In the woods somewhere in Canada, few years back I went to this town in summer. Me and my Fiance were staying in a cabin in the woods next to the river. I was starving, and my throat was dry like barren piece of land waiting for rain since long time. The water in taps was non potable, and my last bottle of water had just a drop left in it. While staring at my empty bottle of water, I found this pamphlet underneath it with pictures of delicious looking food items, milkshakes and juices on it. In the end there was phone number to place orders. I called that number, and ordered poutine, chicken burger with a side of chips, and two cookie dough milkshakes. Then we drove all the way to the town to pick up order. I was close to that place, and I was driving down looking for the restaurant. I parked the car at street when we reached there. My fiance was telling me that I brought him to wrong address as there was a house instead of a restaurant. I was about to put my car in drive when I realized there was a small board on the top of garage that has restaurant name on it. I called them, and told them that I was outside then someone came to deliver the order to the car and took the payment. Then I asked them about the restaurant and everything. She told me they had everything setup in garage, they have few employees that work there, and they place pick up orders or deliver the food for free in the town. As they have no sitting place like other fancy restaurants, and people prefer other places to eat. Then when I went back to cabin and I had the food and milkshake. The flavors of food were so delicious, and the milkshake beside quenching my thirst made me so addicted with it that, I used to drink one milkshake everyday from that restaurant. Places like this restaurant are often neglected by people, but if the taste should be given first preference while ignoring other things that restaurant would be so famous in the town. That restaurant has very less reviews and stars, and they have less customers as compared to the other restaurants in town. I went to few other fancy restaurants that has nice sitting arrangements and more employees. I had a really bad experience at all the three other restaurants. The customer service was so bad, and I barely liked the food at all the places. The first one I went to was a restaurant at motel, they had poor customer service and the food was not that good. Then I went to another restaurant in the town, same thing happened there we had to wait too long for the food and the taste was so bad. Then the third restaurant was in a golf court. When I went there everything else seemed nice except the payments. They accepted cash only so, I had to withdraw money to pay them cash, but again the food was okay in taste. I learned how hard the people of Restaurant in Garage worked really hard to make customers. They make really good food and then deliver for free around the town to make more money, and increase their infrastructure. That was so inspiring for people who want to open restaurants but they don't have enough money to buy a fancy restaurant like others. They became good friends of me and my fiance. As long as I stayed there, I used to eat their food almost everyday. I had such an amazing experience over there. We did fishing and swimming. That restaurant people used to deliver food for in the woods too. The people at that place were so nice. The life was slow there as compared to big cities. In the night time We used to see fireflies there. We also did boating in the river. That place was a heaven, I wish I would stay there forever. I liked the stress free environment there. I relaxed so much that i almost forgot about the worries of my life. The owners of cabins were really nice they made fish and dessert for us, and they had dogs that were super friendly. Also coming back to the restaurant we learned from that situation that how people misjudges something from it's appearance. As it is said "one should not judge a book from it's cover". As when I got to cabins, I judged it from appearance, and the facilities not available like big cities, but then when I stayed there, I started liking that place. Also just like that people should appreciate the good food they make instead of judging it from the appearance of the place. Me and my fiance found a new way of eating. We used to pick up the food from that restaurant, then find a beautiful view nearby, then sit there, talked for long time, and had the food and drinks. That experience was the best experience of my life. I needed that vacation to refresh my mind. It was the first time I experience the life of people in a town. I got to learn so many things from that place. It was the best adventure of my life. My fiance promised me to take me there every year or every two years. I made so many friends there, they still talk to me on phone. I figured out how town people are so different from people living in big cities with a hectic lifestyle, always running and rushing. The lessons I learned from that place was that one should work hard, do not freak out on little things, be nice to others, take time to do the things, don't always rush,take things easy, go to new adventures more often, and also how changing the perspective could change your lifestyle completely.
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