Had a meeting with some artists at a gallery in the Distillery District, so a couple clients and myself found somewhere in the area to grab a quick lunch. The smell was intoxicating, but that is about where anything good ended. We all set our bags down at a freshly cleaned table then went to the counter to order. I ordered the 6 layer meat lasagna, and my client ordered an omelet and the other a frittata.
The food was brought to the table with mine arriving about 3 minutes before the other two. When theirs finally arrived I took the first bite of what looked pretty good, but it was definitely not. The noodles were undercooked, the sauce a little sour and overpowering, and the meat tasted a little off. The bottom layer of noodle was also semi-burnt so it was not easily sliced into bite size portions with the fork. A few bites in and I couldn't take it anymore and had to just set it aside.
I didn't feel bad doing so in front of my clients as they had similar issues as well. The omelet was really dry and overcooked, and on top of that it just didn't taste good. The frittata was a little overcooked, but the problem was more the ingredients on top that were not fresh; the biggest complaint being about the tomato. Overall all three of us were very unsatisfied with our meals and left more than half of it to be trashed.
At least the Coca-Cola was in glass bottles...