THE KIDDIE GOURMET
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— by Barbara Blackburn
Sitting
at
our
enny Lane Cafe
Penny Lane Cafe
blanketed table with our
is a cool place for
& Music Venue
colorful
tableware
we
groovy people,
10255 Main St.
felt
very
comfy
in
this
with a Kiddo’s Menu. It
Clarence, NY
Beatle decor. Some Beatle
sports a game station along
716-320-5872
with crayons, papers and www.pennylaneclarence.com inspired dishes include the
Magic Mushroom Panini
toys. Local artist Anne Valby,
~ SPOONS ~
($11.75) grilled portobello
who raised five kiddos,
FOOD 4/5
mushroom, roasted red
has artwork on the walls.
pepper,
provolone
and
Psychedelic
umbrellas,
siracha mayo and the “Day
beaded lights, and a waitress
SERVICE 5/5
Tripper.” That last is a salad
wearing psychedelic tights
or the Classic Wedge – 1/4
announced how cool and
head of iceberg lettuce,
groovy it was.
FAMILY
FRIENDLY 5/5
crumbled bacon, diced
The Kiddo’s Menu
tomatoes, shaved red onion,
means kids only! Ages 10
crumbled blue cheese with
& under. (Adults, don’t
house dressing or creamy
bother asking. It makes vou
blue cheese ($13.95).
look small!) Choices include Grilled
From the ice cream station, where
Cheese Sandwich, served on white, rye
you
get various sized cones starting
or 9 grain ($5.25); Noodle Bowl, Ramen
with
the Baby, I reveled in the Adult
noodles with chicken broth or butter
Milkshake ($11.00), for which I picked
& Parmesan cheese ($4.25); PB & J
Sandwich, with or without crust served
on white, rye or 9 grain ( $4.25 ); and
Pizza Piano Bread, Mozzarella cheese,
pepperoni, sauce ($5.75). These choices
are served with a choice of mandarin
oranges, carrot sticks or chips.
Dad selected the notorious F.I.G.
($12.95). This was a Piano Bread or
flat bread pizza. Fig spread, blue cheese
crumbles, carmelized onion, asiago,
diced prosciutto, and fresh arugula
drizzled with truffle oil harmonized to
render a tasty number.
I was tempted by the Voodoo-dles
($12.95), the Daily Toss — Veggie
Noodles made from Zucchini & Squash
served with grilled ciabatta bread. I
would have preferred the Voodoo-dles
served in a 48 ounce Martini Glass. Alas,
it was not available that evening. Still, I
was satisfied with those noodles sauced
with Garlic Oil with Roasted Garlic
Mushrooms. Other sauce selections,
when available, include Anne’s Sunday
Sauce, Alfredo, and White Clam Sauce.
Look under Heartier Dishes and Past-
ini’s for these creative dishes.
my “poison,” raspberry liqueur to pair
with the vanilla ice cream. Yummy in
the tummy!
Since we are of the early Beatles
generation and our kids of a later one
(our daughter’s bedroom was Beatles
decor), if someone should ask whether
or not it is worth the visit, I’ll answer
with a Beatles song title, “Yes It Is.”
Barbara Blackburn lives in Williamsville,
NY. Check out her blog at culinarrations.
wordpress.com.
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