No, I have not undergone an evangelical conversion. But I did eat lunch at the biggest, creepiest bastion of televangelism in Houston. Perhaps lesser known than Joel Osteen's carnival extravaganza, Second Baptist is the original megachurch. I couldn't even guess what the square footage of this place is, but it's about eight stories high and boasts a school, sanctuary, gym, restaurant, bookstore, and g-d knows what else.
Jane's Grill is a cafeteria on the second floor with seating for maybe one hundred and a nice terrace. Their menu is not very creative, but is cheap and not too bad. Today, I had an herbed sub ($5.99) with chicken, weird seasoned mayo, and some processed white cheese slices. It was rather greasy, and the mayo tasted like generic jarred crap mixed with chopped herbs and maybe a little food coloring, but it wasn't awful. Plus, it came with TATER-TOTS!!!!! Oh, the fourth-grade cafeteria nostalgia. I'm pretty sure they were frozen and then reconstituted in the deep fryer, as they were crispy and mushy and absurdly greasy all at the same time. Not too bad. The locally-made flavored iced tea is a plus, too.
No comments:
Post a Comment