On Saturday morning I read that The Habit in Costa Mesa was having a soft opening and giving away a free hamburger, fries, and drink to each person who showed up. Not being ones to turn down free food, we arrived at 11 a.m. even though the promotion did not start until noon. Turns out, we were the only ones in line for a good 45 minutes—doh! On the bright side, there was good family bonding time during our wait, without distractions. D called one of our family friends that I thought lived close by and told them about it. Turns out, they live only a couple of blocks away, and we were able to give them our booth by the time they ordered their food, so I was glad D called. I’m sometimes reluctant to tell other people about our “good deal” hunting because I’m not sure if the deal will turn out to be worth it, whether they would be willing to wait a long time, etc.
Open—Open—Open! (Remember those Mervyn’s commericals?) *For the record, n picked out his outfit. He has been quite insistent on wearing a t-shirt and shorts these days, not caring whether they match or not.
By the time we ordered, which took quite a while, a good size line had formed.
In this case, we were able to choose any of the types of hamburgers, except the “double char”. We had been to The Habit in Santa Ana, so we knew what to expect. I like how the bun is toasted, and that the standard comes with lettuce, tomato, pickles and grilled onions. The employees were all enthusiastic and asked us how we were doing numerous times. I hope this new location does well.