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Sub-par on a good night - Review by citysearch c | Bella Italia Restaurant

Bella Italia Restaurant

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Sub-par on a good night 4/21/2010

On a sunny Wednesday afternoon at lunch hour, would you not expect a restaurant with a nice interior and good patio seating to be relatively full. Well, before I pulled up, that's exactly what I had in mind. Then, things started to go down hill. I walk in with my dining partner, to find an absolutely empty restaurant. The waitress/hostess (yes, she had to play two roles. I'll let you be the judge of what that says about their expectations of the lunch crowd) stood up happily, and with a warm smile asked us if we would like to sit inside or outside on the patio. We chose to eat outside, and were seated in a large and well maintained patio dining area. After a quick perusing of the menu, we decided on the Fried mozzarella rounds as an appetizer. Not so much appetizing as it was a foreshadowing of what was to come. I can honestly say that I have had better frozen cheese sticks. Somehow they managed to rid the mozzarella of any and all flavor. We then ordered our entrees. I had the Chicken Parmigiana pasta dish, and my dining partner had a grilled chicken breast with tomato, basil, mozzarella, and a side of home made green beans. When I ordered my meal, I was told it would be served with a HOME MADE marinara sauce. Both chicken breasts were rubbery and flavorless. I also had the pleasure of finding two veins through my chicken. I then ate some of the undercooked pasta, with the orange colored oil they try to pass off as marinara sauce. I decided to forgo trying my dining partners chicken, but did elect to have a green bean. It tasted suspiciously of fish. Then we realized we weren't going to get bread, so we asked for some. It came with a side of what tasted and looked like canola oil, which did very little to moisten the stale loaf that managed to cut my mouth. The entire experience had no redeeming qualities about it, save the waitress/hostess. She was pleasant and apologetic for any mistakes. This ""restaurant"" will get my vote, my vote for worst Italian I've eaten that is. Pros: In accordance with ""Lozo"", the ice is indeed cold. Cons: Just about everything. Parking, food, prices more
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