Tree House Italian Grill

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Try the Treehouse at lunch.  It is gaining popularity and the lunch specials are reasonable and quite good.  I won't compare it to Basil's, since I haven't been there, but it doesn't conform to the mold of all the italian chain restaurants either.

jim andrews wrote:

> Lisa P. wrote:
> >
> > I've driven by Tree House Italian Grill on S. Congress several times now
> > and noticed there are never many cars there.  It looks like a cute place.
> > Has anyone tried it?
>
> The food is adequate, and the two times I've been there,
> it has been almost completely empty.  I'm talking 50 tables
> with maybe two tables occupied.  It's overpriced, and has
> little to offer in the way of quality or ambience that a
> place like Basil's does.  It's just not worth it.
>
> jim andrews

Lisa P. wrote:
>
> I've driven by Tree House Italian Grill on S. Congress several times now
> and noticed there are never many cars there.  It looks like a cute place.
> Has anyone tried it?
>
> Lisa
Have been to Treehouse three times now and have found the food, portions and prices to be very good.  We have found the "non-traditional" Italian dishes to be better than the traditional.  If you like crawfish, the Crawfish Michaelangelo is a must.  Tons of crawfish in a nice cream sauce over your choice of pasta.

The atmosphere is nice, espcially if the weather is conducive to sitting outside.  Always easy to get a seat, even on weekends.  The owner has been at the restaurant each time I've been there and has circulated amond the tables.  He even went so far as to replace a plate of pasta on which the sauce was not as we had experienced it in the past, hassle free and graciously.

MB Marchese