CAN I HAVE A FUN FACT ABOUT PUERTO RICO OR COFFEE OR WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES OR $1200 CASH
I, uh, don't have that much in cash, and I'm certainly not sending it over the Intersnet, Friendo, so I suppose Today You Learned about El Meson, I guess?
[Alright if you've been to Puerto Rico, you definitely know about this place, but if not--check it out.]
Basically, in the year 1972, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (a town we've talked about before), Felipe Perez decided to open a little diner to serve sandwiches. It's a beach town, so a lot of people who visited the beach, like surfers, would stop by for those nice hot sandwiches. It made enough money that Perez was able to open a second location, and, uh, before you know it... these guys are all over the island.
I mean, like, everywhere. It is THE fast food place (at least, the local one) that is really easy to find no matter where you go in Puerto Rico. It's famous for sandwiches, of course, using Puerto Rican criollo bread, but it's also got breakfast items if you show up early enough. And there are some distinctly Puerto Rican items on the menu, such as the mallorca for breakfast or the sorullos as a side.
It's still family owned and operated, too. In 2012 Travel & Leisure called it one of the world's best fast food chains.
However! You don't have to go to Puerto Rico to eat at one of these, because a few of them are stateside! And by 'stateside', I mean, 'Florida', so if you don't live there, you still have to travel. Sorry. Still! Three of them are in Orlando, so if you need some Puerto Rican food on the way to/from Universal or Disney World, there ya go.
Also! They serve coffee from beans specifically grown in Puerto Rico.
