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| - This restaurant goes back to my youth; there are a few of these in the Los Angeles area and it was on the list of places we would all go, extended family included, for Grandma's birthday.
I think teenagers go here in their early dating years too, at least in Los Angeles.
It is a good "Grandma/Grandpa" place, isn't it? It is also a great place for kids, tourists and picky eaters--this is about as bland as you get in Italian inspired cuisine.
All that being writ, I can't give this the lowest rating. No, I would never choose to eat here. But, when the choice hasn't been mine (twice in Toronto), I have actually kind of enjoyed it. The food, while not exciting, is certainly fine--I mean, you know what you are going to get, the portions are big enough and the quality is decent, right? The atmosphere is super kitsch but the magician guy kept the kids entertained. The wait service was entirely adequate or better. And the prices were very reasonable.
Given what it is, it is totally A-OK. Going in here and expecting much more would be like berating a McDonalds's. OSF exists for tourists and families and it serves those markets well.
Hopefully I'll never have to eat here again. But, if I do, I will leave my snobbery self at the door and enjoy a common pasta meal with the common people. And maybe I'll get a balloon animals too!
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