Sunday, Yuliy and I rode around for a while before hitting up a pizza place called Shakey’s. It was good deal considering 1) I was craving pizza since the day before I left the States and 2) for only 780¥ you could get the Runch Biking (lunch viking). When I paid, I found out that the 780¥ discount only applies for the weekdays, so I would have to settle for Weekend Warrior status and pay about 300¥ more. The cheese was very tasty and sharp and they actually had some pepperoni. Each slice was about as thin as a magazine, but since my stomach has shrank since coming here, I was only able to eat about 9 slices (which is about half an American pizza) and that’s after not eating all day. They also didn’t give free refills, but they had fresh cut pineapple, which was VERY good.
Hmmm. Shakey’s. I seem to remember going to a Shakey’s when I was young. I think they played barber shop quartet type songs and had the words projected on the wall so people could sing along (showing my age here, aren’t I). I seem to remember singing “A Bicycle Built for Two.” That’s where I fell in love with black olives and green pepper on pizza. Wonder if this is the same chain?