Ordering in a Restaurant

I have been going to an ESL class as of three weeks ago. The teacher has taught us many native words, as well as suggested that we write three sentences every day. What was interesting yesterday was that my teacher taught me how to order in fast food restaurants such as in Popeye’s, Burger King, etc.

If I wanted to have a steak, I could say that I would like to a 12 oz., medium-rare T-bone steak, ice water, and some vegetables. If I wanted to eat a hamburger, I could say that I want a double-beef cheeseburger, no pickles, no onions, and a large soda, with a side of french fries, and some rice.*

Many people in Texas seem to like barbecuing, but I am not interested because I do not know how to do it, and besides, most barbecued meat in restaurants tastes too spicy!** 

Hi, Ganshenfeng. Good job! The changes that I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify your thoughts, and for ease of reading. Sincerest apologies if I misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you. J.

*There seems to be a split in usage as to whether capitalize the word, “French,” when used like this. I choose not to because it does not relate to the country, but if you do, no one can say that you are wrong… 

**You can write that a food is too spicy, too salty, too hot, etc., as that is a flavor, a temperature, and something that you can taste or detect with your tongue. Hard food is more of a texture, something you can detect with your spoon or fork or teeth. If you meant that meat that is barbecued is too hard, then that is okay, but you would need to rewrite your sentence: “…most meat that is barbecued in restaurants is too hard." Regardless, "hard" should not be used to describe a taste, and vice-versa.