Junior's Pizza Grille

Restaurant: Junior's Pizza Grille
Location: Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA
Meal: Dinner
Day of week: Sunday night

After a long day of church (!), fun family lunch, and a great time at the Start of the Street festival, we were hungry, and really didn't feel like cooking. Sunday nights in Worcester are sort of a dead zone when it comes to dining out, unless you want fast food, chain food, or bad food. It was a beautiful night and we really wanted to spend some time outside, so we decided to go to Junior's. They had plenty of tables outside, and even though it was a little cool, we decided to go for it.

"Please seat yourself," the sign said by the door. Past experience taught us that this often means a lengthy wait for service. We weren't wrong this time, but once we were able to get some table service (about 10 minutes), everything was prompt and pleasant.

We started with 2 beers: I can't remember what kind at this point, but what I do remember is that it was ice cold. There's not much better than an ice cold beer.

We shared the the antipasto and delicious chicken pesto pizza.
Antipasto: romaine, olives, red peppers, rolled up cheese and italian meats, marinated mushrooms, and italian dressing. I would not get it again. The cheese in the meat rolls was kind of dry, there wasn't enough of topping, and too much lettuce.

The pizza was delicious. Only problem: so much garlic and pesto, it made me bloated for days. Leftovers are great with red sauce, though.

Would I go again? Yes, but I wouldn't get the antipasto.

One last thing: It was a cool night after a while and they have these awesome heaters that make the patio a great place to sit.