Me, Her, the Boy and a Dog

After picking Nic up from school today, we tried to find a place to watch the Virginia Tech vs. Miami ACC tournament basketball game. We started with BW3’s in Blacksburg, but it was packed and there was a long wait, so we moved on up Main Street to PK’s which was also packed.

So, we headed downtown and I thought I’d give Champs Sportsbar & Cafe a shot. Uh … no. That place was a complete dump. And it is NOT kid friendly. We were there about 20 seconds. It was also pretty much empty save for a few bar flies upstairs. It was dirty, dingy and I was kinda scared to touch anything - it was that bad.

So, I thought we’d try Awful Arthur’s. The last time I ate at an AA’s, it was a pretty miserable experience. But, that was the Salem restaurant, so I figured we should at least give AA’s in Blacksburg a fair shake. And boy am I glad I did! They had plenty of HDTV’s showing the game complete with sound. There was no wait and the service was prompt.

The food was so much better than the Salem AA’s AND they have plenty of options for Nic. Shoot, they even allowed us to go off menu and just get a plain scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert. And that place is HUGE! The best part - for Nic - was getting to watch the Hokies AND watch the giant fish tank with Nemo and Dory fish swimming around!

We will definitely be back at Awful Arthur’s in Blacksburg!