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American English Vocabulary from this story

grab something to eat - get something to eat (implies quickly)

to be in the mood for something- to feel like having or doing something (to want to have or do something)

to like someone- to an interest in, or an attraction to someone

a girls number- refers to a girl's telephone number

Chinese place- a term used for a restaraunt that serves a certain type of food (example: italian place, greek place, burger place, pizza place, etc.)

to check it out- to look at or investigate something quickly

host/hostess- person at the front of a restaurant who greets and seats you

appetizer- a small portion of food that is served before the main meal

entree- the main meal

weird- strange, unusual

steaming hot- when something is so hot that it is steaming

to burn your toungue- a burn on the toungue from eating or drinking something very hot

it sucked- colloquial term for "it was bad", or "it was terrible"

to be full- in this context "full" means that the stomach is full and that someone can't eat any more

to decide against something- to decide not to do something

to go- in this context "to go" refers to taking foof with you from a restaurant

Food on the Way Home

I was so hungry after work that I had to grab something to eat on the way home. At first I didn’t know what I was in the mood for, but I saw this Chinese place and I though I’d check it out.

I walked in and the hostess seated me. I decided to order soup for an appetizer and the lemon chicken for my entrée. It was kind of weird eating alone in a restaurant. The place was completely empty, and it was really quiet. As soon as I got my food I took a big bite. I didn’t realize the food was steaming hot and I totally burned my tongue. It sucked.

By the time I finished my chicken I was so full that I decided against desert. But I knew my wife was at home and would probably be hungry, so I ordered another lemon chicken to go. Hope she likes it.