Looking for a Caesar Salad

Recently, after about nine hours of traveling by auto, then by plane and finally again by auto from Cancun, Marlene and I arrived home in Long Beach.

Both of us were tired but in good spirits. However, Marlene was also hungry. She knew exactly what she wanted—a Caesar salad.

I suggested Anna’s Joint, which is a few blocks from our house. Marlene checked Anna’s website and it appeared to be open. We walked to Anna’s Joint. It was a few minutes past 10 p.m. and Anna’s had just closed.

But the quest for the salad did not end. Marlene decided to take a Lyft to Von’s and we did. When we arrived, Marlene hurried to the front door. It was locked and closed. Our quest for the elusive salad continued and Marlene was determined to get her salad.

Marlene asked the driver to take us back to Pine Avenue. The driver obliged. We drove down Pine but we couldn’t find anything open that would have the salad she desired on a Sunday night. We were in a quandary. The driver turned on Broadway toward Long Beach Blvd. Then the driver suggested Denny’s, which is open 24 hours. We thanked the Lyft driver and walked into the restaurant.

At Denny’s we were seated with a menu. The menu showed no Caesar Salad. Marlene turned her head toward the metal condiment tray and sees a glossy ad for Caesar Salad and yells, “Caesar Salad.” Eureka!

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