I am so disappointed about how this restaurant blossomed. I have been going to Oregano's for about 5+ years now and have always been satisfied with my food and the friendly service.
This last trip though was not the case!!
We arrived a little later around 9:15 so of course they were upset that we came into eat around closing time, but deal with it. Your restaurant says open until 10pm. I am sorry I got hungry at 9.
The host sat us with a younger girl and she just was so unsure of her own capabilities it made us uncomfortable. We ordered the calamari and a couple sides of sauce that I have been doing for years and she looked at me like I was crazy. I repeated what I wanted and she scampered off to figure it out. After that I ordered a Pablo Picasso salad which has also been my favorite for 5+ years. The salad came and I had a few bites and was really not impressed! It seems as if Mark expanded his chain and forgot to hire people to carry the quality of the founding restaurants to the new locations he has opened. The chicken was watery, the salad dressing was sparse, the tomatoes were not fresh and I was disappointed.
I don't live in AZ anymore, but was born and raised here, and when I come back to visit like this last time, I actually take my time to seek this restaurant out it used to be that good. Needless to say I will not seek it out again and am really sad that I have to mark it off my favorites list.
The gilbert and university locations have always proven flawless, and it could just be this location, but I was really bummed with the outcome.