In my husband's opinion, "I'd rather eat at Fazoli's"...and I don't think I've ever seen him eat at a Fazoli's in the 6 years we've been together.
We were enthusiastic to try this neighborhood spot and as a former concierge, I heard a lot about the history of this place. My only thoughts now are, "what the hell happened?"
We've been in twice and both times the owner has been drinking in the same bar stool to an empty or almost empty bar top. The decor and lighting are almost as offensive as the neon-clad place down the street.
The bread "basket" is plastic and the bread is wrapped in an unfolded dinner napkin...it's stale and dull, like it's been nuked in that napkin after being defrosted. The dipping oil is low grade oil and filled with DRIED herbs....c'mon...fresh herbs are so cheap and readily available and taste SO much better.
The Caesar salad was just gross- swimming in overly bitter dressing that made the whole thing a soggy mess.
The spaghetti and meatballs were so lackluster- the middle of the meatball was cold. The sauce was bland, the pasta just bad.
I hate that what seemed like a respectable, family establishment turned into this. We made the mistake of coming in twice. We'll never be back again. I'd rather eat Oregano's.
In my husband's second opinion, "I'd rather
eat Prego." again...we've never Prego in the house....