Celebratory Dinner At Olive Garden

It was past 8 pm when the graduation rites was finished.  We could have easily went out and eat but getting out of Duquesne parking garage was another story, it took forever.  We were stuck there for  almost 30 minutes trying to get out the campus.  We  were gonna  dine in to one of our favorite local restaurants but it was late already that we decided to  try the Olive Garden  in Robinson.

We have never  ate here before so we didn't know what to expect.  We thought that  they won't be packed because it was late but  they were full of  patrons when we got there.  The wait wasn't that long though and our server was really friendly.  She looked like she was tired  but she was still pleasant and helpful to us.  

The food was delicious, however, the portions are huge!  We had leftovers for the past couple of days in the fridge.  Surprisingly, the cost wasn't that much so we gave our  server a 20% tip for the great service she's rendered us.  Nothing beats  the feeling of happy customer when  the  establishment's employees are nice.

Katie, our server, even  offered to take our picture and she boxed the leftover food for us.  I wish all food servers are nice as hers.  Swipe over > to see all the photos below.

Late celebratory #dinner at Olive Garden in Robinson. Our server, Katie, was excellent, thank you for making our first experience a great one! #ItalianFood #ShrimpScampi #delicious #CheeseManicoti #minstrone #FettuccieAlfredo #Salad #ChickenFingers

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After Recital Dinner at Chico Fiesta

We attended the Torrence Music recital  last weekend and it was  awesome.  We always  go out for a dinner with friends  that we invited for the event but this time only one of them  could come to the recital but unfortunately couldn't  dine in with us due to prior commitment she have.

We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant here in the area.  I like their food but the only thing I am not  fond about is the  serving size, they are huge!  We always come home with  left over.  My daughter and I always  share what I order and  we still can't finish it but other than that, I think they have pretty  delicious  variety of Mexican Food.

They are always  packed and busy  especially during  weekdays.  We originally planned on going to Theo Yianni's bur we changed our minds when our friend couldn't come with us.

My favorite dish  is the tilapia  cancun, it is so good with the roasted veggies and other sides that comes with it (refried beans, rice,  guacamole and salad).  See, just listing all of that makes me full already lol.

Anyway, while listening or watching to the  video of the The Dance below,  I want to share this

prs se, check it out at MusiciansFriend.com . The owner of the music  place where my daughter take her piano lessons announced that  she will be hiring a violin teacher so my daughter is very excited about it, she can finally use the violin that we got her last Christmas.  Here's the video I took during the rehearsal.

 

Mother's Day Dinner at Theo Yianni's Restaurant #WhenInWeirton

After attending mass  on  Mother's Day, we decided to eat at Theo Yianni's.  It's a family restaurant   here in Weirton that  serves Greek food.  They recently expanded and relocated to a new  and bigger  location.  Hubby and I  ate at their old  location and thought that their food  is decent but we have never taken our kids to eat there yet so we thought this would be a  great time to introduce them to Greek food.

 When it comes to  eating, my husband is  well-rounded  because of his world-wide experiences  when he was still in the Navy.  He's the one who introduced me to different kinds of food.  When I was single, all I know is  Filipino food but when I got married, I was introduced to a different kind of cuisines.

 Anyway, Theo Yianni's new location is bigger and beautiful compared to their old location.  Their facility is super clean and the ambiance is very inviting.  All their  employees are super nice and we love the fact that the owner walks around the table and talk to patrons, that to me is a big plus.

 Theo Yianni's is a combination of a bar and a restaurant.  The bar is located on the other side and the restaurant on the other.

My three dining buddies always get something sweet to drink when we go out but I always  have water with lemon.

My daughter and I's meals came with  fresh salad.  The salad alone filled me up already.

My daughter love the dipping sauce for the  dinner rolls.  I didn't care about it.  To me  dinner roll is good to eat as it is lol.

I had the  bourbon glazed  salmon.  It came with potatoes and  beans.  The beans is cooked with tomato sauce, it was my first time having that kind of beans prepared that way.  It was something new.  I'm not sure if I like it or not lol.

They have a dish called flaming  something (sorry I can't remember the exact   dish name lol) but  it was cool to watch the server  do it in front of the customer.  My husband took a picture but it didn't caught the flame.

I like the way they serve food, every server has to bring this portable table for them to set the tray before distributing orders.  I thought it's quite  unique and very  helpful  for the servers to deliver food   in every table efficiently.  

Overall, it was a great dining experience  at Theo Yianni's.  If you ever come to Weirton and looking for a good place to eat, I would  say "Check out Theo Yianni's".  

