This place is way far out of our neighborhood (barrio), but we went here for dinner recently anyway, prompted by two things: the purchase of a Groupon (the Yelper's wet dream), and my little nephew begging to go to the "rainbow place with the little dog" he saw on tv. So, it was a Tuesday with nothing better to do, so down the road we went.
As others have commented, it is small, but interesting and packed with things to look at from back when I was young. The servers were as sweet and helpful as they could be. All the toys and games were great- it kept Little Guy entertained the entire visit, and we were distracted from the long wait, too (it helped to order an appetizer of surprisingly good chips and guacamole). I had the daily special of BBQ meatloaf with mashed potatoes and vegetables, all of which tasted fresh and homemade. Babygirl had the bacon cheeseburger, which involved not only your choice of cheese on top of the patties, but American melted in the middle, too. YUM! Little Guy lost interest in dining since it was interfering with table space for the Barrel of Monkeys and Star Wars puzzle, but they blessedly serve breakfast all day and he can always be coaxed into consuming pancakes and sausage. (His critique: "the pancakes taste like muffins". ? Do with it what you will)
. So, we all had plenty to eat, but as we all know, that has nothing to do with dessert, so we ordered up their special, a bizarre concoction of French toast, peanut butter, bananas, chocolate syrup, and dried banana chips. Now, if a contestant on "Top Chef" dared to serve this aberration to the judges, Tom Colicchio would grab him by the seat of his pants and forcibly eject him from the premises. We ate every bite. I am so ashamed. BG wants to go back for another one of those cheeseburgers. We will wear dark glasses.