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| - To start- let's be realistic this is a cafeteria in a box store. Ok so now that we have established that expectations should be low, low, low; we can move on and be realistic in what's going on here.
And that's surprisingly a pretty good deal and some good food. Is it somewhere we would become regulars. Doubtful. Was I shocked at the meal I received for my hangry toddler (hungry + angry) after shopping took much longer than planned? Pleasantly surprised!
I was even more impressed that they let my angry monster sample their meatballs to see if he liked the varies types before ordering a full meal. Turns out he wasn't at all fooled by the vegetable meatballs. He quickly realized I was trying to feed him vegetables shaped like meatballs.
And when my hangry little monster threw his sample vegetable meatball across the floor and declared that he would not be deceived be vegetables shaped into a meatball, the staff was more than kind about quickly cleaning it up. Laughing about his response to the sweet potato based meatball. Toddlers, they can't be tricked into eating veggies! Not even by Swedish vegetable meatballs. I tried the vegetable meatball sample. Mr. Toddler was ridiculous. It was delicious! I highly suggest ordering them.
So after sampling, ordered the adult serving of chicken meatballs with steamed veggies- including curry gravy & lingdon berries on the side (for me, yum) and got plenty of ketchup from the condiments for Mr.Toddler.
Since my husband was still busy in another department, I was alone in the cafeteria juggling my angry toddler and meal as we were seating.
A staff member helped us find a seat. Got his high chair, extra napkins, and even found us a plastic fork to keep everyone sane. Mr Toddler loves places that only use metal silverware. He's a huge fan of banging the metal silverware off of the plates. I loved that even though the cafeteria is "green" they had plastic ware available for the kiddo when I asked.
Mr.Toddler loved the chicken meatballs. Despite his ketchup addiction, he loved them so much that he started to gobble them down.... WITHOUT KETCHUP!........ This is the same child who has attempted to double fist ketchup alone as a meal when a well meaning server placed a bowl of ketchup in his reach elsewhere. This kid loves ketchup on everything. To have ketchup & eat something without making a ketchup dip is saying A LOT!
He ate all of the chicken meatballs. Tried the berries. Liked them. (I know weird. He also loves cranberries and hates raspberries) and attempted to throw the beautiful and delicious steamed vegetables at the floor. I ate the steamed vegetables. They were delicious. Bright yellow & orange carrots with cauliflower & broccoli. It was a huge serving a fresh veggies. Mr.Toddler doesn't usually eat veggies willingly. He was intrigued by the beautiful carrot colors and did try chewing a few up before spitting them out, then acting as if an attempted poisoning had occurred. His loss my gain. They veggies were really phenomenal. Not at all what I would have expected to find at ikea.
And the very best part. The entire meal, including the iced coffee that I put together. $4.50. My coffee was complimentary.
I would never expect to say a meal at Ikea with an unhappy toddler was exceptional, but it was. It really was. The staff really went above and beyond. And again, the price is crazy. Crazy good. Cheaper than the cup of coffee I purchased across the street before stopping in to shop!
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