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| - This place has steadily declined in quality that it has become a shell of its former self from the three times I have visited (counting the most recent). With the sign outside alleging the establishment was under new management I figured things may have turned around and was worth a shot, unfortunately that is not the case. In fact, it is baffling that during my third and most recent visit it was busy, only to be dismayed in the quality of the food. Bottom line, the food they cooked was inconsistent, which can only spell a deeper systemic problem for the restaurant. For the meal, I ordered the Italian wedding soup and Riso Italiano. The soup itself was too salty with both the lentils and meatball too mushy or soft to feel right; as though it was either under-cooked or left to warm for too long. As for the Riso Italiano, it's actually embarrassing to think they could've messed up cooking rice but they did, the rice was under-cooked or hard (grit like even) and the chicken was severely shrunken as if blasted by heat (microwaved perhaps?). Do not be fooled by the free refill on bread, salad or soup they offer (or what ever they tout it as); clearly they are compensating for the lack of quality control in the kitchen, as well as the budget cut through this cheap tactic as a means to mask their problems by filling your stomach quickly. Additionally, the menu is super bloated with options, if the management is looking to cut the budget and trying to compensate with flashy menus or deals, sadly that is not the way to go.The only thing they served right was the bread, which is sad. I sincerely hope they can end this restaurants misery and shut it down as the server who served us, as well as any one else in the building for the fact of the matter, were too kind to be working in a establishment such as this. For your sanity and consideration, please avoid this restaurant at all cost. The most basic and easiest rule a restaurant must live by is to serve a deceptively simple parred down menu using only the most freshest ingredients, not number pushers with their marketing tactics.
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