You’re meeting someone at a restaurant you’ve never been to.

You look it up. The menu looks good. You check the address, then the map. Street View shows the entrance between a pharmacy and a coffee shop.

You check the photos. There’s a counter near the door. Tables farther back. It looks like you probably just walk in and sit down.

Probably.

You check the reviews. Someone complains about parking. Someone says the entrance is hard to find.

You go back to Street View.

It doesn’t look hard to find.

You check the menu again and decide what you’ll probably order.

At 6:15, your friend texts.

Running about ten minutes late.

Fine.

You leave anyway.

At 6:40, you’re standing outside the restaurant. Your reservation is at seven.

You look through the window.

Then you walk around the block.

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