It was that time again...Girl's Night Out and we were looking for something new. We hadn't seen each other since before school ended and needed someplace with good drinks, good food, and a good atmosphere that would let us hang out for awhile and catch up. Venti's had only been open a couple of weeks (if that) when we went and none of us had gone, but we decided to give it a try. We will be back!
Parking isn't the greatest but we all managed to find spots nearby without too much trouble and all of our cars were there when we needed to leave. We had about a 25 minute wait because it was so packed but it was worth the wait. As we were waiting my friend Carrie and I kept eyeing the t.v. screen that was showing the 20-some beers they had on tap.
After we did get a table, 2 of us ordered mixed drinks (which were given two thumbs up), Carrie ordered a beer sampler which gave her the chance to try whichever 8 beers she wanted. I ordered some kind of amber ale that was AMAZING! Even though we had left all of our kids at home, we ordered some spicy tater tots (who doesn't like tater tots) and while catching up looked more closely at the menu. The menu, while not as large as The Cheesecake Factory, had just about as much variety.
Two of us got the Chicken Thai Peanut wrap and while they both agreed it had good flavor (just enough spicy but not too spicy), they also agreed that there was too much rice inside the wrap. I, along with one of the other ladies, ordered the chicken teriyaki burger. I thought it was really good and probably would have been even better had I actually gotten the Swiss cheese instead of asking for none. (I was having beer and tots...I had to compromise somewhere). I got a side salad with mine (another compromise) and my friend got sweet potato fries and we both liked what we had. The fifth of our group ordered the a steak flatbread sandwich which was also given a thumbs up in the middle of a bite. I am sure dessert would have been good had we gotten that far, but we were all so stuffed from our drinks and dinner there wasn't any room.
The service was good and the atmosphere was exactly what we wanted. It wasn't quiet at all, which was good because we aren't very quiet group. It would easily be a place Joe, Taelin and I could go, although we might have to go at an off time because wait time and toddlers don't go well. I can definitely see Venti's being thrown in the regular rotation for Girl's Night Out. Good drinks...check. Good food....check. Good atmosphere....check. Night out with awesome friends....check!!!
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