Friday, July 25, 2008

Caffe Positano, Lake Mary - Closed

Ordered the Ravioli Bel Paese and a slice on Wednesday. I usually just get the pizza here and it's good when fresh (thin). This time I got some leftovers cut small at a weird angle (like the guy couldn't give a shit). Which leads me into my tirade. Never go to these mid-priced trattorias. Italians all think they can cook and very few can. The ingredients are always cheap and they pay no attention to detail. Either go high end Italian or do Fazoli's. Take this meal. The pizza is priced well here at $1.95 but listed at $1.75 (typical Italian move). It was average. But, the $10 Ravioli was overcooked, served in a child's bowl (too cheap to wash?), and covered in soggy broccoli and leftover chicken spam (it was like fast food grilled chicken - that stuff has to be molded chicken goop). The topping was just plopped on the ravioli without a care. Get it out Vinny! It was also supposed to have peppers (which is good cause I hate them) but didn't. It had too many sun dried tomatos (yes you can have too many). It came with a mixed salad that was a tad more sophisticated than your typical steak house abortion. It came with a pot of jism that they said was italian dressing but looked like grey french dressing. I went with oil and vinegar. The vinegar came in a re-used oil bottle - of course. The service was good except for the grinning imbelice that served the food. Note to grinning imbeciles - stop, it makes us think you deflowered the meal. Which maybe you did because I had to muddy your toilet half way through the meal (although I'm placing the blame on the previous night's Winn Dixie turkey). Another waitress actually picked up the slack and checked me out. Very cool. The decor is typical Italian two star worthy. The ambience was ruined by your typical daego commotion in the kitchen. Imbecilic macho men screaming inanities at each other in an attempt to create self-esteem. All in all this meal was like the people that produce it - peasant fare. Overpriced peasant fare.

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