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| - This a restaurant that has lost it's focus and goals. We have gone to it for many years, maybe 10 or more. Hadn't been in about a year due to life events taking us elsewhere. The specials were advertised as one price outside, and when you got inside, more special, they actually cost more. False advertising. More importantly though, the food quality has deteriorated significantly. Schnitzel is a pounded thin cut of meat, not just a thin cut of meat. Raw garlic out of a jar was spooned atop my schnitzel,,, yuck.The cabbage on the entree was inedible. The pierogies came out of the freezer, probably from Costco or some other big box store. It's listed as a Polish Ukrainian restaurant..... why then do they have souvlaki and feta cheese on the salad?
After initially posting my review about Izba, I was stunned to read other posts gushing r about this restaurant. It looks as if the owner called all his friends and asked for them to post glowing reviews of his failing restaurant. Therefore, I came back and edited the review for clarity. I'm sure Izba was great 30 years ago when it opened. It was good 10 years ago. Maybe even 2 years ago. But now, it is a shameful representation of European food. None of my Polish, Ukrainian, German, Austrian or Russian friends would accept this as good food or service.
The pork schnitzel was made from thin sliced roast meat, the exact same meat as used for their pork roast special. same thickness and texture. It was overcooked in both cases and didn't have much pork taste. My schnitzel has a tablespoon of raw garlic, out of a jar I'm sure, just tossed on top of it. As mentioned before, the cabbage was inedible. The cooked carrots acceptable. The salad was definitely not great. Okay, but disjointed with the rest of the food. Feta is Greek, doesn't fair well with the schnitzel which is called Vienna. I think the Austrians would be embarrassed. The cabbage rolls were acceptable, but not great. Perogies, definatelly frozen. My daughter got empties. The borscht soup, salty, and a spoonful of garlic dumped in it too.
We arrived later in the evening, and service was winding down for the night, but we were definitely well before closing by almost two hours. There was only one other table. Once the food was done, the waitress had been released so the owner took over the closing out of the cheque. We were the only table, but it still took him almost ten minutes to pick up our credit card for payment. I let it go about the overcharging for the special as we had company with us. The special being advertised outside said pork roast meal and then all of its sides $9.95, not a lunch special or any mention of that. The sign inside gave the exact same special, but $10.95. Most of us ordered off the regular menu and not the special. However, that's really low bait and switch. I can afford it, but maybe a young couple can't as easily. It's the wait staff who pays as tips usually get lowered.
Perhaps if the food was just off for the night I wouldn't bother but this restaurant needs a swift kick in the pants. Get rid of the frozen crap. Get a chef who is not just a cook heating up stuff. With all the restaurants out there, you can't lower your food quality and expect to survive.
I hope Izba learns from the review and makes changes instead of pretending that there isn't anything wrong.
They used to have good food,, sadly no more..
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