We were out shopping yesterday and lunch time crept up on us. The girls had just had their first hair cuts, and we figured we’d celebrate.. so off to Strings Italian Cafe we went. We had heard some good things about it, so we figured we’d check it out. We went to the Strings at 4730 Natomas Blvd. It was a pretty good place!

It was very quiet for a lunch time. There were only a couple of other people there. Our server was friendly, and came back quickly with our drink order. Our food arrived soon after that, and it was delicious! I had the Chicken Fettuccine Milano with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, green onions, and sun dried tomatoes sauteed with garlic served in creamy Marsala wine sauce topped with gorgonzola cheese. It was deeee-lish! We got the girls spaghetti, which they devoured.

All in all, it was a pretty good place to take the girls to eat. They had a great meal, and a lot of fun. It’s definitely somewhere we’ll take the girls again next time we’re in the area!

We were out and about the other evening shopping for books, and just hanging out around the Natomas area. We figured it was getting to be dinner time, and rather than worry about cooking, we’d just go across the parking lot to the Mimi’s Cafe at 3511 North Freeway Blvd, in North Natomas.

We were seated right away, and the girls got to use booster seats again. Our server came right away and took our drink order. He came back within a couple of minutes with our drinks and took our meal order. It was very fast service that evening! We were eating our meals within 20 minutes or so. The food was awesome! I ordered a Pan Seared Chicken Fettuccine, and it was delicious. We ordered Macaroni & Cheese and a Grilled Cheese Sandwich for the girls to share. They actually did quite well! When we were told our server we needed boxes for our leftovers, he brought out little treats for the girls. They were little “dirt cups” as he called them… They were cups with chocolate pudding, crushed oreos, and 2 gummy worms. The girls were so excited… and devoured the pudding. They didn’t know what to make of the gummy worms, so Mommy got to enjoy those…

All in all.. It was a very pleasant experience. The atmosphere was very nice… You could go dressed casually, as we did, or you could dress up a bit. The staff was friendly, and took care of us. I’d definitely recommend it for anyone with families!