Hurrah for Cushy Leather!

Well I'm on the job hunt today; I can no longer survive with the lack of retail hours so I am forced to add another title along with "Inventory Control Specialist" - the long serving puffed up name I have been given at the Yorkdale Apple Store.

- Well the Annex should be a good place to start.
I have this thought for no particular reason other than the fact I need an influx of income, post haste. And no more malls.. a criteria I am not willing to compromise over any amount of poverty.

So I start out by exiting the streetcar at Bathurst station, walking west down Bloor with a smile on my face and a backpack full of resumes. What did I find? Not a lot of people are hiring that's for damn sure.. fully expected, considering the brutal state of our economy and all. I'm about to give up and skulk into the Aroma Espresso Bar when I notice that right next door is a little place called ACME Burger Company - with a hiring sign on the window? With thoughts of Road Runner and Coyote running through my head and the idea of food in my stomach I stop, wondering if I have any business working at a burger joint. Only one way to find out - not a chance I am working at a place where I can't handle the food.

An unusually peppy worker greeted me, so I return her genuine smile and check out the menu. Looks like a fairly standard burger joint upon first glance, jazzing up their menu with salads, wraps and the always noticeable milkshake.. so tempting but with only $10 in my wallet I decide to get a bigger burger and forsake this favourite drink of mine. I notice that my seating options include a comfortable booth with leather casing - definitely a good start. The place may appear similar to Harvey's (allowing you to add your own toppings from the counter) but with extra touches such as non plastic seating and a higher happy worker to surly staff ratio I could get used to this. So I maneuver myself into a booth and wait for my order: A big 6-ounce burger, pre-wrapped and pre-toothpicked for me, with an order of freshly cut fries and a Mugs rootbeer. I am able to stay within my price range, the meal ringing in at $9.88 - that being said, ACME does charge a pretty steep price for a hamburger combo. I start eating the fries, as per usual, to ensure I better savour my burger - I recommend that you follow suit unless you eat slowly.. better to end up with cold fries than a cold burger.

The fries were straight out of the oil, nearly burning my mouth but because I've been burned so many times before (due to severe eating impatience) the heat has a minor effect. I was pleased to find how easy they were to bite through - not at all overdone which is a huge pet peeve of mine. Blazing through my fries I unwrap the burger and check it out: onions, lettuce, pickles and ACME Sauce, recommended by my bubbly cashier, which apparently consists chiefly of creamy garlic sauce? Lather it on, let's give it a whirl. The sauce ended up as nothing special but the burger was great - meat that tasted like a homemade piece of beef, cooked well done with proper, fresh toppings (which is definitely not always the case with a Harvey's). Although I personally enjoy my meat medium rare, I cannot fault a cook for grilling beef well done as a rule for all customers.. the general public is far more finicky than I.

Finishing my meal I decide that I would work here, collect some cash and ditch if something better comes along. Realistically I won't be flipping burgers for the rest of my days but damn, I need some money to maintain my illustrious lifestyle.

Call me ACME!