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I went there a couple of nights ago and ordered the seafood spaghetti. I had to ask for ground pepper (there weren't any salt/pepper shakers on the table) and when I asked for Parmesan cheese, I was flat out denied. Yep, denied. The server tried to explain to me that in Italy, they don't eat seafood pasta with Parmesan cheese because the strength of the cheese over-powers the delicate taste of seafood. Ok I thought, but I like Parmesan cheese with seafood pastas and I don't think I'm alone on this. "So no one in Italy eats any of their seafood dishes with Parmesan cheese, at all" I asked. And he replied that they don't and that they'll serve people who ask for it, but they'll look at you funny. Um, ok, so what do I care, right? So then I asked if I could have Parmesan cheese after I eat all the seafood in my bowl. And he said no, that the restaurant's policy is not to serve Parmesan cheese with that dish. Wow. So I'm about to pay $17 for a lunch-sized bowl of pasta and not be able to eat it the way I want to. I was able to get chilies in chili oil, yay.
I can understand if the restaurant didn't have Parmesan cheese in the actual place to serve to me. But they have it, they just won't allow me to have it with the dish I ordered. Will this type of fascism extend to the type of wine I order?
All in all, this is totally retarded and a crock of s*** because I know for a fact Italians enjoy eating seafood pastas with Parmesan. I think Terroni's is just compensating for the sorry-looking morsels of seafood they put into their plates.
I've been there before and had the risotto. Same thing, very small portion and mostly lacking in flavor.
The only thing that was worth remembering was their chocolate lava cake.
They are over-priced, over-hyped and way up on itself. People like to go because it's situated in the city's 'hip & trendy' area and has a work-staff that look like they all came out of Urban Outfitters, but really, don't be fooled, that's not what makes a good restaurant.
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