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| - This restaurant was once a place my family loved to come, my Dad in particular. For some reason, it lost favor with him so it had been years since I had been to this North side establishment.
On this date, I had to pick a North-East side location for a dinner with a couple and their young son. Our original plan fell through and my pal suggested Benvenuto's. As I got there, the bar was full and looked inviting. But knowing we would have a toddler, we went into the dining room. There are both open or intimate tables. My friends ordered beer and they came in tall glasses. I was just had iced tea.
We ordered pizza for dinner as it would be the easiest for the little guy. We had the Bacon Cheeseburger and the Pizza Special of the Day=Chicken Ranch. Both were tasty but greasy. My friend laughed at me for eating pizza with a fork and knife. But I may have had the last laugh as I only went through one napkin to his two or three. There are better pizzas around Madison but we enjoyed our slices. Good food but it was the service that really shined.
After a few minutes of little guy in the booth with his Mom, he was put in a high chair. He tossed his crayons, his drink, his food on the floor every chance he got, and the wait staff were just so awesome about picking things up. Even when his Mom told them it was okay to leave them, that she would get them, they still were helpful. We were checked on frequently and I feel we were well taken care of.
Good for families. Good service. Good food.
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