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| - It's probably not completely fair to review a restaurant based on a take-out experience alone, but considering my take-out experience was a good one, I figured it was ok!
Craving some Italian food last night, but not wanting to bother with changing clothes, dealing with the Saturday night wait times, and sitting in a restaurant for hour or so, I used the search features on Yelp to help me find Portofinos.
They have a specific take-out menu online, so I figured that was a good sign that getting food to-go was an acceptable option here. The guy who took my phone order was friendly & efficient & recommended the house dressing for my salad (it was yummy!)
You pick up your food right inside the front door. I saw some pretty tasty looking pizzas being boxed up. And based on other Yelp reviews, I'll have to give that a try next time.
I got a ton of food! A generous side salad with decent toppings (tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots & olives; no cheese & no croutons, which is perfect for me). The chicken parmesan was great. Just what I was craving. It came with a large side of angel hair pasta & sauce. I had plenty for last night's dinner & enough for today's lunch.
If a restaurant can pull off a successful take-out dinner, I suspect dining in here would be equally good. I don't splurge on Italian food very often (lots of calories for this health nut!), but Portofinos will now be on my short list of south Charlotte restaurants to revisit.
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