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| - The 8th Avenue Place construction has been a major pain in my ass -- the +15 closures forcing me to actually go outside in the cold for my noon hour Hunting & Gathering.
So I was pretty excited to see that Marcello's gutted the previous (lame) food court in this Amec Place building, and was opening soon -- using all the former space as their own, exclusively.
Now, as someone who typically grabs takeout for every weekday lunch, I'm cautious about eating "unhealthy." The sad reality being that if you do any nutritional research at all, you soon realize it's nearly impossible to NOT be.
So in recent months, that has meant Sunterra / salad bars as a major staple. But the nearest Sunterra is a distance from me, and now involves "outdoors."
So "YES!!" for a brand new, close proximity Marcello's!
As of this writing, I've grabbed lunch here 3 times -- and thus far, ONLY trying the buffet / salad bar.
Initial impressions are that the selection is pretty decent on the hot side, (with changes, it seems, daily).
If you check the website, the complete buffet menu is pretty extensive. So variety is good, and not an issue.
The fresh salad bar side (which is my primary target) is smaller than Sunterra, in terms of fresh toppings. But there are several more "prepared" salads, such as spinach and fruit, or Greek, that you can mix and match.
Price is all by weight... and I could see that adding up really easily, if you aren't careful.
But my standby mixed green salad with veggie toppings and protein is in the same ballpark as what I'd pay at Sunterra.
Overall, I like this place, and I'm a return customer ongoing. My only nitpick (and star deduction -- I would have given 4) has been for some of the fresh veggie toppings, like radishes, carrots, onions, etc. Several consistently appear "dried out," which really should be an easy thing to avoid -- and correct. Which I'm sure they will, and I will re-evaluate.
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