Plant Based Fun Eating Out

Some friends wonder how I eat out at restaurants since I eat plant based foods.  Last night was a fun example.  The menu offered penne pasta with broccoli-rabe and shrimp.  I asked our server if I could have that dish, without the shrimp.  He said he would have to ask the chef.  I thought that was odd, since I was asking for a subtraction on the dish.  But, he went back to the kitchen and returned and said, not a problem.  I threw out the comment that the chef could throw in extra veggies of his choice. The dish came out delicious!  Lots of greens and garlic.  I love when my pasta dish is more green than beige, and this one hit the mark.  Sorry, I ate it all...no photo.