Eating Out Alone

I am one of those people that can eat out alone and be just fine with it.

My Mom would always ask me, "How can you do that??"

And another friend said she can't fathom it.

Well, I can eat out alone.  And, I do it all the time.

I don't have roommates or relatives or any friends who live close by, so within an hour of getting off of work, that's when my mind starts wandering about where I could go eat dinner tonight.

I admit I normally sit at the bar or in the bar area.  Why you ask?  Yep, because they have TVs!  It's much easier to sit and watch tv alone, I admit.  But, I'm normally on my phone playing games til the food gets there anyway.

I fully admit though one place that makes me very uncomfortable to eat alone, and that is at my fav hibachi place. 

It's pretty tough to sit at a table made for ten or so people, and you are the only on there sitting all by yourself.  "What, you have no friends?"  I am sure they are thinking. 

I can sit by myself at the bar or in a booth pretty easily - it's made for a small group of people or to dine alone.  But hibachi - there is a big table that is suppose to sit a bunch of people together!

And, hibachi isn't cheap.  So, I don't know too many friends that even crave it like I would. 

But then again, I hardly EVER ask any of my friends to go out to eat.  I don't live close to anyone and I don't like to impose.  And further, I make such last minute decisions to eat somewhere right after work, it's much easier to just go alone.

But hibachi - WOW!

I have gone twice in the last few months and I admit I felt embarrassed.  But, I really love their food and when I am near Japanese Palace in Fort Worth AND I'm craving it, I suck it up an go and sit my little ole' self by myself with a table full of other people.