I have never written a bad review about any restaurant because if I don't like it I just won't return. However, with Argilla this was one of the first places I went to when I moved to Delaware. One of my husbands workers raved about it. We went and it was delicious! Some of the best pizza we have ever had. Fresh toppings, crust wasn't greasy but wasn't dry. It was awesome. I recommended it to everyone and we even went there for a birthday. The service was slow but the food made up for it. I liked the atmosphere of the place; sort of cool, down to earth vibe.
However, my feelings have changed. The service got worse and worse too the point where, I believe, there was only one waiter working and some cooks in the kitchen. The last time we went, and probably final time unless some drastic things change, it was extremely slow. It was my family of four and another family of four and two people at the bar. I keep reassuring my husband that we will forget about the service once the food comes.....wrong. The nachos, which have always been my favorite, were disgusting. The chips were stale tasting and over cooked and instead of using fresh shredded cheese like they use too it was straight nacho cheese...like the stuff that comes out of a box. I am fine with nacho cheese...if I'm paying for $3 nachos at a little league game. Not $15 nachos that took 25 minutes to comes out. The veggies were surprisingly fresh but the cheese made everything soggy. Again, tried to reassure my husband that the pizza will make up for it. Wrong again. I ordered the arugula pizza which was my favorite pizza I ever had. Sun dried tomatoes, arugula topped on it, white sauce and fresh chunks of garlic, my favorite part. However when the pizza came out, no garlic. NO GARLIC. What's the point of getting a pizza with minimal ingredients because the taste it suppose to be delicious. Just tomatoes and arugula.
To top it off when I was looking around the place trying to figure out how my once favorite pizza joint turned into the biggest waste of my money I spotted a Costco like package of 2 liters of coke. Not fountain soda; warm, sitting out 2 lifters. My husband and I came to the conclusion that they are running out of money and cutting back on things.
With all that being said, and I feel quit ridiculous writing this extensive of a review when usually I just say "this food is gross, I'm not coming back", I won't be going back unless it goes back to how it was. And hopefully it will. I hope someone will appreciate the history of Pietros pizza and wants to bring fresh ingredients back and not cut back on the food.
Also, the only reason I didn't give this a one star is because it says one star is "the worst thing you have ever eaten", so I gave it a two star "never recommend the place". The worst thing I have ever eaten is the supposedly nacho cheese that comes out of an MRE (meal ready to eat) that they give to soldiers when they is no cafeteria or chow hall around....this was a close second. read more