A few quotable quotes from all of the Lunch in the Gump reviewers...
On the lingering aroma of Hamburger King:
“Here's the thing about the smell. I’ve washed my hands twice and I can still smell it. It permeates my office. I think I could boil my tie right now and make Hamburger King Soup, and that it would be good soup.”
On the seafood gumbo at Montgomery Brewing Company:
“I didn't find a shrimp in there, but then again I didn't look real hard for one.”
On the waitress at the Wagon Wheel:
“She had me at ‘How ‘bout I bring y'all a basket of cornbread and rolls to work on 'til the rest of your friends get here?’"
On the lack of VIP treatment at the Wagon Wheel:
“The owner apparently was not told of our presence or he surely would have greeted us, advised us of the appropriate menu items to order and then comped the meal.”
On the overpriced gruel at the Renaissance:
“I almost called "dine & dash" on that one.”
On the ambience of Sundown East:
“If you like the infield at Talladega, you should fit right in.”
On the waitress at Sundown East:
“You wouldn't take her home to your mama... but then again she probably wouldn't take you home to hers.”
On the “vegetable plate” at Derk’s Filet & Vine:
“By the time my plate is piled with mac & cheese and fried okra, the theory behind the vegetable plate is shot.”
On Dreamland:
“I am glad it is open on Mondays and is close to my work-release location.”
On the lingering aroma of Hamburger King:
“Here's the thing about the smell. I’ve washed my hands twice and I can still smell it. It permeates my office. I think I could boil my tie right now and make Hamburger King Soup, and that it would be good soup.”
On the seafood gumbo at Montgomery Brewing Company:
“I didn't find a shrimp in there, but then again I didn't look real hard for one.”
On the waitress at the Wagon Wheel:
“She had me at ‘How ‘bout I bring y'all a basket of cornbread and rolls to work on 'til the rest of your friends get here?’"
On the lack of VIP treatment at the Wagon Wheel:
“The owner apparently was not told of our presence or he surely would have greeted us, advised us of the appropriate menu items to order and then comped the meal.”
On the overpriced gruel at the Renaissance:
“I almost called "dine & dash" on that one.”
On the ambience of Sundown East:
“If you like the infield at Talladega, you should fit right in.”
On the waitress at Sundown East:
“You wouldn't take her home to your mama... but then again she probably wouldn't take you home to hers.”
On the “vegetable plate” at Derk’s Filet & Vine:
“By the time my plate is piled with mac & cheese and fried okra, the theory behind the vegetable plate is shot.”
On Dreamland:
“I am glad it is open on Mondays and is close to my work-release location.”
Punch line of Auburn joke told by Corsino’s waiter:
“Officer, I’m just trying to help this goat get over this fence!”
On the Italian sub at Scott Street Grocery & Deli:
“The resulting prize was approximately the size of a nerf football.”
Also: “It weighed in at a whopping 24 ounces (I actually weighed it).”
On the service at Bandana’s:
“The server was friendly and sufficiently attentive (but not in a creepy-please-stop-invading-my-personal-space way).”
From a less-than-glowing review of Peyton’s Place:
“I’ve already forgotten how to get there.”
On why it is hard to eat a Deluxe Cheeseburger from Hamburger King:
“The structure can’t support its own weight. It is a gastronomic wonder, but an engineering catastrophe. And it's slippery.”
“Officer, I’m just trying to help this goat get over this fence!”
On the Italian sub at Scott Street Grocery & Deli:
“The resulting prize was approximately the size of a nerf football.”
Also: “It weighed in at a whopping 24 ounces (I actually weighed it).”
On the service at Bandana’s:
“The server was friendly and sufficiently attentive (but not in a creepy-please-stop-invading-my-personal-space way).”
From a less-than-glowing review of Peyton’s Place:
“I’ve already forgotten how to get there.”
On why it is hard to eat a Deluxe Cheeseburger from Hamburger King:
“The structure can’t support its own weight. It is a gastronomic wonder, but an engineering catastrophe. And it's slippery.”
