Chapter 1364 Chapter 1364 - Mirror Wall (1/2)
As someone had already offered to pay for the drinks, Li Du decided to treat everyone to dinner instead.
Although it was still early, he had left his house soon after dawn. He was now hungry, having only eaten two burgers on the long journey from Phoenix to Tucson.
”Who knows a place that serves good local Tucson delicacies? My treat, buddies, let's go have a good meal!” Li Du said.
Hearing that someone was treating them to dinner, the treasure hunters were excited.
”Go to Lavender Hotel, the buffet there is fantastic. It's one hundred and fifty bucks per head. I've long wanted to try it.”
”Big Li wants something unique. I say, we have to go around Main Street. Any restaurant along that road will not disappoint.”
”Better go to Salt Lake Restaurant, the beef there is the best I've tasted.”
”All of you shut up, we want something special,” Lu Guan pushed away two men and walked over. He said, ”Boss, follow me, I know a good place.”
”What place?” Reeves asked.
Lu Guan said, ”You'll see. Let go, follow me. Regular folks don't know about this place!”
The group got up from the bar and headed out to the city in seven or eight cabs. Each car was stuffed full.
Driving out of Tucson, the cars ventured into the desert. Someone in the car raised his voice, saying, ”Max Conrad, you b*stard, are we going to Mexico for dinner?”
Lu Guan replied impatiently, ”Shut up, we are almost there!”
Indeed, they were near their destination. The car continued for about two to three kilometers and came to a stop a few minutes later, in front of a village.
When Li Du got down from the car, he glanced towards the place. It was a regular small village on the outskirts of the desert. There were many mirrors at the entrance road, and their blinding brightness hurt his eyes.
”Follow me,” Li Guan gestured. ”We'll take you guys to eat something fun!”
His target was a small restaurant in the village. As they approached, Li Du realized that there were indeed many mirrors outside the restaurant. They had been placed so that they formed two mirrored walls.
One of those walls was tall and the other was short. The tall one was about three meters and was formed by placing many small mirrors together. The shorter wall was less than two meters tall and it, too, was made from a mosaic of little mirrors.
Each small mirror was about the size of a hundred square centimeters. They had a curvature, and when they were put together, they formed a curved wall.
The tall mirror wall was facing the sun and the shorter one was facing the wall other. There were metal shelves on the walls and rows of grilled chicken, lamb and beef hung from them. From time to time, people came over to flip the metal shelves to the shorter wall.
Li Du tried to make sense of what he saw. The reflection was blinding, the sun shone on the tall wall, and because the mirrors were curved, they could focus the light. It worked like a magnifying glass in gathering the rays of the sun.
The temperature achieved that way must have been very high. One could tell by looking at the oil seeping from the beef and lamb. The grilled chicken had a uniform yellowish-red hue, unlike fire-grilled chicken that was often unevenly cooked.
Seeing the method of grilling, Li Du smiled. He said, ”Hey, this is pretty interesting.”
”Desert Mirror Wall Grilling, this is the unique side of Tucson city,” Lu Guan said proudly.
Olly asked in shock, ”Why have I not heard of this before? I didn't know that there's such a thing.”
Lu Guan said, ”It took me some effort to find it on the internet. This kind of grilling makes very delicious food. Everyone who's been here had lots of praise for this place.”
The restaurant served only home-roasted beef and grilled meats. Just like in the food streets back in Li Du's hometown, there were shady awnings set up outside the restaurant. Everyone gathered around eating and drinking.