"0"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . "2014-03-17T00:00:00"^^ . . . "0"^^ . "Went to Ten Penny before a Sunday night show at the Benedum recently. A few things to note. For a restaurant in the Cultural District, the waitress did not ask if we had tickets and a time limit. Other places around the theaters will ask on the weekends, but not here. I wasn't in the mood for meat, so I ordered the pasta primavera; husband ordered the TP Burger. We were both very underwhelmed. The contents on my plate looked like it could've come from a cafeteria. No frills, just a white plate with some penne haphazardly thrown on. The \"primavera\" part of the dish consisted of a few strings of finely shredded carrot and zucchini - it was basically garnish. There were no chunks of ripe veggies to be had. Not even a slice of bread on the side. There was a flavor note in the red pepper sauce that I couldn't put my finger on, but it was the worst red pepper sauce I've ever had. My husband's burger had an egg on top that was runny and very messy. He ordered the burger medium and it arrived well done. So well done it was a hockey puck. The price of my primavera dish was absolute highway robbery. A dish that likely cost them a buck to make is going for $18 - for goodness sake they couldn't even be bothered to give the customer an entire carrot! The overdone, messy burger was $14. These prices are in line with what other surrounding restaurants charge, but the difference is those restaurants make food that tastes good. We had hoped for much better from Ten Penny because the reviews were fine, but I'm noticing now that a lot of people are reviewing when they admit to never trying the food. I cannot understand these reviews unless they're having friends and family write them. I guess the lesson here is don't' go to Ten Penny if you want to eat."^^ . .