My birthday is a few days from now but a birthday celebration with, well, people in it could have only been possible about today. Before that my choice of place to eat was questioned, why CoCo Ichibanya of all places? What the heck can we even order there, and why is it only curry? I insisted on curry and a nice cake, simple if not cheap.
After some expected delay we arrive at the mall; the other family members haven't arrived yet. Let's check on our options for cake. Here's a Mary Grace, they make nice cheesecake, let's try that. Oh, cheesecake's out. Guess we'll go for the chocolate mousse then, we'll come back for that later though I'll check some other bakers- wait, I'm not supposed to say that?
We meet up with the rest of the birthday party contingent and head to the curry place. Most of the diners are eating in groups, but the place couldn't fit nine people. We had to wait for a group to leave and even then an extra table and extra seats were brought. Everyone seated, we peruse the menu. How often do we dine at these sorts of places? Let me give you an idea: there was trouble deciding what curry to order. The way curry is locally done is way different from the Japanese stuff, and the menu including rice and spice options didn't help with the confusion, but we finally got something we liked: pork cutlet curry of differing rice amounts and spiciness.
With the orders complete, let's check in on that cake- someone already got it? Now what? We'll just get that other cake then sure, we'll find a way to light the candle on our way back. As soon as the cake comes out of hiding the manager has to butt in about corkage. God forbid we eat something else in these hallowed curry grounds. This busybodying has soured things a bit that we managed to joke about having to pay to do things in there that aren't eating and complaining about it on the review form.
There isn't anything worth noting after that, but as of typing this my legs are sore from walking through three malls, again.
