Houlihan's

The stuffed mushrooms are the reason why I keep returning here.  They are fantastic.  We didn't finish them all and our server kindly boxed them and put a fresh side sauce in the container - small things like that matter in service.

I had the TAOS CHIPOTLE TURKEY WRAP smoked turkey, guacamole, pepper jack cheese, cilantro, lettuce, tomato & chipotle dressing $9.95.  I couldn't taste the guacamole or the cilantro.  The wrap was just OK and I probably wouldn't order it again.  My friend got the SOUTHWEST GRILLED CHICKEN WRAP  spicy pecans, red peppers, bacon, tortilla straws, pepper jack cheese, garlic ranch, house salsa $9.95, and again it was just O.K.  Nothing special and no real outstanding flavors.

This might just be a cocktail and appetizer place for me.  

Food was a 3 STAR, service was a 4 STAR

A good place to take a break from shopping! Nice upscale decor and very good service. The stuffed mushroom are very good. I had the buffalo chicken salad and it was really good! A glass of wine comes in a carafe so it's more like a glass and a half, okay by this girl! Seems kinda pricey for what you get, but eh, I guess you pay for not having to eat at the food court.

Yeah, I'm surprised, too.  We used to go to Houli's all the time until about 3-4 years ago when it started to seriously go downhill.  After it was rehabbed (and, man, was it rehabbed!), somebody mentioned it had really been upgraded in every respect, so we gave it a try.

And, man, are we glad we did. While we haven't tried a large percentage of what's on their menu (which would take us eating there 5x a week for twenty-seven years), what we have tried was excellent.

LOVED the burger sliders app, the seared rare tuna wrap, the bruchetta, their chicken quesadilla damn near achieves legendary status (I'm sorry I cheated on you, Mi Pueblo, but she is SOOOO delectable and yummy!!), their Tuscan salad is so unique it deserves special mention, and on and on.

NO, I don't work there. NO, I don't prefer chains and would much rather visit locally owned places, NO, I haven't lost my mind, but, YES, I'm damn well going back there next week. GOOD IS GOOD, FOLKS, regardless of the name on the front!! This place deserves your attention.