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The waiters are really nice, and some of them I’ve known since they were busboys, so it’s fun to see them.

It was the lunch rush earlier this week, yet every Gale’s server, busboy and cook stopped what they were doing to shake Jarrín’s hand.

Something’s Fishy — the sushi place of yesteryear where my brother worked as a busboy and where sake warmed the soul after a day in the cold Pacific.

He’s 73, with 53 years on the job, having started as a busboy and working his way up to chef.

He stars as the busboy at a beatnik bar who uses his incredibly lifelike sculptures to impress the hip clientele.