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So what was the first food you ordered right after lockdown?

The first day after lockdown I was REALLY craving french fries and burgers. I rarely ever have fries on a regular day but I must have been watching something on YouTube or seen a photo somewhere that made me really want fries (I’m that easy). I was craving Wachamean and although I couldn’t have it on the first day, I finally did yesterday and it was incredible, I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed fries as much as I did yesterday.

Wachamean like a lot of places now has introduced a carhop service which I’m a big fan of. I love drive-thru and carhop services, not because I’m lazy, but because I love eating in my car while watching YouTube videos. It’s a habit I picked up from my uni days although we didn’t have YouTube back then, or even internet on our phones. My other favorite burger place BBT (pictured on top) also has carhop so I’m passing by them today for lunch.

The quickest way to get your food during this pandemic is using these car services since delivery platforms are struggling with a shortage of drivers. Getting the food yourself also helps out the restaurants since they don’t have to pay the delivery apps their 20-30% commission fees. So not only is it faster to get the food yourself, but you also help out the restaurant that way so keep that in mind the next time you feel like eating out.

So what did you end up ordering?

67 replies on “So what was the first food you ordered right after lockdown?”

Yeah, delivery is having a massive toll of the restaurants. I ordered Dominos yesterday, and even after 4 hours, they didn’t deliver. The funny thing is, they arrived today at 7 am lol. I was kinda suprised and curious lol.

At least i got my pizza eventually XD

hahahahahahah no way, that’s hilarious, I’d be super upset that they were late but also weirdly excited to have fresh pizza at 7AM lol

Well, I drove to Wachamean and placed my order. Now I’ve been waiting in my car for 1 hour and still haven’t received my food. How crazy is that?

I just left BBT, when I got there the parking lot was PACKED and they only had 1 guy for carhop. I ended up ordering via their website as a pickup and it still took over 30 mins. Worth it. Not sure I would want to wait an hour though that seems crazy.

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first off if my comment was deleted it wouldn’t have stated “DELETED BY ADMIN.” and still be there secondly what I stated was my thoughts nothing that is concrete it’s plausible considering that most restaurants have not cleared their inventory finally why do you feel so attacked? did I hurt your business by saying something on the internet?

Most of the restaurants I’m craving are temporarily closed. 🙁 I did hear you can get frozen Vigonovo pizza at trolley, so I’m passing by today to stock up.

Didn’t know picking the food up myself would help the industry out. My aim is to support small businesses so now I finally have an excuse to drive. 😂

Hey Mark. I am someone who could not live a day without outside food, and because of the present scenario, I’ve been off it for months now. And clearly, the cravings are at an all time high. Do you think it is safe to have outside food at this point of time? I mean I have read that it is highly unlikely that people can contract COVID-19 from food or food packaging. But what if the person preparing the food is infected? Isn’t there still a chance? I know I sound extremely paranoid but such are the times we live in. Would appreciate your thoughts on this.

So while everyone is getting used to the fact of having to wear masks and gloves, what some people might not know is that kitchen staff have always been forced to wear them along with hairnets. So I feel safe eating out BUT, like everything else in life nothing is full proof. So, I also take extra precautions just in case.

Everyone has their own routine and I’m sure there are probably better ways than mine but this is what I do:

When I get my morning coffee I don’t drink using the lid. I sanitize my hands as well just to be safe. When I get food from carhop I break open the plastic bag, then open the second bag inside, and then I stop, sanitize my hands first and then take out the items from inside. I also tend to over saturate my hands with hand gel so i can rub around the packaging as well just as an extra precautionary thing.

If I am home I let the driver drop stuff outside my door, I wear disposable gloves to empty all the items into my own plateware and I use my own cutlery.

It’s also second nature now so it’s no longer even a hassle.

Well noted. I think you have just enlightened me to get out of my paranoia and order outside food after what feels like ages. Thanks for your reply. 🙂

Drive-thru you are in your car and you drive up to the window and order.

Carhop you park your car and they come to you to take your order

The risk is not eating tainted food, rather it is touching the packaging that may be a contaminated surface.

But if the restaurant staff was infected, wouldn’t it be possible that the virus is in the food item also and so no amount of hand sanitizing or washing would be helpful ?

Yeah but they wear masks and gloves so wouldn’t be easy to transmit the virus and I believe all kitchens now check the temp of their staff before work.

