Blustery Spring Day

A chilly and windy day. 

The Asylum has sunk to a new low where food is concerned. 

Some random rumors and thoughts about the state of Dining Services at The Asylum.

1. 1. What you order (take-out) isn’t what you get.
   2. The take-out ordering process isn’t all that great. Have to call numerous times to get an answer.
   3. Way too much cilantro considering how many people hate cilantro.
   4. Overcooking – especially the meat and fish. And the sauces are strange. 
   5. Undercooking – the veggies.
   6. The food is boring/weird. 
   7. The food is a secret diet plan.
   8. Dining Services is trying to rebalance its budget by using cheaper ingredients. 
   9. They seem to have forgotten how to cook.
   10. The proposed lunch service plan, i.e., by reservation only with no take-out isn’t going to fly with the residents.
   11. Soups resemble dishwater. And the soups used to be reliably good. 
   12. Even the mac and cheese is suffering. 
   13. We might be old, but we remember before COVID, the food was mostly good. We were happy to invite our friends to eat here. Some of them even wanted to eat here. That is no longer the case. (Even if it were allowed.) 
   14. A resident said that she would never recommend The Asylum to friends until the food improves. 
   15. It is not just the usual suspects complaining about the food. Seldom is heard an encouraging word where Dining Services are concerned. 
   16. The Knit of Kids Group was heard to say “Now they are feeding us prison food”. 

And why am I complaining about the food here?  Because twice a day I get reminded about how bad the food is. Breakfast is OK. And I can still cook.