As a native Charlestonian (by way of the most Beautiful South Carolina) I am accustomed to "Auntie Anne's Pretzels" which can be sweet, gooey, caramelly (yes, caramelly), and/or salty. Wanting a quick snack before we exited the Sunset Mall, the "FAM" decided it would be nice to order some treats from the Pretzelmaker which was located near the Mall's Entrance.
The menu, which only had a few offerings was relatively easy to read so we quickly decided on an order of the "Mini Pretzel dogs". It could have been the way the teen-aged employee looked at me over his glasses, but I could tell something was wrong from the moment I repeated "Mini Pretzel dogs". He peered at his fellow teen-aged employee who just happened to be rolling out some "Mini Pretzel dogs" on her work station and said, "that will be about 20 minutes". *****you've got to be kidding me*****
I felt like Greg Focker during the scene of "Meet the Fockers" when he was standing in the airport--all alone--attempting to purchase a plane ticket. It's Sunday, the Mall is e-m-p-t-y, and there were two customers sitting down in the Pretzelmaker seating area. How do you not have any "Mini Pretzel Dogs" -- not even one? There is a small possibility that the last customer purchased them ALL, but I highly doubt that -- how disappointing to be completely out of one of your four staples: "Pretzels, Pretzel Dogs, Mini Pretzel Dogs, and Mini Pretzel Bites".
Needless to say, we did not order the "Mini Pretzel Dogs" but instead went with the "Mini Pretzel Bites" which were very tasty (thankfully) and a Strawberry Lemonade slushy. The kiddies and my Double-Mint Twin quickly departed with the "yum-yums" so I waited at the counter for our drink. After waiting, and then waiting some more I asked if the drink he was making was actually mine. Another customer must have had the same idea because she quickly reminded him she ordered three drinks too, and he promised her "they'd be right up". By the time I sat down with the drink and four straws the Double-Mint Twin and the kiddies had polished off more than half of the pretzels.
Despite the service not being the fastest, the food selections were mighty delicious. Additionally, I will gladly report that the most-appreciated Military Discount helped take me out of the no "Mini Pretzel Dogs" funk, and we'll just have to see if they can work on a better rating review in the future. Until then,
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