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Pizza Palace -- Albuquerque
Pizza Palace is a bustling restaurant filled with all types of people -- an interesting and thorough cross-section of humanity. The low prices and frequent specials attract everyone from hungry college kids to curmudgeonly old people; from pasty late-night nerds taking a break from MMOs to families with screaming, marinara-smeared toddlers. Pizza Palace is open 24/7 except for holidays, with a happy hour from four to seven, and offers just about every topping commonly or uncommonly found upon pizzas. The menu also includes a variety of non-pizza food options such as pasta, sandwiches, and salads, for freakish pizza-haters dragged here by their friends. Eat in, get it to go, or call from home for delivery!
The restaurant has a reputation for hiring stoners and slackers, but it's a mostly clean place with booths and tables on the inside, plus an outdoor patio area for smokers and people with dogs. The floor is a checkerboard pattern of black and white linoleum squares, and all the chairs and booths are red. Each table is covered with a fresh sheet of butcher paper and is equipped with a little cup of crayons along with the napkins, parmesan, and red pepper flakes. Neon signs in the restaurant windows announce PIZZA! and BUDWEISER!, and CORONA!, along with the always-lit OPEN! sign. Video games both archaic and current tempt children to scream at their parents for quarters, and a karaoke area reminds tipsy customers that beer makes you an excellent singer.
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Obvious exits:
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Long Counter:
A long counter with single seats all in a row. A good place for the single diner just grabbing a quick slice of pizza and glass of beer, or those who are waiting for their to-go orders to be ready. There is always at least one place at the counter which is sticky or has crumbs.
Small Table:
A table for two near the front window, covered with fresh white butcher paper. A napkin dispenser is perched next to red pepper and parmesan shakers, and a little cup of crayons encourages customers to doodle on the butcher paper while they wait. The table wobbles a bit, just enough to be annoying.
Medium Booth:
A booth for four, its table surface covered with fresh white butcher paper. A napkin dispenser is perched next to red pepper and parmesan shakers, and a little cup of crayons encourages customers to doodle on the butcher paper while they wait. On the wall near one of the bench-seats someone has scrawled, 'For a SPECIAL DELIVERY, call 333-1601!'
Arcade Area:
The Arcade Area is usually full of children, made feral by pepperoni and coca cola. At later hours adults in varying degrees of sobriety frequent the games, which include Skee Ball, Dance Dance Revolution, Frogger, Pac Man, Guitar Hero, Street Fighter, and some kind of deer hunting game PETA would not approve of.
Outdoor Table:
A picnic-style table, its bench seats and table surface made of sturdy blue plastic which is impervious to sun, snow, toddlers, and sophomore college students. The outdoor seating is under a covered patio, protected from the elements and from bird poop. A sign with a poorly-drawn labrador, more creepy than cute, reminds guests that pets are welcome in the patio area only.
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