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East Side Mario's
3 reviews for East Side Mario's
3 reviews in English
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Review from S K.
Toronto, ON
4/9/2012
I called to make a reservation there and they put me on hold for 10 minutes. So I hang up, try again, they put me on hold for 5 minutes! (it was long distance too which sucks for my phone bill) My parents really like East Side Marios so my dad ended up calling later and got through. We did go there, and they were nice and everything. My meal was kinda gross but maybe I just chose the wrong thing. The salad and bread was good, but really, can that even be bad?
I definitely wouldn't go back to this location. -
Review from M L.
Mississauga, ON
2/11/2011
This review I started yesterday. Before I hammered them down, I thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt, by trying them once more.
From my past experiences here, none of them have ever been good. It's a sad joke for an Italian franchise, wait, this is an Italian franchise right? Because nothing here tastes Italian.
How do you go wrong with Salad? Seriously? Mine came out like mush. I ordered a chicken tettrazini, and I couldn't even swallow it, that's how dry it was.
After all was said and done, my friends and myself have agreed the best course of the meal was the candy at the end. I just wish they would've given 2 per person, that way I wouldn't have felt like I wasted my time.
I went with a group of 4, and all 4 people ate a quarter or less of their meal. That alone speaks volume. Thank goodness for A&W across the street. Chubby Chicken anyone? Kinda fattening, but w/e!
Anyway, If I could give them 0 stars I would, however, it is defaulted to 1 star, and this 1 star I give to the very cute girl who served me. This was the only positive thing about East Side Marios. She was deserving of the tip, the place? not so much.
I have now permanently banned this restaurant. -
Review from Jeff M.
7/7/2010
The name makes me think of a mob enforcer who is a lovable plumber on the side. The experience makes me retch just a little bit when I think about it. I'm going to put the blame on the girlfriend's sister for choosing this travesty of an Italian restaurant. I'll chalk it up to a rookie mistake on her part because I'm pretty sure she doesn't eat except for show.
Service: the waiter was a young guy (university age) who had the attention span and wherewithal of a prepubescent child with ADHD. The entire time we were there, he would ask something and proceed to walk off before we could answer. Literally, the conversations went like this:
[Waiter]: (while walking away) You guys doing ok? You need anything?
[Good looking Indian Patrons]: Yeah, do you... (waiter disappears)
(10 minutes later)
[Waiter]: How is everything?
[Good looking Indian Patrons]: It's ok but ca... (waiter beats previously established speed walking record)
I just wanted some damn crushed red peppers! Service continued to be sporadic and limited to 10 seconds. After he dropped off the check, we didn't even see him the rest of the time we were there.
Food: pbbbt. If I don't say anything more than that, does that make me a terrible Yelper? The girlfriend and I decided to split a pizza. The goat cheese and grilled chicken pizza description says that it's brushed with herbed olive oil; I want to know what kind of giant ass brush from Home Depot they're using. The pizza was floating in oil. We both proceeded to walk around like wretched zombies the rest of the day because we were so queasy from the food. This place makes Olive Garden look classy in terms of food, restaurant appearance, and general demeanor of the staff. The sister got soup. Wooh. Her boyfriend got salad. Wooh again. Not much more to say about that. The girlfriend says that the place is generally average but she's never had a bad experience like that before so it might have been an off day. Therefore, I threw in an extra star, but I don't plan to ever come back. Not when Toronto/Mississauga has so much more to offer as far as culinary delights go.
