I'm not a huge fan of chain restaurants but a friend and I were looking for a quiet place in the area to chat and catch up. After seeing the loud and crazy atmosphere of the new Salad King, we decided on Pickel Barrel.
There was a lot of seating available, including many tables for two and cozy booths. We settled in at a table and our waitress told us it was margarita night so we both ordered the lime flavor ($5.99). The drinks arrived in massive glasses requiring both hands to hold.
For the meal, we order the talapia with Greek salad ($13.99) and the avacado sandwich with sweet potato fries ($11.99). The sandwich was probably better than the fish which was just a slab of salty, slightly burned talapia on a bed of salad consisting of mostly onions and green peppers.
Service was friendly, quick and they left us alone long enough for a good ol' gossip and catching up session.