Isted Grill
Dengang mr. Lee fyldte 60, holdt hipsterne en stor
gadefest for ham. Godt nok betroede mr. Lee mig senere, at han faktisk blev 61
år, men den detalje var jo ingen grund til at ødelægge en god fest.
Jeg er kommet i Isted Grill, siden jeg flyttede til
Vesterbro – faktisk har mr. og mrs. Lee gennem årene reddet en del af mine
aftensmåltider efter lange arbejdsdage med sene møder.
Nu er det jo ikke sådan, at mr. og mrs. Lee kun er
leveringsdygtige i asiatiske retter og grillmad, nej hos dem kan man også få
adresser til dygtige akupunktører. Ligesom vi har til gode at teste en særlig
vietnamesisk restaurant på Vesterbrogade, hvor mr. og mrs. Lee sad ved
vinduespartiet og ivrigt vinkede til os over deres egen aftensmad, da vi tilfældigt
kom forbi.
For nylig, en tidlig aften, mødte vi mrs. Lee på
Skydebanens legeplads, hvor hun sad og nød en stille kop kaffe, inden det gik
løs med en lang aften/nat i grillen. På vej hjem mindedes vi et andet møde med
mrs. Lee. Det var dagen for den årlige sommerfest i vores gade – pludselig så
vi mrs. Lee komme gående mod os. Et opklarende lys bredte sig over hendes
ansigt, mens hun overrasket udbrød: “Nåh sådan!” Nej, Isted Grill havde ikke
mistet en kunde, men i stedet fået endnu en - for efter Denis og jeg flyttede
sammen, er det som regel ham, der henter maden i Isted Grill. Så at se os to
sammen, satte tingene på rette plads for mrs. Lee.
Når mr. og mrs. Lee går på pension, og det varer måske
ikke så længe, for papskiltet i døren med “Lukket” dukker tiere og tiere op og
angiver længere og længere fraværsperioder, når datteren i USA eller familien
på Taiwan skal besøges. Og når de stopper for alvor, får vi nok endnu en ny
cafe på Istedgade.
Dagens tip! Mr. Lee laver verdens bedste flæskestegssandwich
iflg. The Guardian:
Isted Grill
When Mr. Lee celebrated his 60th birthday,
Vesterbro's hipsters held a big street party for him. Mr. Lee confided in me
later, that he actually was 61, but that small detail was no reason to spoil a
good party.
I have frequented the Isted Grill since I moved to
Vesterbro - in fact, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, over the years, have made quite a few of
my evening meals after long working days with late meetings.
Mr. And Mrs. Lee are not alone suppliers of Asian
dishes and barbecued chicken and pork sandwiches, they can also give you
addresses to skilled acupuncturists, just as we haven't yet tried out a particular
Vietnamese restaurant on Vesterbrogade, where we once saw mr. and mrs. Lee
seated in the window, eagerly waving to us over their own dinner, when we by
chance came by.
Recently, early in the evening, we met mrs. Lee in the
Shooting Range playground, where she sat and enjoyed a quiet cup of coffee
before starting a long evening/night's work in the grill bar. On our way home,
we recalled another meeting with mrs. Lee. It was the day of the annual summer
party in our street - suddenly we saw Mrs. Lee's coming towards us. A clear
light broke across her face while she surprised exclaimed, "Well, that's
how it is!" No, Isted Grill had not lost a customer, but instead had got
an extra one - after Denis and I moved together, it is usually him, who
collects our "take-away" in the Isted Grill. Seeing us together, sorted
things out for mrs Lee.
When mr. and mrs. Lee retire, and it may not be in the
so distant future, for the cardboard sign in the door with the handwritten
"Closed" pops up more and more often and indicates longer and longer
periods, while they visit their daughter in the U.S.A. or their family in
Taiwan. And when they finally stop, we'll probably get yet another cafe on
Istedgade.
Today's tip! Mr. Lee makes the world's best pork
sandwich according to The Guardian:
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