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| - I LOVE Italian food. With that being said, it's kinda hard to mess up a good pasta dish with marinara sauce and generous use of garlic. In this respect, Romano's doesn't dissapoint. Yet with a million and one places in town to get good Italian food, this place ranks about halfway.
Why you ask? I visited yesterday for lunch and had a decent meal. I began their bread: warm, "rustic", and served with olive oil. Then, I had a salad with house dressing (a balsamic, Greek-ish tasting concoction) and Chicken Parmesan. The rosemary on top was a nice touch that other chains don't do. The sauce was good, but no different really than Bertolli's chunky marinara in a jar. Otherwise, it was as predictable as any meal at Olive Garden or Carraba's. For $12, I was a bit dismayed at the portions. The service was virtually non-existent during our meal; the water glasses were not refilled. The service alone brings the rating down to 2.
Though I would return to Romano's if invited by someone, I'm shocked (or perhaps lulled into apathy) by its mediocrity. I suppose this place makes a nice lunch destination, but don't expect to be "wowed" by it. Its neither elegant or authentic, its just another Italian chain.
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