Houlihan's

We went to the new Houlihan's resturant last week for lunch. Despite it being 12:30 by the time we got there, they were amazingly empty. We were seated right away and had drinks for everyone by the time I got back from taking the kids to the bathroom. After much perusing of the menu, MT settled on mac and cheese (big surprise) and the rest of us got cheeseburgers. The food was kind of different, although for someone that doesn't eat like your average 4 year old, it probably would have been ok.

The food tasted ok but was overpriced for what you got. TB ordered the "Itsy Bitsy Burgers" (picture was taken after he had eaten the first one)

that was $4.99 and came with 2 mini burgers, fries, veggies and dip, a drink and ice cream (we passed on the veggies and I didn't mention the ice cream to them) and a kid sized drink. MT got mac and cheese that came with the same things.

RF and I ordered the "Mini Burger platter"

which was $7.95. It came with 2 mini burgers (same size as the kid mini burgers), an order of fries and either soup or salad. The soup was ok, nice and thick but BLAND! I had to pour on a ton of salt to get it to taste right. The burgers we also ok. The bread was kind of sweet, which gave them kind of an odd taste. Also, if you get these, keep in mind that the "ranch style greens" basically means "coleslaw". The lettuce and tomatoes are chopped up and mixed together with some kind of sauce (possibly mayo) and dumped on your burger. It wasn't good and I scraped most of mine off.

Although I doubt there will be a next time, if for some reason we go back, I will make a point of ordering off the kid menu. The adult menu isn't worth it.

The atmosphere was nice, although I would bet that it morphs to more of a bar at night and wouldn't be very family friendly. It is big and open with lots of light from high windows.

I give it 2 out of 5 stars for atmosphere and prompt service. The food and prices left much to be desired.