So my two year old daughter and I took a walk out to our local strip mall looking for lunch. She said that she wanted pizza, so we went to Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill.
For those unfamiliar with the chain, its a chain of sports restaurants based around "Shoeless" Joe Jackson of Black Sox fame. This location is mature having been here for over 10 years. It was renovated within the last year to make the interior much brighter and airy. A welcome change to the dark persona of a lot of sports bars.
We were seated promptly, and our orders were taken fairly quickly. My daughter had the kids pizza with, fries and apple slices. She must have been happy with hers as the pizza was in her belly in 10 minutes flat, as were the apple slices. The fries tasted like fries but neither of us was too interested in them.
I had the Baja Chicken sandwich with a side of Quinoa. My sandwich was pretty good, but a little gooey. I think if they omitted the mayonaisse it could have been great! The avacado provided a nice summery taste. The quinoa had a couple of issues. I think that they prepared a big batch of Quinoa then just spoon it into the bowl and heat it under the salamander. I say this because the top layer was crunchy, and the rest of it was moist - the way I expect it to be. I didn't get to fully enjoy the Quinoa as my daughter decided it was rice and went to town on it, consuming about 1/4 of it and putting another 1/4 all over the table and booth.
For dessert she had the kids bubblegum ice cream sundae. That was a treat and a half. A scoop of bobblegum ice cream in a waffle bowl with whipped cream, gummy bears and candy sprinkles on the side. The sides were very plentiful and we even had enough gummy bears to bring home for later.