banh me

Place: Ba Xuyen
Number of coins: 8
Accepted: Yes

Two banh mi's at Ba Xuyen - I pay with 8 dollar coins. The banh mi lady (always the same one) puts them in the cash register. Then, she takes them out, and gives them to a guy working there - apparently so they don't get given out as change. Then she tells me "they're so beautiful!"

4/20

Place: Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Number of coins: 14
Accepted: Yes

The nice thing about paying with dollar coins is that you can arrange them in a 4x3+2 grid for easy counting.

KimchiTaco

Place: Kimchi Taco Truck
Number of coins: 17
Accepted: Yes

I counted out the 17 coins, and then the nice person in the truck likewise counted them, looking a little confused at the variations between the coins. "Are these all dollar coins?"

Heard from behind me: "Did you rob a bank?"
I should have said "Yes. But don't tell anyone. It's a secret."

Max & Mina's

Place: Max & Mina's Ice Cream
Number of coins: 9
Accepted: Yes

This time, they had a special flavor - not displayed on the boards because it's too potentially scandalous - which we ordered as one of three for our pint of ice cream. Upon payment, I pointed out "check 'em out, all different" "wow yeah, cool" "check that one out, looks like a crack pipe" "yes it does!"

New Golden Sichuan

Place: Golden Sichuan
Number of Coins: 10 (plus other bills)
Accepted: Yes

Placed down with all of our other money for payment. The (always funny) waiter says "ooh! gold coins for me!"

Xi'an

Place: Xi'an Famous Foods (St Marks)
Number of coins: 16
Accepted: Yes, gladly

Feed the mouth! Feed the meter!

Downtown Bakery

Place: Downtown Mexican Bakery
Number of coins: 20
Accepted: Yes

I said "I've got a $20 bill or 20 $1 coins, which do you want?" "It's all good to me!"