Edinburgh Fringe Day 2 (12 Cards Left)

        Yesterday I started my show in the Edinburgh Fringe and it went pretty well, the show itself is very rusty and needs a lot of work, but it's the first show innit, and despite that I performed well, and had the room almost full, so RESULT! It's 2:16pm right now and I've just come in to the only GBK location in Edinburgh, and so far, what me see, me likey!

GBK Edinburgh

        The ceilings are high, and they remind me of the house I grew up in in Adelaide, not because of the height, but because of the white plaster detail around the edges and in the middle, it's very beautiful, and adds a touch of a home long gone to this place that I'll hopefully be scoring 13 free lunches off of in the next month. It feels spacious, and also is busier than I've seen any of the GBKs I've been to except maybe Clink St in London, I'm guessing that's owing to it being August in Edinburgh, and the store being in a fairly central location in New Town. Regardless, I like being in the midst of people. I'm feeling good about this guys, very good. Decor/Vibes: 5

        The guy who greeted me when I walked in was smiley, and incredibly, assumed that I knew how GBK works and was comfortable sitting down and going through the menu myself! Yes!! The confidence! MY MAN!! Then when I went up to the counter and tried to order a Cheeseburger with American Cheese and Medium Patty, the English girl behind the counter explained to me that having beef cooked medium is against health regulations in Scotland because of the mad cow disease outbreak in the 90s which was apparently worse here than anywhere else in the UK. What a fucking great piece of trivia! I said “Good Lookin'” to her, and she understood what I meant, and said “Thankyou.” These are my people. Staff: 5

        The food hasn't come out yet. Tick tock tick tock. I'm just impatient because I want to go see my mate James Bennison's show at 2:30... I feel like I'm not going to make it, but I'm going to try I'M COMING JIMMY!! Still though, I'm enjoying my sit here, I'm sure the food is going to be great. I trust these guys. More than that, I think I may even love them. Food: 5

        Look, the toilets were no good. I mean they're fine, they're clean and everything, but the floor is made of that shitty blue sandpaper crap that I hated so much at some of the shops in London. This is probably the only part of this review that is in any way objective. Toilets: 3

        I've been sitting here for a while now, and definitely missed James' show – there was no way I was going to make it to the Newsroom from here by 2:30, what a laugh hahaha. I'm going to find something nice to see now though, maybe something in Heroes of the Fringe. Bob Slayer is a fucking legend. I thought I just heard someone call out “Taco” from the other side of the restaurant, maybe someone was just saying the word “taco”? Hard to tell.
        I wonder how I'll do cashing in my next free lunch voucher, I might try and run it tomorrow. These guys seem cool, hopefully I can get to know them a little. Final Score: 5

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