jmcquown wrote:
>
> I was pretty surprised at the lack of soups in even the places where, when I
> and a guest walked in, we were pretty much the only white faces amongst the
> other diners. But maybe they can order off a different menu! Don't scoff,
> in another post (I forget which one) someone went to an Asian restaurant and
> asked what they have that isn't on the menu. Never occurred to me to do
> that.
>
I often ask about things that are not on the menu. In all different
kinds of restaurants. Is that unusual?

On a few occasions I have arrived at a restaurant with such a strong
hankering for a particular dish that I've asked for it even though it
was not on the menu. I don't do that for dishes that take a lot of
time to cook, though, as they won't have prepped them. A local
restaurant we used to frequent once took a popular dish off the menu.
I asked why, and they said the cooks were bored with it. The next time
we went in I asked for it anyway, and got it. The waiter said the
staff sometimes got it, too, at the end of the night. -aem