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| - Gross. Yes I know what to expect with OG, not authentic, chain, etc. However, it still used to be a reliable place to get a satisfying meal, and my kids like it. I went last night and ordered the spaghetti and meatballs (I stick to the basics here; not ordering seafood or anything fancier). The meatballs honestly had a chemical taste to them. The marinara sauce was also not good. The waitress brought us dipping sauce for the breadsticks at my daughter's request (and I don't think she charged us for it), and it was a different sauce than was on my spaghetti, but was also very odd-tasting.
The waitress was fine, but had a phony, sickly-sweet demeanor that was off-putting.
I overheard her return to a nearby table THREE times to tell them that what they ordered for dessert wasn't available (like, 3 different choices were unavailable). I mean, they don't have a huge dessert menu; shouldn't they at least have everything? It was a Wednesday evening, not a super-busy weekend.
The salad is still good, as are the breadsticks, but they get dry and you really need something to dip them in.
They were having the "Buy One, Take One" promotion last night. I asked the waitress about it, since I was ordering one of the "eligible" meals for it, and she said it was "pretty much 70 cents more" to get the BOTO. Well, no, the spaghetti was $9.99, and the BOTO was $12.99. Nevertheless, I ordered it, figuring I'd have lunch and dinner the following day for only $3. The whole promotion sort of feels like one of those products that are advertised on TV (think Sham-wow), that they can't sell and start giving you one free each time you order one. Like they're just shoveling bad food at you to get rid of it and at least get some revenue.
The total cost for my daughter and me (two BOTO entrees, two sodas) was over $50, with tip. Too pricey for this restaurant!!
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