A New York Minute is not all it's cracked up to be

The husband and I were ready to settle in for the evening but we needed to get home first, and I needed someone to do the cooking.

The closer to home we got the less our options became for dinner so we decided to order 'take out' from New York Teriyaki, a restaurant which occupies space in a strip mall next to a grocery store just a couple of blocks from our house.

To quicken things up we divided and conquered. He ran into the store while I entered the restaurant to order. 

By the looks of the lobby ordering food was not going to be quick by any means. With the exception of people eating everyone else, or rather the masses, had congregated in front of the doors leaving no rhyme or reason as to where the end of the line was.

Some sense of organization was needed if anyone, er me, was going to advance to the counter so desperate times called for desperate measures.

 I started in with the first person standing next to me whose nose was in her phone.

Excuse me have you ordered?

She looked up, Uh no.

Then I noticed a lady holding a left over box, the kind you put your food in after you are done eating.

Excuse me, have you paid yet?

No.

Why don't you go ahead and go up to the counter so you can pay.

She gave me an odd look but hesitantly moved toward the counter anyway.

Then there was this guy who was among those standing by the door.

Have you ordered? I asked.

He replied yes so I had him step aside to another area. 

Right about that time someone else walked into the restaurant who had also placed an order.  So again, I took charge of the situation and shuffled her by the man standing in the new designated pick up area.

This was going on for quite awhile.

 People who had already ordered and was waiting, stand there.

If they were waiting to pay for their food, move up to the counter.

If you are like me and still need to order, the line forms here.

It took some doing but lobby was finally taking shape all it needed was little organization to keep people moving along.

As I was waiting for my turn someone piped up and said, 
'Well, I guess this is getting the New York experience without having to be in New York.

I couldn't help but chuckle and thought to myself, you got that right mister.