Eating on Jitneys

Yesterday I was having a really bad day so I decided to ride my bike to the House of Sushi & Noodles to get some sushi. I had never been there before and didn’t realize that it was an actual sit-down restaurant. Already feeling sad and angsty I wasn’t about to sit by myself amongst all of the stoned teenagers and hip Lakeview middle-aged women. So I took the Mexico Maki roll to-go and sat in a park on Irving Park.

The tin package was super adorable.

This particular roll was actually really tasty. I was skeptical about the quality of the sushi since they are known for their sushi buffet (all you can eat sushi for about $14…too good to be true?). However the rice was cooked perfectly and there was just the right amount so that it didn’t drown out the taste of the other ingredients - tuna, cilantro, jalapeno and cucumber.

Plus, I got two fortune cookies, which is where this sad story quickly becomes hilarious, and I finally get over myself and go home. After finishing off the 6 pieces, I sat on the park bench and seriously, honestly, I’m not kidding you, thought that the fortune in the fortune cookie was going to tell me something real. That it was going guide me in some direction and help me find reason in this cruel cruel world.

Here is my fortune, just seconds after cracking open the cookie:

I really hope that’s true.