What I Ate: December 8, 2009 (Texas Pie Company, Natural Planet Grill)

Dinner: I was trying to finish something at work, so by the time I was ready to leave the house to get some food it was pretty late. Escarpment Village is only a few minutes away for us, so we decided to shoot for Natural Planet Grill (5900 Slaughter Ln W, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 394-1111‎) because on our first visit there I had a pretty good experience with their Tuscan Pesto Pasta with Chicken. When we got there, it was exactly 9pm - closing time. I usually don't try to squeeze in at closing because restaurant staff works pretty hard without tardy customers showing up and making them stay later, but the guys at Natural Planet Grill welcomed us in (after checking that the grill hadn't been turned off yet). They said, "the kitchen hasn't shut down yet and you two are hungry, so come on in!" Service was exceptionally friendly even though we were eating after hours. I enjoyed the Tuscan Pesto Pasta with Chicken that I ordered again tonight, but more than that I enjoyed how welcoming and accommodating the staff at Natural Planet Grill was.

Lunch: We stopped in at Texas Pie Company (202 West Center Street, Kyle, TX‎ - (512) 268-5885) for lunch and I had a spinach quiche and poblano potato soup.