いルートを取った、 カフェインおよびワイヤレスの両方持っている私の使命陰謀を企てるように見えた...
ユニオンバー&グリル :北京が書き込まれた21世紀の歴史の場合、この場所が他の上の一方のサービスと雰囲気、快適性、品質の食品の間に大きなギャップのために特別な言及で終わる可能性があり-の種類もの "谷が低く、山は高い"です。*
I walked in, plunked down beside an acquaintance, plugged in the laptop, and, after waiting ten minutes , wondered if anyone would ever come over and take my order. My acquaintance had finished his coffee and needed a refill .
In the interest of research , we decided to wait it out. Fifteen minutes: nope. Twenty minutes: nope. I mean, there were employees present, on the other side of the restaurant– polishing glasses , having hushed discussions, gazing out the window–but it seemed as though our side was off limits. After twenty-five minutes , I decided, free refills or no free refills, it was best to move on to…
Blue Frog : Which I discovered was closed today until 5:30 PM for a special event. Fair enough. Since Double Coffee is now closed , and had spotty wireless during its last weeks anyway, I headed to…
Muse : “Hi, do you have coffee? ” I asked as I entered. “ Yes ,” said a woman I took to be a manager as she pointed toward where I might sit. “Great,” I said. Not seeing any outlets , I asked, “Is there any place I can plug in my laptop?” “ No ,” said a waittress. “Really? There isn't one plug in this whole place?” I asked. “No,” confirmed the manager. Maybe that helps why the place was empty. Anyway, I next headed to…
Le Petit Gourmand : I walked in, plunked down across from an acquintance, plugged in the laptop, and, after waiting ten minutes… wait, this sounds familiar. Except this time, the staff gave me a menu , I ordered a coffee, and a few minutes had my first sip . Even though we had to endure a visit from “ The Whistler ” — this is a guy that sometimes comes to LPG where he proceeds to whistle off-key to every song and on occasion pound the table as though it were a pair of bongo drums –I had my earphones and, more importantly, at long last a coffee…
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* People ask why I keep frequenting Union given I often write about the spotty service. It is because I like the seating, the food (especially the wings, Reuben, and eggs Benedict), the new TV screens, the free coffee and iced tea refills, and talking to Andy at the bar. I also like the employees in general–I simply wish they would take my order and bring me cutlery.