Actually haven't been to an East Side Mario for a long time, so I wasn't sure if it can still be decent. The price did seem to jump a bit, but they probably charge that much because of the 'all you can eat salad and drink soup'
I ordered the 'Scallop Carbonara which is in alfredo sauce on linguine pasta with bacon scallops and scallops. The pasta was cooked right, and the scallops tasted fine (frozen).
My gf got the 'Chicken Parmiagiana'. This is a dish that usually can't go wrong in a so-called Italian joint, and fortunately it didn't. The chicken was a good hand size portion served with penne pasta, but both meals were close to $40 before tax.
Service is good, because we did go on a slow day. I'd probably eat at this place again, but not for a good long time again.