Stewart's All American Grill

 We're fairly frequent visitors to the Willow Wood Shoppes.   And when we found out that Stewart's planned to open a restaurant there, we were very excited.  We are fans of their root beer and black cherry soda, and we had heard good things about their other locations.

So of course we had dinner there shortly after the place opened.

The decor is very very orange, and suggestive of Stewart's carhop roots.  I was amused to see that the top shelf behind the bar was not occupied by beer or wine (though both are available), but rather, by bottles of Stewart's sodas.

The night we were there, we encountered numerous service issues.  Everyone was friendly and trying really hard, but they missed the mark.  I attribute that to the newness of the restaurant, I'm sure they'll work out the kinks as they get more experience.

The food?  Fries were pretty standard.  My patty melt -- hamburger patty, rye bread, grilled onions, cheese -- was juicy and tasty.  And the diet root beer, served in a frosted mug, was as good as I expected.

The ice cream menu was intriguing, but we were too full for dessert.  Next time we may just stop by for a root beer float.