Gathering at Varsity Grill

Never mind Sleepless in Seattle, we're talking Hungry in Tacoma tonight, people. Especially if you have a couple wee tots.

Its not an illusion...kids eat free!
Varsity Grill

I won a prepaid gift card to Open Table (OpenTable.com), which is a reservation service for select restaurants in your area, at my company picnic this year. Pro: you're not restricted to the restaurant the giver has chosen. Con: you have to pick from the list on the website which does not include as many locations as you would hope. Side-bar; Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings were not listed...color me disappointed... 

While perusing the site the one location that jumped out at me was Varsity Grill. I figured it would be a joint where we would all be able to find something we enjoyed. Turns out...kids eat FREE! No lie ladies and gentleman. Kids eat FREE all day, every day, with the purchase of an adult meal. I made our reservation for early evening and that was that.

We arrived at the spot and found parking immediately. Keeping in mind we had early reservations...I can see parking being a problem if its during the peak hours of service. Its all street parking which in downtown Tacoma (11th & Broadway) is limited. Bonus - its one block up from Commerce where there is a stop for the tram that runs through the city from the Tacoma Dome station all the way to 9th and Commerce in the theater district.

The princess enjoying her complimentary children's beverage of choice...with a bombastic cup they get to bring home :)

 

The food was overall pretty delicious. I highly recommend the deep fried macaroni and cheese, drool! The kids devoured their meals (which also came with FREE ice cream) and Ken and I enjoyed the Red Hook beer battered fish and chips. The fish was only so-so in my opinion but their french fries are to die for. The cast and crew seem friendly and our waiter even told us about the end-of-the-meal ice cream in "code" so we could opt out without a scene...pretty decent if I do say so myself.

 

All together its a nice environment for a family meal OR a group of party people getting together to enjoy a night out (holla ladies!). They have live entertainment on select evenings and a pretty stocked bar from what I could see.

 

Varsity Grill, you have my vote, three cheers...and free ice cream!