Caruso Club's Ristorante Enrico

A meal at the Caruso Club's Ristorante Enrico has always been a favourite of mine.

My father, before his passing, often asked me to stop by here to pick up pasta and meatalls for a Sunday dinner. It has been a family tradition for years.

At first, I thought I had made a mistake in choosing this place since the sign outside the door said "Ristorante Enrico" and we were still in the "C" section of the yellow pages. Thankfully, the bill read "Caruso Club's Ristorante Enrico" so I was happy.

It was a buffet supper so we could choose our meal and portion size. The buffet was limited in choices but the food was prepared so very well it is hard to explain.

The chicken is always superb here, as is the pasta and the meatballs.

All we could eat for $52.00 for 4 people (no alcohol).

Our waitress was polite and attentive, even though it was buffet style.

We all came home feeling very full.

Cranky Joe's Roadhouse

On a Wednesday evening just after Canada Day 2008 we arrived at Cranky Joe's Roadhouse on Notre Dame Avenue.

Customers were sparse at this hour (5:15 pm) but more arrived shortly after we were seated at a table by a window.

The chairs were small and hard but comfortable enough for a meal.

Our cheerful waitress was at our table soon enough and with a big smile welcomed us to the establishment.

We had fun with the menus which were quite stiff and difficult to open at first. We were all suprised at one point or other in finding more choices on a previously undiscovered page.

I decided right away what I wanted having seen the sign "2 4 1" Chicken Wings on Wednesday night.

My wings were very meaty being the largest I have ever had in Sudbury. The chicken was not at all tough which surprised me for the size of the wings. So much meat in each bite!

The girls were happy with their choices of meals and found the portions to be quite generous. We all shared, yet had enough left over to take home.

Our waitress was very friendly and came to our table often enough to look after us properly.

The bill was a huge surprise being about half what we would normally pay. The total of $49.17 before tax for 3 adults and 1 child was very reasonable.

Highly recommended