![]() This place needed to be fast, nearby, and, most importantly, open. People streamed in and out of the sit-down restaurant around me. What if, instead of reviewing Pop’s Market, I chose a different restaurant? As I put the finishing touches on an email admitting my failure, a revolutionary thought crossed my mind. Tears streamed down my face² as I pulled my phone out, again, to email my teacher, informing him of my defeat. My stomach demanded sustenance, but, more importantly, my editor, Upper School English teacher and Match advisor Vlastik Svab, demanded a draft for a review of a restaurant. I sank to my knees, eyes filled with tears.¹ A sign on the door read, Hours: 11-4:00 Mon-Fri. It was currently 1:27 p.m., and the doors were locked. I quickly pulled up the address on my phone. I had checked the operating times on Apple Maps and knew they were open. While all the other cafés and pubs on the block were bustling with activity and lines onto the sidewalk, the shopfront of Pop’s Market was dark.įunny, I thought, as I walked up to the door. My excitement faltered as I walked up to what was supposed to be the restaurant I was writing about. It turns out, higher powers had different plans for my afternoon. On my way, I walked by the Richmond-Times Dispatch office and felt a wave of journalistic inspiration flow through me. The sun was shining, and I exited the parking lot with a smile on my face, ready to make the short, two-block trek to the café. I eventually found a parking lot and proceeded to spend 15 minutes figuring out how to pay a whole eight dollars for parking in the city on a broken machine. I was looking forward to my trip to Pop’s Market on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond all week, and, due to the many reviews online claiming the sandwiches were incredibly filling, I brought an empty stomach. I crisscrossed the packed streets, struggling to find parking near restaurants at noon on a Sunday.
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