I was getting hungry, so I decided to hop in the car and go grab some Chick-Fil-A (it’s my comfort food). I searched my Tom Tom for a point of interest and easily put in the destination. 30 seconds away from “Chick-Fil-A”, we go through a tunnel, and 30 seconds later, right in the middle, we’re supposedly there. So no Chick-Fil-A. This was not going to fly. I was hungry and starting to get pissed.

I wasn’t going to give up that easily. If that Chick-Fil-A was a bust, there has to be another one somewhere. Indeed there was one in the GPS, so I turn around and follow the new directions. Apparently the signal in Asheville isn’t the best, so my GPS Is going wild and keeps changing directions on me. One minute I’m supposed to be going straight, the next minute I’m passing the turn I should have taken from the other lane! Not to mention the distinct lack of blinkerage and the city-wide speed limit of 35.

Eventually I find the Chick-Fil-A and I’m amazed to see that it’s a drive-through ONLY! This is something I’ve never seen before. It’s not the rinky-dink-drive-through with two windows, but there’s an offshoot from the building with it’s own separate drive-through. In looking at this situation, I was wondering how they got the food from the kitchen in the other building over to the customers at the second drive-through, so I asked the gentleman at the window. It turns out that there’s a train that carries the food through the roof! I just sat there and looked at him with my mouth hanging open until they quickly handed me my food. Seriously! A train!

Not wanting to eat in the car, I chose to take my food to the ample outdoor seating area. It was only then that I saw there was a walk-up service, too! This was the coolest Chick-Fil-A ever.

So, Chick-Fil-A, I salute you.

I’m not sure if you can tell from the picture, but today in Schilleter they served macaroni and cheese pizza. I don’t know about you, but there are some things that just shouldn’t be combined. I assume they they tried to get the best of both worlds, but to me, the combination just didn’t taste like either.

Among the other interesting combinations I’ve seen served are:

• Corn and Salsa Pizza
• Bird Dogs*
• Tiger Floats**
• Corn Dog French Fries***

*Fried chicken tender in a hot dog bun smothered with ranch dressing.
**Vanilla ice cream in orange soda with rainbow sprinkles.
***Hot dog wrapped in potato and fried until golden brown.

Apparently the Aramark workers get bored and take liberties with our food. Someone asked me if I ever got anything other than a salad, but I think that question has answered itself.