Chicken Ravioli Chicken Ravioli

Delicate pasta pockets filled with seasoned chicken, herbs, and spices, served in a rich and creamy sauce.

Nancy Chang Healthy Asian Cuisine

Nancy Chang Healthy Asian Cuisine

372 Chandler St Worcester, MA 01602-3300, United States

Thai • Buffet • Asiatic • Chinese


"First, a disclaimer: Please indulge my perhaps xenophobic condemnation, but I have learned not to trust the wait staff at typical Asian restaurants. Both a cultural chasm and a language divide separate American vegans from Asian wait staff. They do not understand that sea animals are not eaten by vegetarians. You often can find these animals listed right on the menus in the so-called vegetarian sections. I shudder to guess at the ingredients that are not listed. Asian restaurants are no more a vegan/vegetarian safe haven than compared to any other ethnic cuisine. But Nancy Chang's is different! They have a separate menu that is vegan, not just vegetarian. And both times I have eaten there, my waiters have spoken both fluent English and fluent Vegan. Steering clear from all the mock meats, which make a mockery of vegetarianism, I still had half of the vegan menu from which to choose, which was plenty. Plus they serve brown rice. While the vegan menu is standard Chinese-American fare with sugary sauces, within that genre the food is excellent. Both its interior and its outdoor patio are comfortable and spacious, and great places to meet your date. In fact, if you park in the small front lot, you will walk thru the bar area, which qualifies as a singles bar. Or use the rear entrance, which adjoins its very large rear parking lot. Both times that I ate here were after the Veg Food Fest held in Worcester. The Fest is a crowded and noisy zoo that is not conducive for enjoying the food. But at Nancy Chang, you will thoroughly enjoyed your meal."

Pasta Da Pulcinella

Pasta Da Pulcinella

1100 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, United States Of America

Wine • Pasta • Casual • Italian


"TASTY ENCOUNTERThis midtown Italian restaurant is housed in a two-story bungalow that gives you the immediate feel of a romantic hide-away.But to go to ambiance for just a second, the first floor was enhanced with background music that set the mood. Unfortunately, our dining experience was on the second floor, which for some reason, didn’t have the music piped in. Instead, the hardwood floors and high ceilings resulted in bad acoustics and a continuing array of background noises from people pulling out the chairs, plates being placed on tables, the clickety-clack of high heel shoes, etc.This evening’s delicacies were the fried calamari appetizer, Pulcinella salad, lobster ravioli entree, penne pasta with shrimp in a smoked salmon sauce, and 2 desserts: chocolate layered cake and the limoncello cake.The fried calamari was superb, well seasoned, and coupled with the tomato caper sauce. The Pulcinella salad met our expectations.The lobster ravioli, however, was a bit of a surprise. It looked delicious, but the lobster was minced so finely that you could barely taste it.The shrimp in the smoked salmon sauce was tasty, though we had to add some seasoning.Important note: Pulcinella prepares their pasta al dente, which delivers a fairly firm texture and is, as purists put it, the way pasta should be prepared. If you like your pasta less firm, be sure to request it “well done.”Overall, a tasty encounter, with some drawbacks as described."