True, rule # 1 is never ever ask for a menu. It's as good as writing rookie across your forhead. The trick to the tomato and onions is ask for it light on the onions, heavy on the tomatoes, order steak for one less person than you have in your party and if the steak is too rare, you can cook the individual pieces more by placing them on the platter around the edges.
Pros: Food
Cons: wait for tables
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