Hi, we just finished Todd's ceremony and he got into the national honor roll!! We want to celebrate somewhere fancy, but sensible for a middle schooler. Any ideas?
Wow, congrats! Give me a second, I'm pulling up your location right now.
Sure.
Are you guys located in the Lower Market right now?
Yes, Todd goes to Lower Market Middle School near 14th street.
Hm, I've found a few restaurants that match your tastes. Any specific food you prefer tonight?
Ooh, we were thinking Thai, Italian or Korean.
There's an Italian restaurant called Vespucci's near you, about two city blocks.
Sounds good, what type of meals do they have?
Large plate portions, pasta, pizza, chicken alfredo - Todd's favorite and seafood.
Mmm, Todd said "Let's go Mom!". I think we're gonna do Vespucci. Is there any other restaurant in the area though?
Hm, well, there's a small Chinese/Thai fusion restaurant that has kickass wings, dumplings and broccoli/noodle/rice dishes.
Wow, what's the name of that one?
Ollies, on East 23rd street, about 6 city blocks from you. I'll send some pictures of each restaurant to your phone now.
Thanks....yeah, we're checking it out and I think we're gonna go with Ollies, actually.
Great, should I start booking? How many of you are in the party?
Yes, please. There's me, Todd, his father Josh and three of Todd's friends. So six of us.
I'll try to book a booth scheduled for the next 45 minutes, then. Give me a moment.
No problem.
Alice...Alice, I'm sorry but we can't get a booking in the next 45 minutes. The next available booth is in a hour and a half, at 6:20 PM.
God. Okay, what if we wean down the number of people in the party? I could...
Are you sure? It's only an hour and a half, I could get you tickets to the Museum of Old Art that's a block away from you and book a booth for 7:25 PM. That way everyone could come.
You know what, let's do that. Can you do that for me? Go ahead.
Sure can. I'm sending the information your way right now. I just booked it.