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La Mésa

1.0 (1 review)
Open 11:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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Pulcinella Pizza and Pasta

4.6(75 reviews)
2.1 mi

Visited with a dinning buddy on December 30th last year. I can't recall if the restaurant is part…read moreof some dining program or if it was because he had a Groupon, or something of the sort. It's a South American version of Italian cuisine. Let's start with how the place looks: on looks alone, it'd be the type of place that had it not been because my friend wanted to go there, I would have walked out immediately upon getting the first glimpse inside. While there's nothing terrible about how the place looks, it screams: we are not a total success and esthetics is not top of mind for us; with odd pieces of equipment, furniture and decor. It looked like a bit of a 90's 'time warp'. The place was small, and it was packed on a Tuesday night - I guess that means something. We had to wait for a table where some poor guy with a backpack was sitting awaiting his carry out pizza. After a few minutes he was 'oddly' relocated to a beat-up pleather armchair-stool (where top layer had peeled off) at the 'bar' (literally a view of the pizza oven) - the 'seat' came from somewhere in the back of the restaurant to make due for the poor guy (it was freezing outside that night) - needless to say, it was an odd scene (seemed like he was being evicted to the bar); and that set the tone for what about to go down for us that night. The table he was in before he was evicted from in order to give it to us (without them changing any of the tableware [glasses, silverware, napkins] that was already laid out on top of it) was what I like to call, a 'divorcee' table. It was a foot away from entrance door, and it was about 2 feet wide and 4 feet long, and it was butted long-side against the glass storefront, so we almost had to shout at each other from 4' away. The server seemed like a friend of the owner or family member, and behaved a bit odd. He advised about a special where we'd get a free bottle of red wine if we ordered two entrees, which was our case; however, given neither of us drinks, much less red wine, I asked if they had white instead, to which he swiftly replied 'no' as in: it is what it is. He asked if we wanted to take the bottle home and we declined since we wouldn't use it. Instead, we asked if we could swap it for free garlic rolls (3 pieces for $2.95), and just as swiftly he shut that down , so we forwent our more costly wine and paid for the garlic rolls - they were average (rate 3 out of 5). There was a dish that I believe was Alfredo with ham - now, that's a first for me in an Italian restaurant. I told my friend, I've never seen ham as a protein for an Alfredo unless they meant pancetta, but no, they meant cubed deli ham. So I opted to change the dish at a premium. Since I'm a fan of a good Alfredo, against my best judgement, I asked for the 'Alfredo' with chicken instead ($24 with chicken here). It was VERY HEAVY as if they had made it largely with oil and heavy cream. Thankfully, the Parmesan cheese and charred chicken helped make it acceptable. However, something was amiss with that dish as it sent me straight to the bathroom upon arriving home - and that extended until the next day, and maybe day after that. It could have been the included small side salad - who knows. My friend ordered the Ravioli Di Portobello at $29 - not an adequate price for this place. My Alfredo should have been more like $20 based on quality and locale state. For dessert, we tried the limoncello cake ($9.95; 4 out of 5) - the waiter read the dessert from memory and recommended that one. It wasn't bad except for the fact that it was drizzled in bitter dark chocolate topping. Not something I'd personally expect on a limoncello cake. When we brought that up to waiter as something he should have warned us about, he's attitude was like: that's how we do it, which it's fine, 'as long as you warn the customer' - it's like asking for tiramisu and finding out that restaurant makes it with nuts - if it's not the norm, and customer is not looking at the menu, common sense should kick in and customer should be warned. Anywho, suffice it to say, this is not a place I'd ever return to. Bouna fortuna for the thrill seekers.

I wanted to try someplace new and saw the excellent reviews for Pulcinella Pizza and Pasta so I…read moremade my way over for a late night dinner. Was immediately struck by how authentic and comfortable the atmosphere was at this classic Italian eatery. The service was absolutely stellar with extremely attentive servers. However, it turned out that the food was somewhat of a disappointment. My wife ordered the spaghetti and meatballs, since there was a statement at the top of their Facebook page that that is their specialty. I decided to try the chicken Parmesan. Both came with a high recommendation of our server. The dinner is both included salad and some delicious garlic rolls. Salad was fresh. The dressing was tasty and not overpowering. The garlic rolls were outstanding. Sadly, that is where the food accolades and. The chicken Parmesan was in a rather soggy and pasty breading and essentially tasteless. The gravy was way too sweet, which also ruined the taste of the homemade, but somewhat overcooked pasta. The cheese was abundant, but again overpowered by the sweetness of the tomato sauce. I really did not enjoy this very much and I am a big fan of chicken Parmesan. The meatballs that my wife had were also lackluster. I tried one at her suggestion and simply did not like the taste. This is very disappointing. After the meal I reread some of the reviews and noticed that the highest praise went to the pizza. As the pizzas came out, I found myself envious of those who had ordered them. They were not just beautiful, but those eating them seem to be genuinely enjoying it. Because I enjoyed the vibe of the restaurant so much I will be returning to try the pizza and hopefully will upgrade this review but the only word that comes to mine right now for the food is meh.

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