Fine Dining Without Class

Do you have tons of extra spending money?  

Do you have so much class,

that you raise your pinky when you drink a soda?  

If you answered no to both of those questions keep reading.
We enjoy a good dinner out and this is a year of new things for us so we're trying restaurants we've never been to before.   Chicken and Bo are here to save your dinner with our continuing series: Fine Dining Without Class.

Food Adventure #1  Houlihans in Hamilton Town Center

We visited Houlihans on a Friday evening at about 5:00, which is a good time to go if you're trying to avoid the dinner-time rush.

Upon arriving we didn't like the odd use of windows, they made it very difficult to find the door, (Chicken actually tried to enter through a window. . .seriously).

Inside, they make up for the window craziness by having a modern vibe.  The lighting is dim and their isn't a bunch of stuff hung all over the walls.  Chicken liked the artwork, saying it was "quite modern";  Bo on the other hand thought the artwork was "too modern"  and "twilight zoney."

Houlihans serves coke products and has an alcohol menu that is the same size as the food options.  Speaking of the menu, both Chicken and I had problems with the organization and font size of the menu.  We ended up asking the waitress for help.

Our waitress suggested:  Spaghettini (with shrimp, scallops, & mussels)  and the Fire BBQ Salmon Salad saying they were both good flavor combinations.

After carefully taking her sincere suggestions into consideration,
Bo chose the Chicken Fajitas for $12.95
and
Chicken chose the Cheesy Royale Yum Yum Good Times Burger $9.50

We also wanted an appetizer but they were hard to find on the menu.  They ended up being on the bottom right hand corner and they are called Big Small Plates.  Right now you're probably thinking, "how can a big plate also be small?  Aren't big and small antonyms?"  And the answer is no they can't be the same and yes they are.

Long story short, we chose the Chipotle Chicken Nachos $9.00.  The plate was huge and enough for 4 or 5 people.  The nachos weren't soggy at all!  They were crispy and loaded with toppings.

Our waitress, and all of the other waiters & waitresses,  were very enthusiastic and our food was quick to come out.  The food was great!  Chicken said the fries weren't too salty.  Bo was amazed at how warm and soft the tortillas were.  After tasting the chicken fajitas, Bo said she was in heaven.

Houlihans Overall Rating:
Chicken gives it 4 and 1/2 sporks out of 5: for dim lighting, portions, and price
and
1/2 a dirty napkins for the window delimma and the difficulty in reading the menu.

Bo gives it 4 sporks out of 5: for enthusiastic servers, delicious food, and being very quick with refills
and
1 dirty napkin because she was only given one napkin and the artwork was too modern for her taste.

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After our dinner at Houlihans, we stopped at Three Dogs Bakery to get our four-legged friends a treat.  We both chose the red velvet pupcakes; and Chicken also got the puppy brownie.

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