Table for Seven at Olde World

Okay, so I'm a little behind. My in-laws were in town this weekend to meet our newest addition, so I wasn't online much. It was actually Thursday night that we went to Olde World Restaurant here in North Port. We had suggested three local, non-chain places to go, and this is the one the in-laws picked.

We had a table that consisted of three doubles, with our daughter on the end, since she's the thinnest. The baby sat in his car seat on a chair. Our daughter had an order of potato skins for her meal, and also ordered a mango smoothie. Our older son ordered spaghetti and Sprite, but also stole some of his sister's smoothie. Both kids did pretty well with their meals. Mom-in-law had a steak sandwich, and Dad-in-law had a fish sandwich.

Hubby and I split an order of steak fajitas for two, which were delicious. The meat was very well seasoned and cooked with onions and beautiful green and red peppers. The other sides included cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, and sour cream. To be honest, I'm not a veggie person, and my fajitas had just meat, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. I would have liked some black beans, but everything was good, so I wasn't complaining.

I got through two fajitas before the baby woke up hungry. We weren't well situated for nursing, since our table was right next to the entrance, so I headed out to the van. This is when I discovered that we had parked right in front of the outside smoking area for the lounge. I was a little creeped out by the men walking around several feet away from me. We'll remember this for next time and park over in the second row. I was just finishing up with the baby when the rest of the family came out with to-go containers, so that was pretty much it for that meal, as far as I was concerned. Everyone said they enjoyed their meal, and overall it was a good experience at one of our local favorites.

Table for Seven at Chick Fil A

Okay, so technically there is no table for seven at Chick Fil A. Wednesday night, there was a fundraiser for my dad's school at Chick Fil A in Port Charlotte, so we were there. We ended up sitting in two booths next to each other. The two older kids of course decided to sit with their grandparents, so Hubby and I were at the other booth with the baby in his carrier.

The kids both had six piece nugget meals, and hubby and I had twelve piece meals. Chick Fil A's nuggets are, of course, the best, so we were all happy with our choices. The kids only use ketchup on their nuggets, but I love sauces and tend to have a hard time choosing. I went with Chick Fil A sauce, which is basically a cross between barbecue and honey mustard. Delicious! Hubby, who is not so big on sauces, actually tried it and ended up stealing one of my packets. Luckily, I had planned ahead and asked for four. Mom had a three piece strip meal, and Dad had a sandwich. I was a sucker and got the adorable cow Pez dispensers for the older kids, so our total for seven came to $40.06. Not too bad, overall.

The service, I have to say, was pretty spectacular for a fast food place. Our orders were ready much faster than we expected, and everyone was calm and pleasant despite the crowd. There were even employees circulating around the tables making sure everyone had all the condiments they needed, refilling drinks, and prebussing our tables. I was truly amazed at having my diet lemonade refilled for free and without me even having to get out of my chair.

The kids had a great time, as not only did they get to play on the playground, but there were balloons as well. Overall, I really feel that Chick Fil A outdid themselves. Next time they are having a fundraiser or other event, I'll be there!