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Since I don’t eat out very often, I was at a loss when Tammy phoned and asked me where I might want to meet her and David and the kids for dinner tonight. Whenever I do go out, I always make the other person pick the restaurant, and she picked Johnny Garlic’s. You’ve heard of it if you’ve watched the Food Network and seen Guy Fieri’s show. It’s his place.
It turned out to be an extremely family-friendly place, too. We put that to the test, with four kids from two to eight, three of them highly verbal and all of them with food issues, as is the case with most kids, of course. (Adults, too, come to think of it.)
Not only was there something for everybody there, but the service was outstanding. Our waitress asked the kids if they wanted to fill up their own soda glasses, then took them each to do so. She also noticed who was eating what and made accommodations so that everyone was happy. I can’t recommend the place highly enough.
When I walked in, Kylie sweetly asked me to sit next to her on the bench, and then she showed me the page she was coloring on. I think she’d only made a couple of pink lines on it, but I told her what a wonderful artist she was. “Do you want to take it home,” she asked, “and put it on your refrigerator?” Yeah, she’s two. How about that?
It was fun to see all six of them. I don’t get that chance very often, but I think we’ve found a place where they know the kids will be indulged. A lot of places merely tolerate, but here they make it fun for everyone, which makes things much easier and makes the place more inviting. |
