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| - Walking into a place called Hey Meatball as a vegetarian, I didn't really have the greatest expectations... but I had heard good things!
The woman at the cash register told me I could replace the meatballs in anything on the menu with vegetarian balls, but I decided to be boring and order the one dish that was already vegetarian - the mushroom risotto with pesto, cheese, and veggie balls.
The risotto was creamy, velvety, and smooth. The rice and mushrooms had great taste to go along with the texture (did I mention that it was melt in your mouth?). The dish as a whole didn't really work for me though. I don't know if the pesto really belonged on the plate and I'm just not hugely into parmesan (I think it was parmesan at least). The veggie balls themselves were nice. Tasted very similar to a falafel ball. I was a fan, but again I wasn't entirely sure that it married perfectly with the rest of the meal.
The atmosphere of the place was a bit lacklustre as well. A bit dingy.
On a really positive note (you'll get why that's funny in a second), the soundtrack they were playing was awesome. Great music for the whole stay.
My buddy ordered "The Rodfather" which looked really tasty. Maybe the meat dishes are more impressive! The sides also sounded great, but I was pretty filled from the main dish on its own and didn't order anything else.
To sum it up, the food was pretty good, but I don't think I'll be coming back for seconds.
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