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| - Fresh and healthy? That's what I felt eating dinner here. Not my normal stop, I usually go for fattening and strong flavors :) Great place to have some pasta, pizza, and wings.
I tried two appetizers to get the ball rolling. The wings were delicious. They are baked instead of fried and the maple BBQ had a great flavor. I think the dipping sauce was ranch, but it was light. With the wings dipped it took away the maple BBQ flavor. Thus I figured I would rather have the BBQ flavor than the light ranch. I ended up not using any ranch for my wings. I can say if you like non fried wings this is your place. Plenty of flavors to choose from and I could go here for drinks and wings.
I also tried one of the teas on the menu. I personally would not try it again. The flavor was very light. Not really sweet or flavorful, just a light taste to it. I can almost describe my tea as flavored water. Like having a cucumber in your water to give it flavor? Almost the same effect.
I also tried the homemade meatball appetizer. It was good and came out of the kitchen super hot. Nice amount of meatballs, sauce and artichokes. I noted the artichokes to have a more sour note and I was unsure it is caused the sauce to be more on the sour side. With both the sauce and artichokes being sour it ended up being too sour of a dish for me. If you like your marinara sauce to be on the sour, tangy side this might be your dish. I like a more sweet sauce or balanced marinara myself.
The pasta was good, I enjoyed the steak penne. The sauce was the most robust flavors I had during dinner. I believe this to be a dish I would have again. I noted the steak to be cut in very small pieces. Can't really ask to cook the steak medium rare in this case. It still worked and I got my steak craving cured however.
The kids meals end up being $5 a kid and include the drink, not a bad price tag. One plate was pasta with butter and cheese. Our second meal was a simple cheese pizza. The pizza was good and so was the pasta. The kids also get crayons and coloring pages, so I would say a kid friendly place. The meals did come with a slice of an apple as a side, but both of my kids did not eat it. Both noted the apple was super sour.
So I can say a good experience first visit, had some highs and lows and ugh moments. I can say that does not discourage me, I plan on trying it again and only try a pizza. Pizzas start at $12 and go on up. So it can get pricey if you are a big eater like me. Also please be patient since I experienced new staff on my visit. Overall give it a try, you may like it.
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