I had a great Mother's day celebration with my lovelies!  Hubby and the kids got me  some  special treats too.

 Instead of bouquets, I love  miniature roses because I can plant and grow them and  they always reminds me of the special occasion whenever I am in the garden and see them bloom!

 These  assorted brownies have  the fudge, cream cheese, and  turtle ones.  My favorite was the  cream cheese.

The brownies are so good but very rich so it kind of messed up my diet lol.  But it's okay as we hot the tennis court after we ate  our dessert. 

Family Dining Experience at La Cucina Italian Grill in Weirton

The kids wanted to try the food  at La Cucina Italian Grill.  They opened  few months back but we've never eaten since it's reopening.  It used to be De Felice Brother's Pizza and we ate there before but  that one closed and La Cucina took over.   We didn't know what to expect but we kind of  read the good reviews online and that's why we were convinced to go.  

Looking at their menu,  we couldn't decide   what to get so instead, we ordered  the Sicilian Pizza.  IT was absolutely delicious!  The  crust was very thick but not  rubbery like other pizza  crust I have tried from other places.  One slice filled me up.

The setting was definitely different than what I have remembered although the space is still the same.

They cook   the food per order so  it takes a little while before it gets served.

Glad my son  has his spinner with him or else, he would have been bored to death  while waiting lol

The employees seems very polite and nice.  Our waitress was very good and she made sure that we were okay and kept checking on us.

Our daughter was not 100% feeling well that day so she was kind of not in the mood for playing in front of the camera = as she would normally would.

The price  is a little bit on the expensive side for our budget but I guess it is worth it since their food  are  delicious and the service is awesome.

I learned an Italian word by going there.  Benvenuti means welcome.

I might go back there for a date with my husband or with the kids someday.

We didn't expect that the place would be as busy as they were but they were packed when we came.

Spicy Gringo Restaurant

There is a restaurant in our  area called Spicy Gringo.  Some of the people we know rave about it so one time when we were coming home from Pittsburgh, we decided to  go there and try their food.

The place was vibrant with all their colorful  display of artworks.  I think the owner is a traveler and has a love of photography since there were so many photos  that were hang on the wall.

There were a couple of customers inside when we came in so I had the feeling that the food might not be that good but since we were already inside, we decided to give it a try.

While we were waiting for our order, salsa and chips were served.

I am not sure if this place is more of a bar than a restaurant but I saw a lot of  different drinks in the bar area.

It took  a while for our food to  be served so I  went to the other room  where all these   different  artworks were displayed and  took more photos.  I hope you enjoy some of it.

The two artworks on the frames were my favorite.  If you just look at the photos, you will see faces but if you look closer, you will see  other characters in it.  Take a closer look and let me know what you see.

As we were waiting, we were contemplating of just leaving because there was a foul smell that was driving me nuts.  I wasn't sure if it was the one who were seated close to our table  but it was making me gag.

I thought I was the only one that smelled it but even my daughter smelled it too.

We couldn't do anything but   to laughed it off.

The guacamole was really good but their burrito  was bitter.  I think it was the sauce that it made it bitter but I  only ate half of my food   because I didn't like it.  I tried my husband's  rice and it  tasted raw so I really didn't think it was worth the try.  If I were to give them ratings  of 1 to 5, I'd probably rate them  1 for the food but the server was nice so I will give  them 2.5 overall.

Don't get me wrong, I love Mexican food but this is by far the worse I've had  in all the places we've tried.  Then again,  people have different opinions and that is just my opinion.  I won't recommend it.  At least now we know not to go there if we  ever have  Mexican cravings.  I like Chico Fiesta's food, my only issue with them is the BIG portions!

Father's Day Dinner

We had a simple Father's Day celebration.  We started the day by giving  hubby  the crafts we made for him  then I cooked   as Japanese style  pancake, a savory one.  Then we went to church  after at noon and  visited my father-in-law afterwards.  We decided to go to Eat and Park to have our dinner.

 The little Miss ordered a garden salad.  I wish that my son would order something  healthier and different rather than Mac and Cheese or Grilled cheese, sigh.

Hubby had a chicken Parmesan with a salad.  I always had the Nantucket cod with rice and broccoli. 

I was going to prepare a nice dinner but we stayed a little bit longer at Dad's that we decided to just  eat dinner  at the restaurant.  We seldom dine out so it was a  good opportunity.   Besides, it gave me a break from the kitchen.  It was  a great dinner and we all enjoyed it.