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| - I used to think the stereotypical Italian grandmother who asks if you're hungry and then feeds you regardless of your answer, and then feeds you again, and then makes you a sandwich, and then brings you a canolli, and then packs something for you to take when you leave was just a myth. Then I actually met one like that.
Oreganos reminds me of just such a grandmother. The wait is terrible. Really. Bring a fucking book. Better yet, load the back of your pickup with a generator, a wide screen TV and your favorite game console. Or better yet, bring a DVD player, your favorite movie and some lawn chairs and make everyone happy. Cause you'll all be sitting there for a very long time. You will finish the movie. You might meet the love of your life, court, get engaged, become disillusioned and divorce before you get called for a table.
Deal with it. It's pretty much worth it.
The pasta dishes are all great. I like most of the sandwiches except for the turkey. The pizza is good but it takes a while. I like all of the salads. The portions here are fucking obscene. That's right. That's the only way I can put it across to you so that you'll understand. Plan to share if you don't want to be eating the leftovers you took home for a week.
If you don't believe me, you'll have plenty of time to check it out for yourself while you're waiting for your table. Because like I said, it's going to be a while. This is good because it gives you time to build up an enormous appetite so you can begin to contemplate actually finishing your meal. You may even believe somehow that you're going to do it. But don't kid yourself. It's not possible.
The saving grace here is that the food is quite good. Kind of a spicy take on Italian with a few curve balls thrown in just to mess with you. Try the UFOs. They're disgusting. Disgustingly good. You'll hate yourself in the morning, but you'll enjoy every delicious bite.
When the bill comes, you'll be surprised.
I paid what? For all of that? Don't make a big deal about it or try to get your waiter to double check it for you. It really is that cheap. Why do you think you and 40 other otherwise reasonable people waited for over an hour just to sit in a kitchy booth and be doted on?
What's that? You ate it all? No way. Are you sure? Geeze dumbass, now look what you did. How are you ever gonna have room for their signature warm cookie pizza treat thing with ice cream on top? It's the whole reason you go. I tried to warn you.
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