Cousin's Subs

Why can’t a single fast food establishment offer ONE – any – caffeine-free soft drink without sugar? Surely I am not the only person who would order that. It is the non-alcoholic drink of choice of most of my friends, all of whom eat in restaurants regularly. Cousin’s had an entire glass-doored refrigerator filled with sodas and teas and water. They had 8 more soft drinks on tap. None were caffeine-and sugar-free. I begrudgingly paid $1.19 for a small bottle of water.

Cousin’s is another brightly-lit, spanking clean establishment, though someone could scour the bathroom faucet just once in a while. Brookfield has hard water, I know, but a bit of cleanser on a regular basis would do the trick. (You don’t think I’m getting a bit testy about this eating-in-restaurants-every-night thing, do you? I can tell you I am pining for a fried egg and for some good, steamed, fresh vegetables and for a roasted, free-range chicken and for homemade bread and homemade jam. I’ve even taken to reading recipes again... Soon this will be over and you’ll be on your own to try out the restaurants in your neighborhood.)

I ordered Cousin’s hot Chicken Cheddar Deluxe Sub ($4.49) on a whole wheat roll with fat free mayo – a thoughtful offering. Thank you, Cousin’s. It was very good and a filling meal. The bacon really "made" it. The Man, who was again luxuriating in the price of dinner here, ordered an Italian Special sub meal that comes with chips and a medium drink for $6.48. And, of course, The Man With The Clear Conscience Who Can Sleep Propped Up In Any Corner At Any Hour contentedly drank caffeinated Diet Coke (though he prefers Pepsi).

A sign in the shop noted that customers’ food would be delivered to their table within five minutes. So I timed it. We put our order in at 6:10 PM on Monday evening. Our food was brought to our table at 6:14. That’s amazing. We were back home in less than a half hour. The Man with wiring on his schedule didn’t have a complaint tonight.

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