Just an update because someone asked why I only gave a 4 star despite all of my comments being…read morepositive. The answer is that #1 I only give a five if it blows me away completely. #2 I thought that it got a very loud inside when the restaurant got crowded.

I'm writing this review to save people from ordering the shrimp scampi here…read more My niece chose this restaurant to celebrate her birthday, and it was also my sister's birthday. There were four of us. Everyone except me is very fond of red meat--I am not. When I looked at the menu online, I was happy to see they offered several non-meat options. I decided on the shrimp scampi and looked forward to it all week. What a disappointment. The six shrimp arrived at room temperature, and the butter sauce they were sitting in was also barely warm. The shrimp did not appear to have been cooked in the sauce at all. They looked and tasted like plain boiled shrimp--exactly like the pre-cooked shrimp you can buy at Costco. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if that's where they came from. The sauce tasted like pure melted butter, with no noticeable garlic or white wine flavor--just plain butter. I suppose this is what I get for ordering a non-meat entrée at a steakhouse, but if you can't make a decent option for non-meat eaters, don't bother putting it on the menu. The French onion soup, however, was delicious. I would order only that again if I had to return. The creamed spinach was just okay--honestly, the one I make at home is much better. The baked potato was also very good and served piping hot, which I especially appreciated after the tepid shrimp. I did not order dessert, but my niece and sister both had cheesecake. They did not charge for it since it was their birthdays, which was very much appreciated. They also do not serve bread at this restaurant--or at least none was offered or brought to the table. Another thing I found strange was the layout. There is a very narrow hallway leading to the dining rooms on the right, and right in the middle of that hallway is the computer station where the waitstaff enter orders. I would hate to be a server here--it seems like one of the worst possible places for it. People were constantly trying to squeeze past while the staff were standing there trying to work.

Family friendly atmosphere with a play structure? Wonderful!…read more So "family friendly" that at dinner last night, a large baseball team of ~10 year old boys effectively took over the patio dining and had a makeshift baseball game in the middle of dinner? Not so wonderful. I couldn't even walk around the tables without being in serious fear of getting hit by a fastball. Not to mention my toddler getting run over or hurt. Draw the line somewhere, please! Obviously, this is on the parents, primarily...but at a certain point the staff need to shut activity like this down. Totally out of control.

Our newly discovered favorite pizza here is Black and White. You oughta try it! White sauce,…read moresausage, garlic, and lots of black pepper. We've had wrestling banquet here, which also made us celebrate my son's graduation party. Big patio area, great food, and superb service.