Heyy!
Welcome to our blog where we explore new places to adventure and review a new restaurant each week.
Our names are Kathleen and Leanne. We have been friends for 14 years and consider ourselves more like family than just friends. Here are our backstories. Kathleen has three children and two grandchildren. She is a kick-ass single mom who is killing it at her new job at a mortgage company. Leanne has two children, works full time, is pursuing her masters, and going through a divorce.
We spend at least one day each weekend together, if not more. In the past 6 months, through Leanne's separation, we have done a lot of day drinking, and eating, and not always made the best decision. But, they were fun, and we are still safe, so water under the bridge.
This past weekend, while my (Leanne's) kids were with their father, we decided to make a healthier choice for our time together. Kathleen (I call her Katie) told me about Valley Green park where she spent many a day while growing up. "It feeds my soul" she told me. So, I got up in the morning, finished my homework (I wrote a 6 page paper!) and ventured to her house. We made the quick trip (about 35 minutes) and started our walk. While walking, we conversed about life, choices we have been making, how much we love each other (we are each other's person), and talked about our kids. Katie has a 28 year old daughter, a 22 year daughter, and a 16 year old son. Leanne has a 7 year old daughter and a 2 year old son.
We ended up hiking 5 miles through Valley Green. We saw a friend and her family and scared the crap out of them when we realized it was them. It was nice to catch up during these weird Covid times.
We proceeded through our hike and back to the car to find a place to eat. I won't lie, my legs were tired. But it was a good tired. Someday, hopefully by the end of the summer, we will be able to do it quicker and venture up the harder trails.
Katie took me on a tour of Chestnut Hill and Flourtown, pointing out places where she spent time as a child. I love hearing these stories, mostly because she lights up and is so happy to reminisce about simpler times. We decided on a restaurant called Scoogi's that Katie said "has the BEST Italian food you will ever have." Seeing as I'm the Italian in our duo, I was ready to give my feedback.
We arrived at Scoogi's and walked in through the front bar area and were rudely greeted with "do you have a reservation?" The bartender and waitress were straight up bitches. As my mother always says, it's not what you say, but the way you say it. They easily could have changed their tone and made us feel more welcome, instead of making it that we were intruding on their space. But, I digress.
We walked back to our table and were barely greeted by our waiter, who had the personality of a wet mop. None. It was non existent. He basically acted like we were a bother through our entire meal. But, like I told Katie, the service doesn't mean the food will be bad. She kept apologizing. Like, Bitch, calm down. It's not your restaurant. (Love you Kate.)
K ordered a dirty martini and I ordered a glass of Riesling. We ordered soup, pasta e fagiolle and Italian wedding. My Italian wedding soup was probably the best I have ever had. I wanted to bathe in it. It was flavorful, and had depth even though it was a brothy soup. Katie's soup looked delish and she said the flavor was so good. We both dipped buttered bread and then almost licked the bowl.
BTW, the bread bowl, if you could even call it that, was three half slices of a hard bread. For a table of two of us, it was fine, I guess. But if there were of us at the table, I would have asked for more bread. Who gives three half slices to a table of adults. Whatever. We had to ask for more bread.
I ordered Chicken Francaise and it was super flavorful. I loved the pasta and the chicken was cooked perfectly. K ordered a specialty seafood meal that she said was so delicious. We usually order two meals and share some with each other, but I have a shellfish allergy (boo!) so therefore no sharing took place.
Despite our server's poor performance, the food was delicious and we plan to go back again when the weather is warmed up and we can eat outside.
Thanks for reading! Now, go take a hike!
xoxo,
Katie & Leanne
