Monday, September 14, 2009

Reason Number 128 Why I love Newburyport

On the way back from a wake in Revere, we hit the new Sonic hamburger stand in Saugus on Route 1. What a nightmare. If Hell were to franchise, Sonic would be it.

The food was mediocre, pure and simple. But the layout out the place was confounding. You actually have to use difference entrances for eat-in and drive thrus, and the entrance to the former is on a street that run parallel to Route 1.

Anyway, it made us pine for Haley's, our one-of-a-kind hamburger/ice cream joint. No formulaic menus and cookie cutter decor hammered out by some Madison Avenue geek with a cheese gun for me, thanks. Give me the real deal.

6 comments:

The Day said...

"On the way back from a wake in Revere, we hit the new Sonic hamburger stand in Saugus on Route 1. What a nightmare. If Hell were to franchise, Sonic would be it."

And what better place for Hell to franchise than in Revere!

Tom Salemi said...

Clever Tom, but we were in Saugus.

Surprised?

Bubba said...

The Sonic is in Peabody.

Tom Salemi said...

That's right Bubba, thanks.

Anonymous said...

Revere, Saugus. What's the difference?

Tom Salemi said...

You kidding me? Growing up in Revere, I thought Saugus was full of rich folks.

All those blue-bloods with their single family homes and yards, just who the hell do they think they are, anyway.

And Peabody? Fugedaboutit.

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