I sometimes write reviews of local dining establishments near where I work, in downtown Columbus. This was the first review.
Where: The Marconi Building Vendeteria, on the first floor of the building I work in.
FOR A QUICK HELPING OF “FOOD” Let me preface this by saying that “vendeteria” is a completely made-up word, a neologism if you will, that is obviously a mashup of “vendor” and “cafeteria”. Interestingly, if you go to dictionary.com and type this word, it wonders if you mean “Endarteria”, which is the innermost lining of the artery; or “Vendetta”, which is any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry or contention. If you have a vendetta against your arteries, I suppose you could find enough unhealthy choices downstairs to wage a prolonged assault on them. But on the other hand, there are plenty of places within walking distance of here where you can do far worse damage, with way more better deliciousness. Lunch selections are currently limited to prewrapped sandwiches and salads; small cups with fruit or cottage cheese or crudites or what-have-you; bagged chips; cookies; and of course the standard assortment of vending machine goodies. They can’t offer hotdogs or pizza or chili or other equally vendeterious food right now due to building code issues. For your convenience there are stickers on the wrappers telling you what day of the week the sandwich/salad was assembled. (Note: it does not specify which week, so it always pays to check anyway for brown lettuce or soggy bread).
Ambience: Some of my coworkers frequent this place out of convenience and habit. It is usually a fun and enlightening time, as long as everyone follows the Rules of Lunch Club.
Rules of Lunch Club:
1 – The first rule of Lunch Club is, you do not talk about work at Lunch Club, unless you’re being extremely sarcastic or bitter.
2 – The second rule of Lunch Club is, you DO NOT talk about work at Lunch Club, unless you’re being extremely sarcastic or bitter.
3 – If there is an occurrence of smelly food in the microwave, lunch is over. Seriously: what is up with that cabbage dish, and I am looking at you, that one dude…
4 – The more participants the better.
5 – One topic of discussion at a time.
6 – No topic is taboo; however this does not supersede rules #1 and #2.
7 – The discussions will go on as long as they have to.
8 – If anyone goes to HR, you will need to learn the rules of Fight Club.
Sports Center on the TV. Oh, and there is usually a high decibel running commentary on a variety of topics from the staff. The attendant is nice, but she does not have what you’d call an “inside voice”. If you have been there, you know what I mean.
Dress Code: Business casual.
Price Range: Reasonable.
To Try: whatever you’re hungry for. I have noticed that the hungrier you are, the more delicious (<-haha, j.k.) palatable tolerable the food is. This supports my theory that the first person who ever looked at an oyster (or a pineapple!) and thought to him or herself “wow, this here looks like a tasty morsel”, must have been STARVING!
Food review: the Vendeteria (sic)
September 4, 2009I sometimes write reviews of local dining establishments near where I work, in downtown Columbus. This was the first review.
Where: The Marconi Building Vendeteria, on the first floor of the building I work in.
FOR A QUICK HELPING OF “FOOD” Let me preface this by saying that “vendeteria” is a completely made-up word, a neologism if you will, that is obviously a mashup of “vendor” and “cafeteria”. Interestingly, if you go to dictionary.com and type this word, it wonders if you mean “Endarteria”, which is the innermost lining of the artery; or “Vendetta”, which is any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry or contention. If you have a vendetta against your arteries, I suppose you could find enough unhealthy choices downstairs to wage a prolonged assault on them. But on the other hand, there are plenty of places within walking distance of here where you can do far worse damage, with way more better deliciousness. Lunch selections are currently limited to prewrapped sandwiches and salads; small cups with fruit or cottage cheese or crudites or what-have-you; bagged chips; cookies; and of course the standard assortment of vending machine goodies. They can’t offer hotdogs or pizza or chili or other equally vendeterious food right now due to building code issues. For your convenience there are stickers on the wrappers telling you what day of the week the sandwich/salad was assembled. (Note: it does not specify which week, so it always pays to check anyway for brown lettuce or soggy bread).
Ambience: Some of my coworkers frequent this place out of convenience and habit. It is usually a fun and enlightening time, as long as everyone follows the Rules of Lunch Club.
Rules of Lunch Club:
1 – The first rule of Lunch Club is, you do not talk about work at Lunch Club, unless you’re being extremely sarcastic or bitter.
2 – The second rule of Lunch Club is, you DO NOT talk about work at Lunch Club, unless you’re being extremely sarcastic or bitter.
3 – If there is an occurrence of smelly food in the microwave, lunch is over. Seriously: what is up with that cabbage dish, and I am looking at you, that one dude…
4 – The more participants the better.
5 – One topic of discussion at a time.
6 – No topic is taboo; however this does not supersede rules #1 and #2.
7 – The discussions will go on as long as they have to.
8 – If anyone goes to HR, you will need to learn the rules of Fight Club.
Sports Center on the TV. Oh, and there is usually a high decibel running commentary on a variety of topics from the staff. The attendant is nice, but she does not have what you’d call an “inside voice”. If you have been there, you know what I mean.
Dress Code: Business casual.
Price Range: Reasonable.
To Try: whatever you’re hungry for. I have noticed that the hungrier you are, the more delicious (<-haha, j.k.) palatable tolerable the food is. This supports my theory that the first person who ever looked at an oyster (or a pineapple!) and thought to him or herself “wow, this here looks like a tasty morsel”, must have been STARVING!
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