Ruby Tuesday, Woodbridge, Va.

Last night Ryan, Robert, and I rented a Zipcar and ventured down to Woodbridge, where we made an appearance at Potomac Mills Outlet Mall. About closing time, we wandered in to the Ruby Tuesday for dinner. I'd noticed it earlier when we'd walked by whilst shopping, and both times, the restaurant seemed nearly empty. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't have more people on the clock than they did patrons in the seats. Needless to say, we had no trouble whatsoever getting a table.

Ryan ordered the "Grand Sampler" appetizer assortment as his main course, plus a side of chili fries, and the all-you-can-eat salad bar. The sampler included both chicken fingers and chicken wings, plus fried mozzarella sticks and some southwestern spring rolls stuffed with chicken. Ryan thought the spring rolls were hot, but Robert liked them. Robert had the Ruby Minis, four little tiny hamburgers served with French fries. I had something similar, though the mini turkey burgers, and by only having two, I got the salad bar with them for the same price. The turkey burgers were good, though they had a rather oddly flavored mayonnaise on them. I was a little surprised, given the emptiness of the restaurant, how long it took to get the hot food out from the kitchen. Fortunately, we'd had the salad bar to occupy us whilst we waited.