Date of Visit: April 27, 2017
President: MB
The Show: 8
The Score: 7.86

A power struggle as members vie for higher positions in the pecking order! American dollars and British pounds slowly drift

downward in random patterns, circling each other as the consequence of an unwary business’ safe explosion. Sex, murder, and

mayhem!!! This is but a short list of the things that did not happen on the Night of the Curry!

Actually, the evening kicked off with the expected jolliness at Willie’s Bar. Attendance for pre-dinner drinks was better than

predicted with all the anticipated members being present except for poor Duane Kauffman who did not arrive in time for the

reindeer games. As more members trickled in, El Presidente Extraordinaire led the group from the bar counter to adjoining tables

where we mused at 20-year…, I mean 15-year old pictures of cheerleaders. The gazing was quickly put to an end, however, when we

realized that all the girls (now mature women) most likely have 4 children or are behind bars by now. It was also here that we

discovered Leom’s tendency to lure unsuspecting cameramen into bathroom stalls for shady transactions of some sort or another.

Leom would not confirm or deny whether the cameraman was named Alan Patte or not.

From the bar, the group inexplicably travelled in a 7-car convoy approximately 100-feet to our destination of Aap India. We were

quickly sat at tables reserved for our group and to some slight disappointment noticed that the group had to dine next to the

restrooms with a camera that seemingly pointed directly at our table. These were minor issues however since the bathroom did not

emit any of the unfavorable “fragrances” that we have dealt with in the past and there was not enough traffic to be disturbing. It was

also noticed that the tables were small for a group of 8, leaving only just enough elbow room to not accidentally knock over

someone’s drink, but only if you were extremely careful. It is unsure how the restaurant would accommodate a group any larger

without splitting up the members. This may all sound bad but overall, the restaurant had a pleasant feel with its story-telling

paintings, in-house bar(!), and old school pro wrestling on the TV(!!!). The latter two observations may not be very traditional but

still had a positive effect on the group. Also, did I mention that old school wrestling was playing on the TV!

With the initial impressions aside, drinks and plenty of complimentary poppadums were provided by request and the meeting

commenced. The first order of business being the future of disgraced members, Ariel Levi and Matt Williams, who have missed 4

consecutive meetings. As the only meeting Ariel has attended was his initial meeting, his brother Joni spoke on his behalf. Matt

Williams had already pled his case to the president prior to the meeting, begging for mercy due to his time being occupied by

working towards his Master’s degree. These were put to a vote and the group had enough clemency to allow them both to remain as

part of our prestigious fraternity (although Eric made a point of assuring everyone knew that his vote was to retract Matt W’s

membership).

The next discussion topic covered the issue of our limited pool of restaurants we have available in our target area. Although the

ideas of increasing the area radius and moving the center of the radius towards downtown were both discussed, the group

eventually settled on leaving things the way they are and determining more creative ways to discover new restaurants.

Everyone loves a good meeting but eventually we had to eat and this is what can make or break a restaurant’s score. Shortly after

orders were placed, the waiter brought cloth napkins and our respective foodstuffs contained in metal bowls that kept its contents

warm. The waiter was polite and responsive, ensuring that drinks and beer were always available. The general consensus was that

the food was very tasty and flavorful with large portion sizes. There were very few criticisms but they did exist. Leom replied that his

rice tasted a bit “weird” and some members stated that the bill was slightly larger than expected. Neither were so disappointing as

to prevent another visit though. The biggest complaint was concerning the spice levels. The scale was 1-6 and even with some

members going “outside the box” and opting for a 7 (Tyson and Eric), the food was very mild. Some would argue that this may be the

reason that the food was so flavorful but I am not that person and we are not that group.

Overall, it was a good experience as the very respectable score shows. There were some minor complaints but these should not stop

any reputable curry enthusiast from paying Aap a visit. This restaurant has been open less than a year and with some minor tweaks

may become a strong candidate for our yearly reward.

CARDS TO BE GIVEN DURING NEXT MEETING

Red:

Ex-Pres Ryan Kaplan – Late report, inexcusably handing the honor of our revered founder over to a scheming degenerate.

Yellow:

Eric Mcconaha – no RSVP to March meeting, no show (Pres Ryan)

Justin Henderson – late RSVP to March March meeting, no show (Pres Ryan)

Rob Amos will be our May President (CASACC ANNIVERSARY)

Former President, the Debonair Matt Butler

*drops mic*