I placed a takeout order through their website. They were supposed to send a confirmation email, which I didn't receive til the next day. I arrived to pick up my order, and the host got all flustered and said that he didn't think my order was put through. He claimed they were super busy, but the restaurant was about half full. He was going to check on it and make the kitchen prepare on a rush. I sat down to wait for my order. About 10 min later, a guy comes from the kitchen carrying my food and questioning the host about the confusion over my order. Apparently it was there all along, but the host didn't check on it, and just had the kitchen start preparing a new order. I told the host that I hoped the food was still warm, but he assured me it was sitting under a heat lamp the entire time so yes, it would be warm! He also repeatedly claimed that he had no idea how to use their computer system. As I sat there waiting, another customer was flagging down the host and complaining that his party hasn't received service yet.
Although I only saw the front of the restaurant, the floor was really dirty. There were used toothpicks and wrappers all over. The restaurant looked pretty run down, like it hasn't been updated since the early 90s.
I ordered the Pollo Pomodoro Linguini, and also because this was my first online order, I got a free order of Bandera Pizza Bread. I really wish I had the option of getting the freebie on a future order, since I was by myself and it was too much food for me. The pasta was pretty gross. The noodles were greatly overcooked, possibly due to having sat under the heat lamp for so long. There were cubes of "chicken breast", but it was reconstituted meat, which I find repulsive. Any decent restaurant should serve real chicken breast. The pizza bread was OK, but it was overly salty.
Also, I just checked the BP website, and the Pollo Pomodoro Linguini is about $2 cheaper at my Calgary location. read more