Maggianos

On Tuesday afternoon, my mom and I ate at  Maggianos, an Italian restaurant on 16 mile  in Troy, across from the Somerset Collection. I was really excited to go there because I love Italian food and It was my first time. I have to admit that I was very disappointed. When we walked in, we  we were immediately turned off because of the dark, cold atmosphere. We looked at each other, and debated on weather we should leave or not. The restaurant appears to more of a business meeting place, due to it’s lack of pizzaz. It had a formal feel, similar to that of the Capital Grille. There was no music playing, and the place didn’t have a welcoming feel. We decided to give it a try, because we assumed the food would be decent, and were curious, having never tried it. Once we were seated, we immediately noticed a freezing draft. At one point my mom said “it feels like we are sitting on an iceberg” and I promise you, she was not being dramatic the slightest bit. We mentioned to the waiter how cold we were and all he had to say about that was “that everyone says that, but I'm fine.” So we sat and ate with out coats on the entire time, and we noticed the girl sitting behind us doing the same exact thing as she was talking about how cold it was. We did not order an appetizer, but we were served bread, which aside from that fact that it was warm, was dry and tasteless. We had no silverware, and had to flag down our waiter for butter. My mom ordered coffee, and had to find the waiter again for the creme she requested.  By the time she got the creme, her coffee (which was almost too strong to drink) was cold. For lunch, I ordered the chicken and apple salad that was good and very flavorful. The only problem was, was that the arugula lettuce was full of stems which made it annoying to eat. Looking back, I wish that I would have gotten a pasta dish, or asked what the favorites were on the menu. My mom ordered a salad as well, which came covered in thick chunks of grilled red onion.  This was an unwelcome surprise. Also, her salad was drenched in dressing, making the ice cold lettuce extremely wimpy. Limp, cold lettuce=no fun. All we ordered to drink was coffee and a coke. Since hypothermia was beginning to set in, we paid the 32.00 bill and got out of there.  I will leave you with my mom’s words as we peeled out of the parking lot. “That was the worst 40.00 I have ever spent.” Thinking back, both salads were around 12.00.  Why was our bill 32.00? I’m thinking that will definitely be my last trip to Maggianos.