Nothing against drop-ins, but…
Advance bookings make scheduling easier, but unexpected arrivals can turn a so-so night into a big one. Unless the drop-ins are of the sort that creeped out patrons of a restaurant in Mexico City.
The customers were not too upset to whip out their cameras and record the situation for YouTube, where the video became a hit. Fortunately for the restaurant, the name of the place wasn’t visible in the clip, and it wasn’t included in the caption.
But signature design elements will probably be recognized by regulars of the place, which features a drop ceiling of large tiles, similar to what’s used in many a basement rec room. On a recent night, one of those tiles started to shimmy, quake and crack, revealing a wiggling shape. It was a 5-foot snake, which proceded to dangle right above customers’ heads.
Animal control authorities could not be summoned before the reptile fell into the dining room, where it was caught and shown out, no doubt with the advisory that it not return.
How the snake got into the ceiling remains a mystery.