October.02

Chick-fil-a link

I LOVE chick-fil-a! For those of my friends in Michigan, I think there may be just a couple restaurants in the state . . .possibly in Detroit area?? In all of StL we only have 2 restaurants. But you'll HAVE to check it out. Seriously they are "the Nordstroms of fast food." And, kid friendly - YES!

Reasons they are great:

-purell sanitizers everywhere to help prevent germs

-disposable place mats you can put on the table for the kiddos

-free individual containers of cheerios for little tots

-kids meals: never a junky plastic toy- it is always a book, cd, puzzle or something educational; there is ALWAYS a bendy straw in there; and FRESH sliced fruit is included (yes, strawberries, apples etc.)

-every time I am there with the kids (which I guess is every time) they carry my food to the table WITHOUT me even asking, because clearly they can see I have my hands full

-clean, indoor play area for kids (with purell station)

-if you ask for something they always politely respond . . "it would be my pleasure"

-they walk around to see if you need anything - including getting a drink refill for you

-they are closed on Sundays, so their employees can attend church, and if you bring in your church bulletin on Monday you get something free.

OK - so now that you have that background here's what happened to me yesterday. I ordered a meal, they handed me this huge drink. I said, "oh, I didn't order a drink that big, it must be another customer's drink." They apologized and said I was charged for a large and they'd like to refund me the money and of, course I could keep the big drink. ok-fine, end of story,right? Nope, they returned my money with a coupon for a free meal the next time I am there because "they were so sorry they had inconvenienced me!" WOW