Nick's is infamous. It's been there for 80 years, just outside the gates to IU. Any living person that's ever been an IU student has probably been there. I know this in part because I often meet former IU students when I travel. They always ask if Nick's is still there...
So, expectations were high for me and my sons. We were ordered to stay downstairs since they are under 21. The ordered sodas arrived in what appeared to be jelly glasses. Cute. We ordered an appetizer -- Sink the Biz fries. The seasoned fries arrived in a small bucket with a plastic cup of dipping sauce (something mayo-ish). After eating many of the fries, Leo said, "I'm not really sure if I like these." Well, kiddo, you certainly put a dent in them!
I ordered a half strom and the boys had whole ones. Just as the food arrived, a young lady started taking a bunch of pictures. I told the person who delivered the food that someone was taking our picture. She then introduced herself as being from the Indiana Daily Student, said Nick's had recently won an award (Best Place to Take Your Parents), and she was getting pix for the article. She took our names, asked Art if he was a student, ("Yeah... at South"), and she left the restaurant. So, maybe we'll be in the paper! Although, if it was me, I'd find an IU student taking their parents to dinner, not a mom taking her young sons. Art was quite pleased to be mistaken for a college student... by a young lady... again... He's a freshman in high school. Giggle.
We were all disappointed in the taste of the stroms. There was a lot (a LOT) of meat, but very little sauce or cheese. Trying to add a bit of flavor, Leo put some seasoned fries on his. I sure am glad I only ordered a half -- they were huge! The boys each took half of theirs home (along with some fries) to have for dinner the following day. They plan to pop open a jar of spaghetti sauce and douse them first. I think they'll be much better that way.
As we were leaving, an Occupy Bloomington protestor was chasing after cars with a "Honk if you support the first amendment" sign. Someone drove past without honking and he actually ran after the car yelling "HONK! HONK!" The car honked. Leo has his driver's permit, so he purposely drove past the guy on our way home. "I just wanted to honk." I told him that, in exercising my first amendment rights, I thought about yelling at the guy, "Go take a bath and get a job!" But I thought he might hurt my BMW :-(
I don't think we'll be back to Nick's... Is it merely famous for being famous?
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