not with all beer and wine though. it was the caffeine that put me over the top. we ended going to the Hops Restaurant for some steak. you know how you get in the mood (w/ the exception of Lowa and Denny)for a huge hunk o' meat every now and then...
food was good, but not great. we shared a lettuce cup (similar to lettuce wraps at Chinese restaurants) appetizer and had the Jamaican steak and the small prime rib - now smoked, resulting in a salty, smoky piece of meat...but not much meat flavor. service was great though; that usually makes up for okay food.
afterwards, we headed out to the car and breathed a big sigh of relief. see, the Hops in Cherry Creek only has about 20 spaces. often, you'll have to look for a spot on the street or park in a couple adjacent bank lots. unfortunately, people take the easy way out and find a space in the empty lot just on the other side of Hops' 'official' parking lot. well, there are signs posted all over this lot that it is permit parking only. thing is, even at 8PM, whoever (Burger King?) owns the lot, enforces that policy. anyway, there are a couple guys who lurk in a dark SUV, waiting for unsuspecting people to park in that lot or Burger King's, before they swoop down upon the car and boot it. i think it's $40 or $50 to get it off. that's a freakin' expensive Whopper...
this has been an ongoing dilemma with some business owners and people who just want a parking space. i know that across 1st Ave., Safeway makes a pretty penny with their privately contracted booters. i understand if people are taking up spaces during the day, but COME ON, what harm is it if you 'borrow' a space for a couple hours...just because you want to eat dinner? it's not like your car is gonna be there in the morning. yeah, ticket/boot any person who leaves a car in a permit space past 6 a.m.
it's such a mess. there's more...but it would just make for a reaallyy boring post. btw, we were worried a bit because we had parked in a bank parking lot, just south of the Burger King. so, now we know...
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