Them are some BIG balls!

Check out these gumballs.

They're in a vending machine at El Jalapeno restaurant in Lakewood (site of the former Klucks, for you west side locals).

Mondays are $13.99 margarita pitcher nights. And tonight was Cinco de Mayo. So the word for the evening was CROWDED. As we waited for our name to be called for a table, our little group drank a pitcher of margaritas (me gusta mucho!) and lingered around the cash register. And...the gumball machines.

Just look at these bad boys. We held up a highly recognizable Starlight mint as a comparison for size.

We can't even figure out how you would chew them. It's just not possible without breaking them into bits.

On another note...but strangely, still related...we gave up on waiting and moved on to wing night at The Winking Lizard, which was less crowded and still had Cinco de Mayo deals.

And...another gumball machine...
as demonstrated by Karen and Lou's son, Nate -- whose mouth is full of the chewy stuff. He thinks these are huge gumballs. He needs to take a lil' trip across town to see El Jalapeno's offerings.

No contest!