Ford's Filling Station

Normally places named Filling Station are either a gas station or a burger joint. Ford's is neither and is owned by Ben Ford, the son of Indiana Jones himself. Ford's cuisine is not as adventurous as Indiana Jones, but you know that the Italian inspired cuisine will always be done right. I've only been to Ford's once, but I enjoyed it. I had what's probably the most popular at the restaurant, one of the flatbread pizzas. I went with the pretty generic 4 cheese, but it was still really good. They are pretty large, but not really big enough to share as an entree. Instead, I would recommend sharing a flatbread as an appetizer. Looking at their online menu it seems that they have added several new items since my last visit, perhaps in an attempt to spice up the menu. Some of the most intriguing dishes I saw were the meatloaf sandwich, the buttermilk fried chicken, and polenta cake with pearl onions, mixed mushrooms, tomatoes, and truffled marscapone (yum!). The atmosphere is really nice here with some cozy outdoor seating and a dark bar-like interior. Ben Ford himself is often there chatting with the customers, or at least he was there when I went. That may not so much be the case now that the restaurant is quite a bit older. The guy I had lunch with here had chatted with him so much that Mr. Ford sent out a free creme brulee. Clearly, I need to go back to try out some more stuff on the menu!

http://www.fordsfillingstation.net/newDesign.htm