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| - I had previously come to this restaurant maybe 10 years ago. When I had originally went, the food was decent and the place seemed packed.
I went again last night with my girlfriend and I feel as if times have definitely changed here. The decor is still great and I love the Italian street setting, but aside from that the food quality and selection is lacking.
I don't usually complain about my food but I felt maybe taking their selection to the next level would help with the taste and quality. It just seems as if the cooks at Frankie Tomattos are just doing the basics of cooking and not putting any love into what they make.
My first dish was mashed potatoes, spaghetti that was half cooked (crunchy bits) with meatballs that I spooned in as an extra, very fishy smelling calamari that was ruined by the breading, and a very doughy pulled pork slice of pizza (why did it contain pineapple???). My girlfriend had some similar items including a stone cold corn on the cob, and ribs that were extremely saucy (even for a rib loving guy such as myself) and again, that was cold too.
I decided to have a salad as my second plate, the lettuce was mostly romaine hearts that were soggy that made me lose my appetite. I also picked up some potatoes (cooked good! I can't believe it) and Italian sausage that was extremely burnt and had been sitting under the heating lamps since noon.
How can you mess up dessert? It's possible here. They had an Apple Cobbler/Crisp that contained an unknown fruit that had been essentially "gelled", and way too much crisp on the top. Seriously, when I dug into the pan I thought it was just all flakes and nothing else. Hey, at least the ice cream was good - if it had freezer burn I would've lost it.
Again, we paid for our food and didn't demand a refund - but I won't be returning unfortunately. I feel as if there are many better buffet options out there for the money.
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