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| - I got a gift certificate to East Side Mario's from a friend, so my Husband and I thought we would make it a date. One thing that is nice about the location is it is right in the mall, even though you have to go outside, so its a easy choice after some shopping or a movie.
We were greeted right away by the hostess and were told it would be a 10/15 minute wait for the dining room. They gave us a balloon to hold, which I'm sure I would love if I was 5. There isn't much area to wait in so we had to stand near the front door and freeze a bit. Their lounge looks nice, 6 TVs to watch a game on. While we were waiting the hostesses, were all standing together making weird noises and laughing a lot, seemed immature to me. The 10 minutes passed quickly and we were seated in a booth right off the front door and secluded from the main restaurant area, which turned out to be a bit chilly. Our waiter, Chris, came and asked us for our drink order. He brought us some water while we waited for our drinks. I ordered a Nochino Sour, their featured drink and when it arrived it was missing the maraschino cherry. I told him the cherry was missing, he asked if I wanted it, I said yes. He took off and returned with 6 cherries for me, which made me really happy, since I could eat a whole jar of them. The drink itself was amazing!
When he came to take our food order I asked how the Hells Kitchen Chicken was, he said it is the spiciest dish on the menu, his favorite. I decided on that and my Husband got the lasagna. We both ordered garden salads, which are complementary, so Chris brought us a big bowl of that, along with our little loaf of bread. I am always one to take full advantage of free food, so we got another bowl of salad and another 2 loaves of bread. The salad was good, mostly just lettuce, the bread was hot and fresh. We waited a good 20 minutes for our food. My chicken turned out to be a reasonable portion, one chicken breast, along with spaghetti and roasted veggies. I could tell the chicken was frozen, it wasn't very fresh tasting at all. The tomato sauce over it was not that spicy. The veggies were a bit shrivelled. Overall everything tasted okay. Chris was very attentive during our meal. He cleared the plates promptly. Our bill with 2 drinks each and 2 entrees came to $64.
The service at East Side was great, that is what would influence me to go back. The food was good, not the most amazing I've ever had, although the drinks were awesome.
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