Valentine's Day activities! Well, it was a nice enough night. There were even flowers involved.
Steph and I met up after work to eat some food and see a show. Since the theater district is right next to Chinatown, it seemed like a logical place to have some food. There's been one place that Steph has wanted to go to for a while, so that's what we did.
As we walked in, there was no sound, but all the lights were on. We walked upstairs to the restaurant. Still nothing. There was one man at the counter, who quickly beconed us in, and walked us into the main dining area. Now let me tell you the reason we Steph wanted to eat here is that she's heard it's very opulent because it's really a converted theater/auditorium. And it really is, there's trim everywhere, lots of frescoes on the ceiling, a balcony, etc. And it was empty. Completely empty. Never a good sign when you're visiting a restaurant. So we were seated directly in the middle of this place that looked liked it belonged on the set of some 30s gangster film. I counted, there were about 60 tables, seating either 4 or 8 people. So on a busy night, this place can hold 300+, instead it was just dinner for two. It most reminded me of the opening scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. We kept expecting someone with a Tommy Gun to jump out and start shooting, and I was planning an elaborate fight scene and getaway. It was really weird. I think it's pretty clear that we interrupted a huge Chinese Mafia meeting. But the food was decent, and we made it to the show on time.
My Fair Lady was fun. Musicals aren't really my thing, but Steph really loved it, so you should ask her about it.
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2 comments:
Not really germane to your post, but I kind of wonder about the new Indiana Jones movie. Right now, Temple of Doom has the reputation of being the shitty sheep of the trilogy. I'm wondering if it's going to be unseated...
And no one would burst in with a Tommy gun on a Chinese mafia meeting. Obviously, they'd just use Kung Fu.
The key to a good Indiana Jones movie, of course, is Nazis. So far, I've heard that the Nazi-content of the fourth movie is actually quite low, so I'm trying not to get my hopes up.
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