text: movie for the kids Drop them off at Harkins Pickup at One errand to run I am getting a selfsealing spare for my bike this time Sheesh already with the flats and then we can have a nice dinner outalone Not time to go farwhere to eatnnWhats around here S Gilbert the Hmm They are all chains We are just not up for chains tonight What is around here that is not a chain smell of wood burningnnWhat about that place Red White and Brew OK Not a chain WinnernnSo we head over to RW B The service was pretty good I would say it almost extended into the parking lot We were about feet from the door and someone was holding it for us welcoming us to RW BnnAfter we ordered drinks and perused the menu we settled on sharing an appetizer and splitting an entree We shared chicken empanadas They were little fried pockets filled with spiced chicken and a littleI am not sure what else was in there Not bad lacking a little in complexity Fresh and piping hot we received these within minutes of orderingnnFor the appetizer we shared chicken marsala The portion was pretty large good for sharing RW Bs chicken marsala was not as robust and flavorful of a sauce as I was hoping for The chicken was tasty and tender but marsala is normally such a profoundly flavorful sauce that I was a little disappointed It was served with carrot spears and a choice of mashed potato or rice pilaf We ordered it with mashed it came with pilaf No problem We tried the pilaf while we waited for the potatoes The pilaf was nicely flavored but troubled by occasional grains of uncooked or driedout rice The potatoes arrived and were very standard and on the salty side Again portion was largennThroughout our meal we were seeing baskets of little cheesy looking rolls arriving at nearby tables We finally asked what they were as we had not seen anything like that on the menu Our waiter informed us that they were bread sticks and that we had to ask for them Alright can we have some bread sticks too please RW B should consider the novel approach of offering up bread sticks when you are seated likeevery other restaurant I have ever seen that serves bread sticksnnIt was then I remembered reading Christy Ts review of RW B At least it is not a chain