Well, it's a Cici's and if you've never been to a Cici's don't go in there with high expectations. You certainly wouldn't go into McDonald's expecting a culinary masterpiece so expect the same here. One of the reviewers before me said that during dinner time you will bump into a bunch of "loud, poorly behaved children and their unconscious parents" and yes, this is correct but because THIS is their demographic. Again, you should know where you're going. You wouldn't go into Chuck E. Cheese expecting a nice quiet, romantic dinner, now would you? Same concept here, it is targeted to families with kids who can quickly satisfy the kids and give parents a break. If you're don't fall into this demographic then either go during off-peak hours or stay at home with your high-end, water bottle drinking dog and your unhealthy relationship with the animal (I have kids and wouldn't walk into a Doggie Cafe and bitch about all the smelly dogs and their inconsiderate owners who bring them there). Which leads to the quality of the food. Again, Cici's target demographic are families with kids (which explains a lot of the set up). Parents who don't feel like cooking supper that night, or little league teams to go celebrate their 20 game losing streak or, god forbid, A BIRTHDAY PARTY! So, the pizza is not catering to the sophisticated palate of the NoDa or Dilworth crowds. They cater to the underdeveloped palate of kids who would enjoy a Mac n' Cheese pizza and the parents who are too tired to give a crap either way. The food is passable at best if you understand the restaurant's concept. Which brings us to the restaurant as a whole. When we went last night they were at max capacity so the whole place was a cacophony of sounds, screams, clanking, announcements, games, etc. Despite it all, the crew did an excellent job at keeping the pizza coming and the buffet line well stocked. Unfortunately this left a great deal of the restaurant being dirty and messy. But then again, you can hardly blame that on the crew since it was the hoard of "loud, poorly behaved children and their unconscious parents" who were making the mess. The biggest gripe about this, and just about every other Cici's out there, is their painfully crappy game room. Most of the games do not work properly and cost $0.50 a piece. Most of the games aren't even video games but rather those machines where you can earn insanely cool prizes like Xboxes and Mp3 players but the game rules and/or difficulty are so ridiculous nobody ever wins. Poor kids are stuck with two skeeball machines, a basketball machine, a racing game (which didn't steer properly) and an air hockey machine... the rest are the "prize" games. Ultimately, me and the family got exactly what we were there for... cheap pizza, agood time for the kids and avoiding having to cook for 8 people.
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