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| - My friend and I were in the area and had grown hungry from walking around at an event nearby at the Glendale Civic Center. We had our two toddlers in tow, so we hopped on Yelp and looked for something nearby and new (to us) that we'd never been to before. Desert Rose popped up, so I checked the "More business info" section to see if it was "good for kids" or not. It said Yes! Excitedly, we strolled over and walked up. The outside patio looked great, there was a life-size checkers and chess board, plenty of open space, comfy-looking seating areas, and some large tables that people were congregated around. We decided to eat inside, since we had the little ones and it was getting a bit toasty outside. We were greeted right away by an employee, I don't think he was an actual host, but he showed us to a large table in the back corner of the restaurant. We laughed about this, but we were thankful the guy seemed to understand the benefit of being in a corner when you have two toddlers.
So right off the bat, I needed to change my little one's diaper. I head over to the first restroom area, and there were several private stalls, but each time I opened a door, I'd peek inside to hopefully say "Aha! There you are Mr. Changing Table." But, not a one to be found in the first area of bathrooms. I head to the second area of bathrooms, (this place is huge!) and again, a nice row of private restrooms, all very clean I may add, but again---not a changing table in sight. Frustrated, I lay my baby down on her portable changing pad (at least I had that) on the cold hard bathroom floor, cursing my fellow Yelpers who have checked the 'Yes, great for kids!' box. I then begin to wonder....how could a place so big not have a changing table?? My next goal was to track down a manager and ask this question, but of course, I was sidetracked by the crankiness of my little one - she was ready to eat, dammit!! I head back to the table, ready to check out the Kids Menu. Surely they must have one if this place is "good for kids," right?? NO. No Kids menu. I ended up ordering the Mac and Cheese, since I knew it would be shareable with the kiddo. I decided to splurge and add Crab to my dish, for an additional "market" charge of $12. The Mac comes out, and the flavor is underwhelming. My daughter loved it though! Bland, with a toddler-size portion of overcooked seafood on top... go figure. Now if anyone has a child under the age of 3 who is reading this, you won't be surprised when I tell you what I'm about to tell you. Later on at home, I pull out the leftovers since I barely got to eat any at the actual restaurant. I take a bite of the crab, and it's SHRIMP!! (Read: frazzled mothers/fathers often don't fully absorb details/directions/what kind of protein they've eaten until hours later.) I remembered from the menu that shrimp was an additional charge of $8. I double-check the wadded up receipt in the diaper bag - Mac and Cheese, add crab, $22. Okay, so $18 vs. $22, not a huge deal, but still, IMO, that is quite an expensive lunch for what was served to me (again, a small portion of shrimp atop a bland pile of mac+cheese) I also think it's maddening that they charged me $3 for a club soda with some lime juice in it :-(
All in all, I may go back again (without child!) to give this place another shot for happy hour, but my expectations for the food will be low (which will probably be a good thing for this place.) I would like to add that our server was friendly and helpful, came to check on us serveral times, as well as the bus boy who cleared our plates and brought us to-go boxes.
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