The Unworthy Saint

I watched the movie Dark Days last night. It’s a documentary centered around “homeless” people living in the subway system in New York City. These people built houses out of random materials, took showers under leaky pipes and even had working electricity. There were a dozen or so people who lived underground, and most got along fairly well it seems like. It wasn’t particularly dangerous, aside from disease, though I find it thoroughly amazing. It’s quite an interesting documentary.

I went to the TJ Hartford’s Grill & Bar in Lewisville, Texas Saturday night. I recently posted about being careful of what you expect because it can make a difference as to what you experience. I suppose I should’ve heeded my own words on that one and came in with no expectations.

TJ Hartford’s web site sells the place as a fun atmosphere with 5 cent arcade games and decent food. Well, the food I got (the chicken alfredo pizza) really wasn’t all that great. The game room was small and packed with kids. Kids standing on the games, in front of the games, hanging from the games – I’m not even joking. It was chaos. Even if you had a nickel, you wouldn’t have been able to get to the games for all the kids in the way.

For me, as a 24 year old male, TJ Hartford’s Grill & Bar had nothing for me really… The food is better at Chili’s or Two Rows (chicken alfredo pizza) and the game rooms are bigger and better and Chuck-E-Cheese or Dave & Busters. I was thoroughly unimpressed. The only redeeming fact was the people – who were nice.

Food: B
Atmosphere: C+
Service: A