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| - This place seems to get a fair bit of hate and while I don't think it's the best place to eat for it's price, nor do I think it deserves to get the low ratings it does. Let me tell you why.
East Side Marios is located on the south end of Markville Mall's parking lot. Since it's on it's own, there's a good amount of parking. Rarely is the restaurant at full capacity but I'd still make a reservation if you go there around 7:00pm on a Friday or Saturday night.
The food there is fairly tasty. I used to get the batta-boomers and when I did, they were really good (I only stopped because I found the main meal was enough to fill me). I got the wings the other night but I didn't find them impressive. I always get Make-You-Own-Pasta, in which you pick the noodle, sauce and side - with free all-you-can-eat soup or salad too. They also give you fresh, warm bread (also free so you can have as much as you want). I've had two of their three soups (Italian Wedding and Creamy Tomato, haven't tried their Minestrone) and both are extremely good - I can highly recommend either. For the most part, the pasta's consistently good. I once went and it was under lukewarm temperature, but the waitress had a fresh one made, no questions asked (probably a timing problem in the kitchen since my girlfriend's meal came hot). I didn't make a big deal about it because it was my first problem with them in ten-plus visits. The staff are generally very friendly. You may need to give them a wave-down if it starts to get busy they haven't checked up on you for a while as they aren't the best at making sure they recheck all their tables. I find there's always different waitresses working whenever I go so the place may have a high turnover so that might be slightly out of their control.
Like I mentioned above, it kind of varies on how busy they are in terms of service speed. They have, however, come a long way since I first went there not long after it opened, mostly in the customer satisfaction department. I've never waited more then a few minutes for my bread and soup and appetizers tend to follow shortly after I'd finish that, with my dinner shortly after. This has been the timing almost every single visit so I'm not sure why so many people say they're 'that' slow. And I've gone there over ten times by now.
East Side Marios has consistently good food and while it's nothing fancy, it's not nearly as bad as other people here claim they to be. Do I recommend them? Absolutely.
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