Pizza Delivery

View of Administration Building where I work Here at KAUST we have several dining out options: fairly nice sit-down restaurants at the Sports Club, at the Golf Course and at the Marina. In addition, there are several fast food style restaurants where you order at the counter, including Burger King, Quiznos, Pizza Inn, an Indian fast food place called Spices, and a Shwarma/Falafal restaurant called Shoro. We also have Baskin Robins at the movie theater, and there are some other coffee shops and cafes around campus with a few other options. The Dining Hall (cafeteria) is where most people eat lunch since the food is fresh, they have good variety, and there is a lot of appeal for students since the price is right too. They serve dinner (and I think breakfast too) but I haven't been there for either of those meals.    Closer view of Admin Building    Last night we went to a friend's house before we had a chance to either make or go out for dinner, so we thought we'd try the delivery pizza from Pizza Inn. I called from our friends' house and started out with the usual.   "I'd like to order a pizza for delivery."   Communication can be difficult sometimes here, and the language barrier is even more pronounced over the phone.   "What size would you like?" "What sizes do you have?" "We have 6", 9" and 16" "I'll take the 16" pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms and onions." "Ok. You want pizza sauce?" "Yes. Pizza sauce and cheese too of course."   Then the gentleman said some things I couldn't understand. I thought I should just confirm the order, which is something they tend to do here at restaurants as a general practice: repeat back everything you order.   "Can you tell me what you have for my order?" "We have teriyaki chicken, chicken Caesar..." "No, no. I don't want that. Just tell me what you have for my order. Just tell me what is on my pizza." "16 inch, pepperoni, mushroom, onions, pizza sauce. It will be about 20 minutes." "Ok. See you then."   Twenty minutes later the delivery guy from Quiznos shows up at the door with a 16 inch toasted sub with pepperoni, mushrooms, onions and pizza sauce.   Pizza Inn promo   Everyone thought it was pretty funny, and it also explains why the guy on the phone kept mentioning teriyaki chicken. It turns out I had called the wrong number and got Quiznos instead of Pizza Inn. I had no idea I had called the wrong place, especially since everything fell more or less in line with a traditional pizza order.   It really was pretty humorous, and the second time I called, I called the right number the second time and got something a lot closer to what I was envisioning. Even the simple things can get confused if you don't ask the right questions. I guess that if I had said, "Is this Pizza Inn?" we wouldn't have ended up with a pizza sandwich.