pre-Comensoli's

I spent a lot of time thinking about where to go for my restaurant critique and have changed my mind multiple times. I finally settled on Comensoli’s, an Italian restuarant on West Main. I decided to take advantage of the critique to try a food I had never had before. So I looked at menus online for a handful of restaurants trying to find a new exciting dish. I’ve decided to go with a pasta dish with shrimp and ocean clams. I’ve never tasted shrimp or clams before. Part of me is excited to try it and another part of me is worried. I hope I don’t taste it and hate it. I’m worried if I don’t like it then I’ll have a tough time writing a review about it. I am very excited to try Comensoli’s though. It’s such a short walk from campus and I’ve always wondered what the inside of the little building was like when I drive by it on my way to campus. Plus my girlfriend is a big fan of Italian food and we’ve been talking about going there for awhile. I don’t really know what to expect when I arrive at the restaurant. I’ve never put this much thought into going out to eat. It’s usually just pick a place and go, but now I’m thinking about what the chairs will be like, what the wait staff will be like and what decorations will be hanging on the wall. This is going to be a dining experience unlike any I’ve had in my life. I just hope that in a rush to take as many notes as I can that I do not neglect the food and give it my full attention when it is on the table in front of me. I’m planning to take as many notes as I can about the environment while I’m waiting for my food and then put my notebook down and not write until after I finish my meal. I feel like I’m going to write an unnecessary amount of notes in fear of forgetting or missing something. It’s kind of weird to have fears about going out to eat, but there are a lot of things on my mind about this meal. Most importantly though, I’m just excited to try a new food. This class has made me want to stretch my food boundaries and this assignment is the perfect opportunity to do it. If people can eat cobra’s heart and rats, I figure it’s about time I tasted shrimp.