There aren't very many local chains that I've noticed around here in Seville, but I've had a fun time using my limited vocabulary, finding an item on the menu where I know maybe 1 word out of 5, and see what I get. Sometimes I'll just know the category (ie, something cold like a salad/potato salad) and cross my fingers. So far, I haven't been disappointed.

I've also been at this one bar/restaurant by my school enough now that at least one of the servers recognizes me now. Last week, when I was at a table outside using the wifi, he cleared my plates from the table but told me not to worry, I could stay as long as I wanted. Later asked if I was talking with my family, if I'm feeling homesick at all, etc. Today, he pretty much knew what I wanted to drink as soon as I sat down. When I ordered a half-portion of lomo con tomate, the resulting plate was pretty big. "That's a half-portion?" "And a little more, but don't worry about it" (Said in Spanish, of course). Even if I'm admittedly homesick, it's kinda nice to feel like a local like that. Then again, the fact that I'm not probably made me stand out.