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Papa Dante's Italian

Papa Dante's Italian

8607 FM 1976, 78109, Converse, United States

Pizza • Salad • Lunch • Italian


"Before you think I'm crazy after ordering meat leaflets in an obviously Italian restaurant, it was the special of the day and the checkout said it's amazing and made only once a month. Man, she wasn't a joke! It must take a whole month to make a dish so delicious and filled with homemade goodness! Let's first talk about the garlic bread... that thought something so easy could be so delicious, but it was: Toasty buttery goodness!! The obviously handmade potatoes w/ exactly the correct amount of potato skin mixed in this fluffy, creamy mixture was the absolutely perfect side for the main attraction, THE MEATLOAF! Great fleshy texture with crisp edges from the grill and an amazing velvety brown sauce like I never had before. I ordered it on the side as I usually don't find it so delightful, but I found myself pouring it over the meat leaf immediately and immersed everything I could in it! Even the harmless baby caroots in a herbal butter sauce could shine through in this amazing occupation of characters alone! Must start the dates down on my calendar as the last time I was here I had the Chicken Fried Steak, which was also monthly. Hopefully I'll come to the other dishes on their menu sometime! Ultimately, if you've never been here, every inch of this place is filled with film star memory from the last decades. It is a quiet, dim, and extremely relaxing atmosphere to escape from your daily routine. Hold on."

Old Chicago Pizza Taproom Union

Old Chicago Pizza Taproom Union

145 Union Blvd Unit A, Lakewood, United States

Pizza • Cheese • Italian • Chicken


"An hour and 40 minutes that’s how long we spent at Old Chicago this evening and not by choice. First, we had a gift card so I made a reservation on Open Table. When we arrived (2 adult, 3 hungry kids , we were informed our reservation just put us on the wait list. They can’t customize the Open Table ap to account for their “no reservations on the weekends” policy so be aware of that. We only ended up waiting about 10 minutes so not bad. Second, we were seated in the back of the restaurant adjacent to the kitchen. Almost immediately we heard someone yelling “We need runners!” A lovely server named Jessie took our order and even shared her purple pen with my six year old who was frustrated (and hungry that there were only yellow and green crayons. Dinner took another 40/50 minutes to arrive during which time we got to hear much more yelling from the kitchen “We have six tickets in the window! I need runners!” My husband has serving experience so he briefly considered volunteering to help out. Jessie kept checking on us politely, smiling through a problem that was obviously not her doing. When our food finally arrived, all the food was there and right except the six year old’s grilled cheese. I don’t know what Jessie did, but it appeared very shortly thereafter. My husband did get his chance to relive his serving days, tracking down the ketchup to go with said six year old’s grilled cheese (she’s really only high maintenance when it comes to crayons and ketchup I promise. My kids devoured every morsel of food on that table and I got to use the gift card. If you go, be prepared for a long wait and pray you get Jessie. Thanks!"