Gone...
You never really notice the value of something until it's gone. It's like having a good friend, spending countless great times and experiences with him, and then eventually losing touch after a routine goes stale. Then one day, years later, you hear spot his obituary or something in the paper. That's how it feels like when I found out...
... that I will never be able to eat another meal at A&W restaurant in Fiesta Carnival, Cubao. Sigh.
I remember when I was just a kid; neither my brother or sister were married, and the family still went to church together Sunday morning. I remember I looked forward not necessarily to Mass, but to the certainty that we would have a hearty breakfast at A&W right after. I remember we'd drive right up and get a parking space easily every time (sign of the times). The family would get a table and order anything we'd like. The usual was I'd order a foot-long coney dog (chili-covered greatness) or the double-decker burger. Yeah, my appetite was pretty healthy even then. As a matter of course, my mom would order three orders of french fries which we would just dump in the middle of the table so we could get at them at our leisure.
After the meal, if we had room left over, we could order waffle cup sundaes. There was a special stand or section in the restaurant where you could order the things. My favorite was with fudge and plain M&Ms. After I worked my way past the ice cream, I would be left with the waffle cup shell, which by that time would be caramelized with the fudge and M&Ms... Damn that was good. We kept doing this for several years.
I don't remember just exactly when we stopped going... perhaps it was during the time that my sister started work... or something. Whatever the cause, we eventually forgot going out as a family as a routine during Sundays. And we stopped going there to A&W altogether. These days, the whole clan (my brother's and sister's families included) just have lunch together at home on weekends.
Which is just as well, since the service and the products have really gone down in quality after all these years (which is a sickness, I believe, in all fast-food franchises). There are only a few branches left. Some vanish and are replaced by other food outlets without so much as a whimper.
But this morning, when I looked at the spot where the Fiesta Carnival A&W was and saw a brand new Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, I couldn't help but think back. Oh well.
Those were damn good waffle sundaes.
You never really notice the value of something until it's gone. It's like having a good friend, spending countless great times and experiences with him, and then eventually losing touch after a routine goes stale. Then one day, years later, you hear spot his obituary or something in the paper. That's how it feels like when I found out...
... that I will never be able to eat another meal at A&W restaurant in Fiesta Carnival, Cubao. Sigh.
I remember when I was just a kid; neither my brother or sister were married, and the family still went to church together Sunday morning. I remember I looked forward not necessarily to Mass, but to the certainty that we would have a hearty breakfast at A&W right after. I remember we'd drive right up and get a parking space easily every time (sign of the times). The family would get a table and order anything we'd like. The usual was I'd order a foot-long coney dog (chili-covered greatness) or the double-decker burger. Yeah, my appetite was pretty healthy even then. As a matter of course, my mom would order three orders of french fries which we would just dump in the middle of the table so we could get at them at our leisure.
After the meal, if we had room left over, we could order waffle cup sundaes. There was a special stand or section in the restaurant where you could order the things. My favorite was with fudge and plain M&Ms. After I worked my way past the ice cream, I would be left with the waffle cup shell, which by that time would be caramelized with the fudge and M&Ms... Damn that was good. We kept doing this for several years.
I don't remember just exactly when we stopped going... perhaps it was during the time that my sister started work... or something. Whatever the cause, we eventually forgot going out as a family as a routine during Sundays. And we stopped going there to A&W altogether. These days, the whole clan (my brother's and sister's families included) just have lunch together at home on weekends.
Which is just as well, since the service and the products have really gone down in quality after all these years (which is a sickness, I believe, in all fast-food franchises). There are only a few branches left. Some vanish and are replaced by other food outlets without so much as a whimper.
But this morning, when I looked at the spot where the Fiesta Carnival A&W was and saw a brand new Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, I couldn't help but think back. Oh well.
Those were damn good waffle sundaes.
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