papa gino mirages, 5.12.25

they shut down papa ginos in north reading a year or two ago. i was craving their chicken strips so i went to the closest one in tewksbury. as i’m driving there, i pass another dandilyons. i was unaware they had multiple locations, but as tempted as i was to stop by for some milky way, i passed because i knew that would spoil my appetite. when i pulled into the parking lot, i thought it was closed. not closed for the day but permanently shut down. i looked inside and it seemed nobody was there. everything was still, almost as if it was abandoned. i looked the location up on google and maps. they said it was open. i looked closer and i saw someone move so i walked in. when i walked in, the counter to order food was tucked to the right behind the tables, which was where everybody was at. i ordered the chicken fingers basket along with a slice of cheese pizza. it was a great meal and i had missed ken’s honey mustard as it reminded me of middle school and cookout. what was even better was after i rushed home, the carolina hurricanes got playoff win over the capitals, but because i rushed home, i didn’t stop by dandilyons for some milkyway smh.
i guess in life you gotta take the wins with the losses.

or so they say.

-ratha, 10:44pm, 5.12.25