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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

I'm confused! How did a post about bad service at a restaurant turn into an attack on the way I like my veal? Winston covering veal with tomato sauce & cheese is wrong? Marsala & scalloppine are better than parmesean ! The topper is I can't tell the difference between chicken & veal? Really! Thanks for your opinions! Too bad they have nothing to do with my post!!

Bosoxfan : You are taking this all to personally. But I should have remembered what my father told me and that was argue politics, argue religion but stay the heck away from cooking discussions because that will get you in real trouble. Recall that I mentioned my wife loved veal parmesan, always orders it, always tell her underneath all of that could be veal, chicken or eggplant.

Kidding aside if I did overstep my boundary, I apologize. It was all meant to be light hearted but apparently you take your veal parm seriously.

[jackz]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

I'm confused! How did a post about bad service at a restaurant turn into an attack on the way I like my veal? Winston covering veal with tomato sauce & cheese is wrong? Marsala & scalloppine are better than parmesean ! The topper is I can't tell the difference between chicken & veal? Really! Thanks for your opinions! Too bad they have nothing to do with my post!!

No offense intended. Hope you find a venue where you can enjoy your Parm with good service.

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

I'm confused! How did a post about bad service at a restaurant turn into an attack on the way I like my veal? Winston covering veal with tomato sauce & cheese is wrong? Marsala & scalloppine are better than parmesean ! The topper is I can't tell the difference between chicken & veal? Really! Thanks for your opinions! Too bad they have nothing to do with my post!!

I agree, Bosox, was thinking the same thing as I was reading. Although the suggestions were very nice, they weren't relevant.

Sorry about your birthday dinner, I hope the remainder of it is a LOT BETTER!!!! Happy B'day, BTW. KathI

[REDCART]

I don't want to hijack this tread but I have anecdotal info to add about restaurant substitutions for veal cutlets. A friend of the family who owns an Italian restaurant, says it's common practice (including his own) to substitute pork for veal cutlets. When the pork cutlets are pounded thin and breaded, very rarely can you tell the difference. Personally I believe it's wrong to deceive the customer this way, even if you can't tell the difference. If the restaurant can't afford to serve veal cutlets at a profit, then they shouldn't offer them on the menu. As for our family friend, justifying bad behavior because others also do it doesn't make it right!

[grayesun]

We ate, correction, planned to eat at Luigino's a while back - shortly after they opened. The dining room was virtually empty, so we expected prompt attentive service from this new Villages eatery, hoping to build a good reputation. We (two of us) were seated straight away, given menus, asked for drink orders and our waitress scurried off...not to get our drinks, but to a table across the room to socialize with friends? Not thinking much of this, we spent some minutes looking around, taking in the ambience of the room and noting the abundance of personnel "working". It appeared "managers" were working out details of the new enterprise? Anyway, several more minutes passed and our waitress was still schmoozing with her non-eating, non-ordering friends. We were getting concerned over the real readiness of Luigino's for customers. Finally a few minutes later our drinks were delivered. We told the waitress we were ready to order, she said OK, and she'd be right back to take our order, then hurried back to her friends table for more jovial gabbing. We watched for a couple minutes in disbelief, shook our heads in unison, got up and left...walking by at least 6 restaurant employees standing by the door. We have never got up and walked out of a restaurant before. Our return plans to Luigino's are on hold, pending big improvements

[Threeputt]

Well Luigianos is off our list

[graciegirl]

Have not yet gone there and am disinclined to go now that I have heard people who I respect give negative reviews.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Have not yet gone there and am disinclined to go now that I have heard people who I respect give negative reviews.

For what it's worth, we went twice in Feb. and March, and were happy with the meals, service, and value both times.

[coach]

When it goes under, please don't start a thread about how much rent the developer charges and that's why it closed.

Thanks in advance.

[cheech07]

We checked Talk of TV before making reservations at Luigino's tonight. Most of the posts were too old to be relevant, so we decided to go. The food was very good. The serivce could be better. One statement I will stand by on the food is this, if you think Olive Garden serves good Italian food, Luigino's is not for you you. They cater much more more to the northeast palate. I have spoken to the owner of Red Sauce and he admitted he caters more to the midwest and southern customers. His business decision can't be questioned because of his success. However, being from NJ and having one good Italian restaraunt after another to pick from, I will tell you that Luigino's appeals to me much more than Red Sauce. Of course, I wouldn't even consider Olive Garden for Italian food, but my neighbors from Michigan think it's great. Just a matter of what you have gotten used to. Of course, my grandmother made the best macaroni and gravy. That's right, it was not pasta and sauce, but macaroni and gravy to us Italians from the northeast.

Buona salute,
Cheech

[Billyg]

Just to spice up the non subject up even more...IS there anyplace to get a "melt in ur mouth veal Marsala, Picatta, or scallopini? Please share
Yum yum

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

I'm confused! How did a post about bad service at a restaurant turn into an attack on the way I like my veal? Thanks for your opinions! Too bad they have nothing to do with my post!!

It's called the TOTV Morph. Threads start with one topic and morph into something totally unrelated. Then someone reports the offenders to the Topicop and they all get sent to the Principal's office.

[BBQMan]

Originally Posted by Billyg

Just to spice up the non subject up even more...IS there anyplace to get a "melt in ur mouth veal Marsala, Picatta, or scallopini? Please share
Yum yum

The closet place I have found is Antonio's in Maitland ( a suburb or Orlando). It will take you a little over an hour to get there, but it is worth the trip.

[FMF Doc]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

It's called the TOTV Morph. Threads start with one topic and morph into something totally unrelated. Then someone reports the offenders to the Topicop and they all get sent to the Principal's office.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Billyg

Just to spice up the non subject up even more...IS there anyplace to get a "melt in ur mouth veal Marsala, Picatta, or scallopini? Please share
Yum yum

A new thread without the "never again" tag would get you more response. Rather than bringing up a 7 month old list of complaints.