Morellos, Wooded Hills

After looking around on the internet for a different place to go for pizza I stumbled across a place in Harrisburg called Morello's.  After "researching" the place for a bit I put it on my checklist of places to visit and then decided to go there yesterday afternoon, setting a record for the shortest time on the checklist.

We got over there a little after one, just missing a chance to try their buffet not that the Glue would have anyway.  Their menu has a wide variety of choices in addition to pizza.  After our normal deliberation we decided to get a small pizza, wings and toasted ravioli while enjoying one of their house brown ales made by Schlafly.

We had the bar area to ourselves and while the waitresses did a good job it was almost like we were an afterthought.  The food got there pretty fast and looked good.  Neither of us cared much for the toasted ravioli and marinara.  The marinara was supposedly homemade and it didn't taste much like other marinara I've had.  I thought the pizza and wings were ok but the Glue didn't care for either one.  She said she would prefer Totino's frozen pizza to the one we had there, ouch.  The wings were a smaller than at Kretzer's butnot tiny like some others we've had.  The vibe in the place just seemed blah for some reason, maybe being there at an off hour.  It's a place we'll give a second chance to but won't be in any hurry to go back.
As we left the Glue spotted a beer sign and a second story deck across the street so of course we had to give it a try while we were there.  It's called the Wooded Hills Bar & Grill.  The main floor has a sports bar type of look and there were several people around the bar eating or drinking.  We got a couple drafts and went upstairs to check out the deck.  There's an outside deck and the inside has garage type doors around most of it so it can be open on three sides. 

It's a good thing that no place in Murphysboro has a similar deck or me and The Glue would probably spend way too much time there.  We went back downstairs to the bar area for a final beer and then it was time to head home for some Otis time. 
I got a surprise when I checked my garden, one of the cherry tomatoes was red and the Glue got her first homegrown tomato of the year. 
Two adventure days in a row after a bocce night wore an old guy out but I managed enough energy for my Saturday golf game.  Fred and Rod ended up tied in the pitcher bet and my 81 got my handicap in single digits for the first time ever (9.9).