# I'm at a restaurant in SLC. Guess who I am sitting not ten feet away from, facing them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 16, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948 "2015-01-16T01:25:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/21 "2015-01-16T13:15:45Z")
Show him this picture. Ask, is this you? [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ed+Miliband+eats&biw=1234&bih=906&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8w65VN30M4HBUqKOgtgD&ved=0CAYQ\_AUoAQ](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ed+Miliband+eats&biw=1234&bih=906&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=8w65VN30M4HBUqKOgtgD&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/22 "2015-01-16T21:51:28Z")
Make sure you tell your waiter or waitress. [“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.”](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/post/romney-sees-need-to-be-able-to-fire-service-providers/2012/01/09/gIQAF18alP_blog.html) –Mitt Romney ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/23 "2015-01-16T22:07:50Z")
Hitler? ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/24 "2015-01-16T22:14:03Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Where’s SLC? > [@Encinitas](#): > > Salt Lake City, Utah. I was wondering this also… missed that. LA, or NYC I would like most everyone else recognize instantly. SLC, not so much. So now I am wondering what other US cities or instantly known by their initials? ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/25 "2015-01-16T22:26:17Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > A hemp dashiki, purple Crocs and a cardboard crown. A small stack of Zwiebacks and a teacup filled with warm mayonnaise. Well, now he has my vote… ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/26 "2015-01-16T22:26:47Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > A hemp dashiki, purple Crocs and a cardboard crown. A small stack of Zwiebacks and a teacup filled with warm mayonnaise. Eeeeeeeeeew! The mayonnaise is supposed to be piping hot! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/27 "2015-01-17T03:51:47Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > does he pay with cash or credit card? The tears of needy children. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/28 "2015-01-17T04:23:14Z")
> [@Tread](#): > > I was wondering this also… missed that. > LA, or NYC I would like most everyone else recognize instantly. SLC, not so much. > > So now I am wondering what other US cities or instantly known by their initials? Atlanta is often called as “The ATL”, which is our airport’s destination code. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/29 "2015-01-17T19:36:01Z")
Jacksonville, FL is referred to as JAX by locals and ex-locals. It’s the city’s airport code as well. (I couldn’t come up with a better comment about Mittens than gigi’s “the tears of needy children”.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/30 "2015-01-17T21:27:24Z")
SF for San Francisco is a plausible candidate. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/31 "2015-01-18T04:41:11Z")
DFW, KC and NOLA are kind of semi-common. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/32 "2015-01-18T04:53:08Z")
> [@Tread](#): > > I was wondering this also… missed that. > LA, or NYC I would like most everyone else recognize instantly. SLC, not so much. > > So now I am wondering what other US cities or instantly known by their initials? DC springs to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/33 "2015-01-18T04:56:40Z")
> [@Tread](#): > > So now I am wondering what other US cities or instantly known by their initials? Perhaps SF: San Francisco? Maybe that’s a local thing. ETA: oh I see **LSLGuy** already had that. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/34 "2015-01-18T05:07:56Z")
OKC - Oklahoma City LV - Vegas ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/35 "2015-01-18T06:10:24Z")
3 of the worst restaurants I’ve ever eaten at were in Salt Lake City. Apropos of nothing. Strangely, the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had was in New Mexico. The best being in Kansas of all places. 😕 Carry on Kicking Mitt. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/36 "2015-01-18T06:27:39Z")
_Willard_ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/37 "2015-01-18T06:36:21Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > 3 of the worst restaurants I’ve ever eaten at were in Salt Lake City. Apropos of nothing. > > Strangely, the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had was in New Mexico. The best being in Kansas of all places. 😕 > > Carry on Kicking Mitt. Hey, Kansas, especially in the early 20th century, had a lot of folks come up from Mexico. Here in Topeka a lot of them worked for the Santa Fe railroad. There is an annual Fiesta Mexicana, to support the Our Lady of Guadalupe parish school, that this year will be held for the 82nd year. The following is a link to last year’s events. > **[olg-parish.org](http://www.olg-parish.org/fiesta/)** > > Receive Church Donations Online,Online Church Giving Options,Church Website The food is great, it really is. And if you Google "Mexican fiesta Kansas you’ll get a lot of hits. Hutchinson, Kansas has the Anchor Inn, with really good Mexican food, if you ever pass through there. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/38 "2015-01-18T07:49:41Z")
It was in fact **Topeka, Kansas** where I had the best fajitas and guacamole I’ve ever not made myself. So, good on ya! ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/39 "2015-01-18T15:21:45Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Did you shout “please run!” > Jon Stuart needs the material. And I want to get another shot at figuring out his taxes. Please, proceed, governor! ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948/40 "2015-01-19T01:51:07Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It was in fact **Topeka, Kansas** where I had the best fajitas and guacamole I’ve ever not made myself. You didn’t order fajitas in New Mexico, by any chance, did you? If so, that would explain your disappointment. New Mexico isn’t the place for Tex-Mex, or even really authentic Mexican; it has its own cuisine. You’re better off with a carne adovada burrito, or stuffed sopapilla, or green chile stew, etc. Of course, there are restaurants that do these things better than others. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-a-restaurant-in-slc-guess-who-i-am-sitting-not-ten-feet-away-from-facing-them/709948.md?page=3)