Free heart

As soon as Luo Siyu and Yang Manqing, who came late, took their seats, Zhou Lin discovered an interesting phenomenon.The "North" seafood restaurant with a delicate and small storefront and a strong modern urban flavor is actually very similar to the "Fly" restaurants in some big cities in China in some respects.Of course, the whole restaurant gives people a neat, clean, natural and simple feeling.And, it has the feel of a typical American East Coast modern restaurant.Not only are there no flies and mosquitoes, but even the phenomenon of "dirty, messy and poor", which is common in some small private restaurants in China, is almost gone.

In less than 15 minutes, some crowded restaurants were almost full of foreign men and women of different skin colors, speaking English and Spanish with different accents.Even so, there were still several anxious male and female diners standing outside the restaurant, because there were no vacant seats for them to eat.

Zhou Lin turned around and looked at the floor-to-ceiling glass window behind the store, which occupied 2/3 of the storefront, and a brilliant trick suddenly appeared in her mind: I can suggest that the restaurant owner put a few plastic seats outside the restaurant door, so as to maximize the Keep diners to eat in our store as much as possible.Put some fruit slices filled with melon seeds and toothpicks so that these diners will not wait outside the door for empty seats, and come in to eat when there are vacant seats in the restaurant.

But after a few seconds, she changed her mind, this is the center of New York City, USA, if the restaurant owner dared to act like domestic restaurants, the New York police would have already arrested the owner and charged him with the district attorney. counts, one of which is unlawful occupation of sidewalks.Thinking of this, Zhou Lin couldn't help laughing at herself.

From this point of view, the menu in hand is made according to the daily changes of seafood varieties on the eastern and western coasts of the United States.Seasonal seafood products, some of which are delivered on the same day, have indeed attracted many diners who love seafood.But one thing she is sure of is that one of the most important reasons why the restaurant is full of seats and crowded with people is probably the restaurant's popular dining prices.

"Xiao Xiao, it's better for you to order. How can I, a layman who just came from China, know which seafood dishes here are delicious and which ones are not?" Zhou Lin smiled at Luo Si who was sitting opposite After Yu and the two nodded, they quietly talked to Xiao Xiaoxiao.

"Okay. If there is something that makes you dissatisfied, you can say it now." Xiaoxiao glanced at the menu and put it on the table.

"why?"

"Because I'm worried that you won't be used to the popular taste here."

"how come?"

"You'll find out later."

Shen Xiaoxiao beckoned for a middle-aged Caucasian waitress, and first ordered 6 fresh oysters + 1 glass of beer for each person, and the price was $12.Then, under the unanimous suggestion of Luo Siyu, she ordered steamed mussels in beer, crab cakes, squid salad, and the special scallops of the day, these are the most popular main dishes in the restaurant.

A few minutes later, when the signature dish was brought to the table, Zhou Lin was immediately impressed by the plate in front of her called "Happy Hour". A small metal cup for dipping sauce, each oyster is cut in half and placed on the edge of the plate, and the seafood with two teeth of fresh lemon attracts attention.

Later, she felt that the 12 1/2 oyster shells with meat on the edge of the plate looked like they had just been fished from the North Atlantic Ocean near the east coast. The waiter probably just sloppy before serving them. Clean out the mud and dirt inside.

Zhou Lin glanced at Xiao Xiao beside her, then at the two Chinese girls who were eager to eat, and asked her in a low voice, "Is this oyster cooked or raw?"

Xiaoxiao held an oyster shell with meat, and took a look at the oyster meat in the shell.You don’t even need to dip your head up to suck it into your mouth. While chewing carefully, you nodded your head and said to yourself, “Well, it’s not bad.”

When he finished eating and swallowed it into his stomach, he turned to Zhou Lin with a smile and asked, "Do you think it is cooked or raw?"

"I feel like it's raw, 100% raw."

"Of course. There is only one way to eat oysters, and that is to eat them raw! Zhou Lin, did Shen Ying take you to a western restaurant for dinner?"

"I've been, but when I see raw food, I'm a little...difficult, really."

While the two were still talking, Luo Siyu and Yang Manqing who were sitting across from each other had already eliminated 6 1/2 oyster shells with meat.Luo Siyu picked up the beer glass, looked at the two and said in Chinese: "Hey, sisters, let's celebrate."

After finishing speaking, he immediately said to Yang Manqing in English: "Hey, bitch, quickly raise the glass."

Yang Manqing frowned and glanced at her, then smiled and raised his cup to the little novel: "Honey, let's have a drink."

Xiao Xiao touched Zhou Lin with her elbow, signaling her to raise her glass quickly, and Zhou Lin quickly raised the beer glass beside her.When the four Chinese girls who spoke different languages ​​were about to clink glasses, Xiao Xiao suddenly said in Chinese: "Wait, what are we celebrating for? Please, it must be for one goal, right?"

Yang Manqing's lips turned too fast, and she rushed to speak English in front of Luo Siyu: "Honey, for the smooth progress of our International Topless Festival on August 8th!"

Luo Siyu gave her a sideways look, and also spoke to Xiao Xiaoxiao in English: "Sweetheart, for our friendship! Uh, no matter what!"

Zhou Lin blinked and looked at the two "banana" Chinese girls, swallowed her saliva and said in fluent English: "For... this fate, thank you everyone!"

After the four people clinked glasses, the little lips moved slightly, and whispered to her in Chinese: "That's very well said. Did you just think about how to say the word 'Yuan Yuan'?"

Yang Manqing snorted softly, and said to Xiao Xiaoxiao in Spanish: "Honey, she's just a friend of yours, a sullen international slut who is about to marry your brother."

Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head slightly, and replied in American English with a New York accent: "Okay, I know what you want to say. Is this 'Happy Hour' enough? If not, I can order two more .”

Of course Shen Xiaoxiao could understand the Spanish spoken by the other party, but in order to take care of Luo Siyu's emotions, she had to answer in English.When Luo Siyu heard it, she was so excited that she shouted in English: "It's great! If I have two more servings, I can eat them all."

Naturally, Zhou Lin didn't quite understand the content of the English chats of these three people with regional accents, so she whispered to the little novel: "Hey, you talk to your friends, I'll try this taste, I see you seem to be very delicious Like."

Xiao Xiao said in Chinese again: "I'm sorry, Zhou Lin. Before eating, you can try to pour some dipping sauce and squeeze a little lemon juice on the oyster meat. Most Chinese people in China call oysters raw oysters and like to eat them raw. , most of them use this method.”