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| - I wish I didn't, love everything about this place, but I do.
That's why I have to show restraint and not eat here as often as I'd like; because if I did, I'd weigh a lot more than I already do.
When you walk up to be seated, you're sure to be greeted with friendly smile. In fact, if a waiter happens to walk by with a tray full of food, he'll probably say hello too. Even the bartender might wave to you. Obviously, the management here places a huge emphasis on attentive service in a friendly environment. The wait staff wears t-shirts with clever sayings on the back, such as "Legalize Marinara" and "Size Matters."
You have a choice whether to sit inside our on the patio. If the weather is good, I opt for the patio. It has more action and great people watching.
The menu is insane and offers too much temptation. Anything I've ever eaten here has been great. So I'll focus on my favorites. My favorite appetizer is the stuffed mushrooms, filled with Italian sausage and covered with marinara sauce and cheese. My favorite salad is the Pablo Picasso: Romaine lettuce with fajita chicken, cheese, tomatoes, onion and cilantro, then topped with tortilla strips. The dressing is some sort of spicy jalapeno dressing. The best pizza, in my opinion of course, is their Double Stuffed, like a deep dish pizza on steroids. It takes 40 minutes to bake, so sit back and enjoy a couple of beers and wait for the grand entrance of your crusty cheesy tomato treasure. Not that you'll have any more room in your tummy, but if you do, go for their Pizza Cookie. It's a half pound of chocolate chip cookie dough, slightly baked and then topped with ice cream.
Try to visit Oregano's at "off times" so the wait will be shorter. When it's busy, the wait time can be more than one hour. But if it is, a server is likely to come out to the waiting area and serve you nibbles of thin crust pizza. Is this place a slice of heaven, or what?
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