But, really, the safest way is to never leave the house and don’t get groceries because the more you start thinking about it the more you will realize there are so many ways to get the virus.

Say you don’t eat out, you cook your own food. Ok the apple you bought, what if the person who stacked it had the virus, what if before you bought that Apple someone else with the virus touched it. Are you washing the Apple with soap properly and then washing your hands properly afterwards? Apply that thinking to everything you’re getting from the supermarket and you’re never gonna eat anything again 😅

The virus (or any virus for that matter) cannot survive hot temperatures so if you want to be extra sure you can always heat the food up again (as long as that’s possible)

Well noted. I think you have just enlightened me to get out of my paranoia and order outside food after what feels like ages. Thanks for your reply. 🙂

i don’t think you’re being paranoid, what you’re feeling is very normal considering the situation and everyone is handling it a different way.

personally, i want to try and go back as much as possible to my old routine so for me to be able to do that I need to try my best to be extra safe with everything i do. a lot of people prefer to stay at home, not order food and cook themselves which is very reasonable as well.

I was very careful in every step, limited my outings to get groceries and still got the virus with mild symptoms (didn’t get the test to confirm thought). Thankfully I recovered but I am still paranoid and scared to go back to any normal routines .

Passed by BBT yesterday, I don’t think I’ve ever been happier with a burger in hand. It was euphoric.

+1

The last take out i had was from Mais Alghanim on April 6th and the very next day our area went under lockdown. Although am craving outside food, i think i will hold off for a while.

Have not ordered anything so far and I guess I won’t be doing so until at least a couple of weeks pass by. I’m content having home made food on a daily basis for the time being…

I orderd the margarita sandwhich from vigonvo as well as the naughty burrata, it was so yummy and fresh !

I’m pregnant with Twins having crazy cravings and too scared to order. Also I’m worried about the quality of the food if maybe they haven’t restocked fresh food lately. I almost broke today and ordered Subway.. Omg what I wouldn’t give for a sub but then I just keep thinking what if the person making my sandwich has Corona and sneezes on my food. I don’t know how I am going to get over this. I obsess about my cravings the whole day.

I wanted KFC but wanted to check if they started delivering in Jleeb or not… There contact center only started working today so I asked and it appears only drive-thru is available for there branch in jleeb for now… so no-go for now…

On the first day though I wanted to have Mutton Kadai from a local paki restaurant but since it was the first day only chicken biryani was available so had that instead 🙂

Seems not every coffee shop is open… is there a list somewhere telling what is open and what is not

First day I saw a video of caribou da7yeh that was packed all around the block so maybe not all locations are open due to staff living in lockdown Areas

Most of the restaurants on the Gulf street by the sea side are not open ..seems they do not yet have the permission or have an issue with staff staying in fully locked down areas..

My first Meal Delivery was from Indigo Restaurant. Having missed their delicious food for almost a month, I had to have their Vegetable Samosas + Lamb Biryani + Butter Chicken + Dal Tadkewali with Butter Naans.
My family ate to their heart’s content and suddenly we felt Alive & Kicking.

Got a burger from griddle, burger was awesome but fries not so much. Got wachamean the next day, fries were good but the burger sucked.

Just adding to your last post. I just want to say what a shame it is that after a strong start of communicating the rules and laws to ppl during this tough time, you have decided its too much to handle and closed the communication channels.
During this tough period where there is confusion and fear, people turn to your popular blog for answers and hope. In return you have failed to step up and be a role model to help ppl when they need it the most. I understand its not your job, but we all have to make sacrifices during these hard times. Im sure reviewing burger or car testing is far more important and interesting to you, your pocket and to your loyal fans.
Stay safe

I think you misunderstood the reason.

It’s not that I don’t want to help, I technically can’t nor is it my job to help.

Meaning, if I translate something wrong, I could get in trouble for spreading inaccurate info or “fake news”. I’m not an official source nor am I a licensed publisher. To top it off, I’m an expat and I’d like to continue living here. As an example I translated an official government presentation from Arabic to English, am I allowed to do that? Am I allowed to translate an official document and then publish it for people to read? Most likely not but I did it to help and that could get me in trouble.

People need to turn and vent their frustration to official government sources not to me. I am myself constantly harassing them on instagram and twitter asking for English versions of graphics they publish and I recommend everyone else make their voice heard as well.

But thank you for thinking my focus is on my pocket.

