Ikea

For lunch I went to the new Ikea superstore. I didn't go to shop or to look at furniture. That will have to be some other time -- but only to eat. Unfortunately for me, the restaurant is located in the middle of the store. And it takes quite the maze-like path to get there. They obviously want you to visit every nook and cranny of the store. The main path visits every square inch of the place. They do offer "shortcuts", but they are too short and do not get you any closer to the place you are trying to get to.

I finally got there and I was rewarded with a plate of Sweedish meatballs. They offer a choice of three different counts of meatballs, a side dish of new potatoes, gravy, and some lingonberry jelly. Now this is a meat and potato dish! And it was not quite what I was expecting. I would rather of had pasta instead of the potatoes. But it was good. It was amusing to hear the cashier complain about having to count the number of meatballs to determine the price. How flawed...

And for a drink, I tried out the Lingonberry soda. Which was pretty good. It was not that powerful, but subtle and refined. I probably won't eat there again. But I had to try it at least once.