"Just 5 more minute please"

I decided to treat myself to a nice hot lunch today. Earlier in the day my co worker and I had been talking about noodles which I developed a craving for and decided I'd go on a noodle hunt. I had previously seen a place selling noodles in a tucked away food court and decided to try that out.

My selection was "Large Rice Noodle", "Vegetables" and "Thai sauce" (which I stupidly assumed would be something similar to the sauce you might find on Pad Thai). So I pay for my meal and stand back and wait. Two young men then approach the counter and order the same meal as me. The lady at the counter asks, "Have you had Thai Sauce before?", they reply "no". She then says, "Thai sauce very chilli, you sure you like? Very very chilli". Hoping I may have heard wrong I turned to one of the men and ask, "Did she say the Thai sauce was really chilli?". He smiled and said "yep!" . . . [insert profanity]

So I step up to the counter hoping it's not too late to change my order. I ask the lady to please change my order as I can't (won't) eat chilli. She tell's me it's too late (mind you, three people before me are still standing around waiting for their noodles) and I should have asked earlier. I kindly explain that the two men before me didn't ask and they were told the sauce was chilli. I then emphasise the "can't eat chilli bit". She tells me she'll change the order.

Understandably when asking to change my order I expected some kind of delay. About five minutes (and a very hungry stomach) later the woman looks at me and says, "Just five more minute please", then decides to add a rather sarcastic, "next time, you ask me first".

Five minutes comes and goes and just when I think my foods coming I realise it's not my food (even though I'm the only one left standing at the counter). The woman who took my order decides to start chowing down on her lunch, right there, at the counter, where food is being prepared and cooked (note to self: call the Department of Health).

So roughly twenty seven minutes after placing my original order, my noodles appear. After a few bites I either want to cry or throw them at the noodle ladies head. They're still chilli, the vegetables are all raw and crunchy, and frankly, they all round taste like crap.

What a waste of $7.50 and my lunch break - I think I'll go back to a trusty vegemite sandwich tomorrow.

Yours truly,
Hungry & Pissed off!