This look on Rick Tramonto's face seems to say "I'm just trying to make money, what can I say if my food stinks? "
A craving for Skirt Steak was on my palate last night.
I was so utterly disgusted and annoyed that I wanted to walk out and head to my local Buffalo's Diner.
Tramonto's had the Jess Essentials on the menu according to their website:
1- Soup...The French onion was delivered after sitting on the counter for close to 10 minutes.
Suffice to say, the soup was cold. However, they did manage to get the cheese crust extra well done and bubbly as I requested.
I will remember to ask for HOT soup as well next time ( which there won't be !)
2- Salad...A simple green salad with tomatoes, chick peas, and cucumbers was the description...A bag of lettuce drenched in water from your local grocery store would be a better description. Oh, and with 2 cherry tomatoes, 3 chickpeas and cucumber dices. Definitely worth the money, ha!
If you like wet lettuce, then look no further.
3-Steak...Skirt steak was my choice of poison for the night. I went against my normal Strip steak standard and that may have been the mistake. But, either way the food wasn't exactly 4 stars so far....
BBQ slathered, unchewable steak would have been the proper description on the menu. I wonder how many people would order that ? BBQ lovers would even squirm at the taste of bottled bbq sauce poured over this meat.
Oh, and don't forget about the sides. Making a point to order a variety of sides and see which compliments my meal best is always a priority.
Sides for the night:
1- Twice baked potatoe...Melted 3 layers of provolone cheese thrown on top of the potato sounds about right. Once you peel back the very unappealing layer of glop, the underneath portion of the potato was edible...
Probably just because I was starving after the BBQ steak fiasco.
2- Sauteed Mushrooms...20 minutes after my steak arrived, a slathering of mushrooms in, you guessed it, a BBQ esque marinade arrived.
At this point, after asking our waiter and two water patrons repeatedly about the side order, only a flying plate of mushrooms with gold on top from another planet could save the night.
Let's just put it this way,,,,Olive Garden's mushrooms at about half the cost put these to shame.
JessSum Up:
Willing to waste your money and eat a deceivingly delicious meal based on the menu? Then head to Tramonto's!
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Up Next:
Di Pescara....Fish is on my mind after this disaster !
