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One of the worst meals I have had in the state of Minnesota was at Maggiano’s Little Italy. To be fair, it wasn’t much worse than my meal at Bucca, but Maggiano’s was a special kind of disgusting, they took processed food to a whole new depth.
I can still remember a dish of mashed potatoes that tasted like nasty processed garlic, and powdered potatoes, offensive. Frankly even driving by that place made my stomach queasy.
I am glad that the Maggiano’s at Southdale Center is closed, and for all the doubters out there, it proves that there is indeed a God, and she is offended by laziness.
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I used to love that place when I was in my early 20s. A few years later, I went there for a business lunch and ordered the Rigatoni D, my go-to dish. Eating it, I realized, “this is just a bunch of fat”.
It was like The Tempest. Suddenly everything came crashing around me. The fresh-ground pepper, the needlessly fussy atmosphere, the artsy-looking but tooth-shattering bread. All smoke and mirrors.
That said, in the name of consistency, shouldn’t we bemoan the loss of employment and such?
Yes we should bemoan the loss of jobs, much the same way we would if a brothel had closed. Loosing jobs is not good, but having a whorehouse in the hood is not good for anyone.
Dear Macaroni Grill,
We’re coming after you next.
Love,
G
p.s. perhaps you should have titled this piece “No Shitalian”
shefzilla rocks
But how does this closing differ from that of Bellanotte, on whose behalf you castigated Andrew Zimmern’s various predictions cum barely restrained delights?
I’m not trying to start a fight. Frankly, I think the disappearance of both restaurants reflects a right-sizing of the Minneapolis culinary market. The restaurants that have exited thus far were either mediocre or faced logistical challenges that made their continued existence untenable (RIP Mairin’s Table).
I’m just curious as to where you draw the distinction, and why.
Kevin, I found the food at Maggiano’s to be disgusting, it made me sad for humanity.
I do think it’s out of bounds to rip on any place when it’s trying to stay open, and trying to save jobs. Having closed it’s fair game, and further more I hate big fat chains that sell processed food, as if it’s the real thing.
closed=OK
on the verge=not kosher
let me add, I think it’s also kosher to give the Ringo dude a hard time, maybe he will learn something from the pros, if he listened to half of what Andrew said, he might save a ton of money and some jobs…
before open=OK to a degree
Oy
I had much the same experience with Macaroni Grill that Kevin S. had with Maggiano’s. Thought it was awesome when I was in college and had never actually tasted really good food before. I think the lesson is that, if you’re raised on a diet of Burger King and suburban “Chinese” takeout, these corporate chains that aspire to fine dining status can seem awfully legit, simply because you’ve never known what real food can taste like.
Why piss on their grave? I ate there once and didn’t care for it, either, but that’s dozens of people out of work in a bad economy, and while Maggiano’s didn’t make the cut, there are lots of places like it around town that cater to the crowd that goes in for that kind of food.
I hope it’s not too tiring for you to be the 24/7 one true arbiter of all that is good in the world. I know it’s a heavy burden for you to bear, but based upon your employment history, I am confident in your ability to continue to carry the mantle.
How did you even end up in a building that uses the words “Little Italy” in its restaurant name?
A dare?
Heidi, thanks for the laugh. Are you Jewish?
MOT–yo