Pollo-No-No

I work at an Italian restaurant. We call our Italian menu items by Italian names with English descriptions. I get a lot of questions, but I don’t mind a hair because I get paid to talk about food.

Customer: *Reading the menu then looking at me.* “Pollo e penne?”

Me: “Oh, that’s chicken and pasta with—”

Customer: “—Does it have meat in it?”

Me: “The chicken pasta? Yes, pollo is Italian for chicken.”

Customer: “Can I get the chicken but not the pollo?”

Me: “Pollo is just Italian for chicken; if you want chicken it’s really good—”

Customer: “No, I like chicken, but I don’t want pollo.”

Me: “Do you have any allergies?”

Customer: “Oh, none!”

I bring her the standard chicken pasta and she loves it.

Customer: “Thanks! And look! No pollos!”