You failed us mark, we got that corona, we have China fighting the u.s and it is all your fault. I think i failed my econometrics project and it is still your fault. You are like the Obama of the kuwaiti Internet, we’ll probably blame you for our glasses being too narrow to dunk cookies in. Joking aside, love you mark❤️

But also I highly doubt anything will be posted in English but it is in fus’ha arabic so you can screenshot it and translate with google image translation which is what i do when there is too much to read.

I’m not trying to instigate anything here but I don’t see Mark as a role model and he never claimed to be one so why are you saying that he “failed as a role model?”

I think we Asians (Arabs included, I’m Arab) tend to deify people who are popular and that needs to stop.

are you being serious?? LOL!!!! the cheek!!!

“In return you have failed to step up and be a role model to help ppl when they need it the most.”
NOT HIS JOB!

“I understand its not your job, but we all have to make sacrifices during these hard times.”
NOT HIS JOB!!!

i swear, some people…mark is doing us a favor by sharing the info. it’s not his responsibility at all. if he decides to stop that’s entirely up to him, and seriously not up to you to determine his role as a “failed role model”.

Mark I understand your frustrations in your last post but it’s actually a good thing that people look up to you and come to your blog when they need answers. I think a lot of us actually found out about your blog that way. I remember trying to find more info about the Friday Market 8 years ago or so and your blog was the very first search link I got and because of that, I was hooked ever since.

I think you could have reworded your thoughts because you came out sounding aggressive towards your readers. A little consideration in wording your ideas goes a long way.

My sounding aggressive to people even when I’m not is my life story and any of my friends reading this will crack up. It’s just the way I talk.

But like I said, the issue in this specific situation is that I can get in trouble for spreading wrong news. Everyone wants me to answer the questions but I don’t have the answers and when I do they could also be wrong because as everyone has been seeing, nothing is clear not even in Arabic.

You want info on the Friday Market, museums, Chinese restaurants or what TV show to watch? I’m your guy. If you want to know if there is a law right now that requires you to wear a mask? I have no idea, I’m still trying to find the answer myself since I thought there was but a lot of people aren’t waring masks so who knows. If something simple like this isn’t clear imagine all the other harder questions…

Hi Mark,

We love you and that’s why we check your blog everyday. Keep doing what you are doing and God bless.

Trust me your blog fills a lot of information gaps about life and things in general in this country.

I think Mark has been very upfront and straight with his readers from the very beginning. He is first to admit if there are any errors in any of his posts and updates it immediately. He even puts up with the grammar police that if it were me; would drive me up the fucking wall.

This blog was always a place ..correction IS a place to come to if you wanted info on anything new, fun and that was happening in Kuwait . Hell I was drawn to 248 AM all those years ago wham I wanted to get info on how to fix my Jeep. Thanks to Mark I got introduced to all sorts of places I could go to to get stuff to pimp up my XJ and till date i still visit the same places.

The fact that he chose to provide his readers with up to date info on the knockdown the Covid 19 situation etc.. was his choice not because he was a role model or some one who was appointed to do so. He did it because HE wanted to using HIS PERSONAL blog as a platform. He did it responsibly taking his time to verify his information and facts. We however, just jumped if not piled onto him seeking information that in many cases he couldn’t provide. So I felt his frustrations in his last post. And I think it was only fair that he wanted to let out the way he did and I dont think I or any other person n his place would do anything different..

So Mark here is me taking my hat off to you and saying Thank You.

On the topic .. I had a chicken shawerme with a cold can of shani ….. was craving chicken shawerma like nobody’s business… so that it was the first thing I got as soon as i was allowed to get out of the house… and then my wife did me a solid by ordering a cheese cake from Mr. Baker.for desert 😉

thanks, i don’t know why some of you guys think my post was aggressive, i wasn’t frustrated but not angry or upset. well maybe a bit angry but not at you guys.

I have went to Magnet and got their yummy club sandwich and peanut butter protein shake SoOoOo YuMMMMM

I am planning to order coming Friday but I am doubtful that it will be delivered on time, I’ll resort to collect the order myself to avoid letdowns.

Dean & Deluca were offering food items from other restaurants like Blaze Pizza, Shake Shack, and 400 Gradi, and today I had a pepperoni/roast beef pizza from 400 Gradi and it was very spicy for me, but the dough, sauce and cheese were not bad. However, I prefer frozen pizza.

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