Date night; how the times have changed.

We are officially "those" people. It's 5:30 and we are eating dinner at a restaurant. When it's this early, can you even call it dinner?

We are at a great little neighborhood restaurant, Intermezzo, a cozy pizzeria off of Central Ave., and tonight is date night. Not just for mommy and daddy, but Ellie's got a handsome little guy waiting for her at the restaurant (don't worry his parents are coming too).

Ellie getting ready for her date

The atmosphere for the restaurant is very welcoming: dark wood walls, stone work throughout the restuarant, and only a few tv's in the bar area...which is nice when you are not there to watch the game but, it does help drown out the little guys when they get too excited!

We were greeted by a friendly server, who did not seem bothered at all seeing two toddlers sitting in her section. They have a small, but good, selection of beers on draft. I had Avery's Ellie's Brown Ale, which was delicious, Sarah was happy about the Saturday night 1/2 priced martini special, while Jeff and Heather also enjoyed cold draft beers. Beer and pizza is always a winning choice.

Pretty nice little date night, right?

I think Finn was getting hungry and wondering where the server was.

The appetizer arrived: now everyone is happy!
As a great starter, (and not the typical bruschetta) we enjoyed a cheesy corn dip. It needed a little seasoning, but overall, it was a pretty good appetizer.

Ellie loved it!

Spinach salad...
(my apologies on the bad lighting...my Fascinate isn't the world's best camera)

The classic Margherita pizza. It was good, heavy on the olive oil, but pretty tasty.

The table's favorite, the "Capriccioso". This is Intermezzo's version of the meatlovers pizza...
Delicious!!!

Overall, a great restaurant for good pizza, cold beer, and family date night! 

And I think the kids had fun too.