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Strings Italian Livermore

Strings Italian Livermore

2205 Las Positas Rd, 94551, Livermore, United States

Pizza • Salads • Cheese • Italian


"I was truly truly impressed with the speed and service of the takeout here. The guy prepping takeout had so much hustle, and had my to go order ready in less time than the online ordering projected, even when I ordered two separate orders because I had forgotten something. It's an incredibly well run shop, with great front and back communication that allows them to work so fast. First, my tiramisu it was excellent. It was already prepped and ready for a last minute add to my order. My ceaser salad was perfectly fine. But the minestrone soup wasn't minestrone. It was a cabbage, zucchini, broth veggie soup that reminded me of the cabbage soup diet recipe. Although I slurped it all up because the broth was that good. The reality is, their food tastes no different than prepacked Italian food you buy in the grocery store frozen section which might explain how they had it ready so fast. My creamy tortellini with ham and mushrooms was yummy, and my meat sauce for my spaghetti was good and tasted like my favorite jarred sauce. But the meatballs were ultra salty and tasted like preservatives, as was my husband's chicken for his chicken parmesan. We couldn't say enough good things as we picked it up super quickly, and their combo was a great deal but once we ate everything, we decided we could make better Italian food ourselves at home. That said, if you are in a huge hurry or never cook yourself, then I do recommend these guys run a tight ship with great prices."

Assaggio!

Assaggio!

500 W. White Horse Pike, Egg Harbor City, United States Of America, EGG HARBOR CITY

Soup • Pasta • Drinks • Italian


"I was sad this time when I went. If basing it on just this experience, I would have given an even lower rating. The first time we went, had a excellent meal. I don 't know if ownership has changed or if it was just an off night. Firstly, there was a bar tender who was just soo loud and we were on the other side of the restaurant. And he was talking politics loudly. I don 't care if I agree or disagree with what you are saying, I don 't pay to go out to dinner to have to hear someone yell about their political views. Our server, while friendly enough, was too attentive and then not at all attentive. She came over 4 times in less than 8 minutes while we were trying to decide what to order and then once we put our drink and appetizer order in, we barely saw her at all. She forgot 1/2 my order (there were only 2 of us, so not a hard order). We ordered a second round of drinks, she never put them in. The food was not great. The bread served at the start was not fresh made and very dried out (not like intentionally crisp just like it had been sliced hours head of time). My appetizer of stuffed long hots which she claimed would be a religions experience was not cooked. The peppers were still raw. The sausage they were stuffed with I couldn 't even taste. If I didn 't know that is what it was, I would not have been able to guess. My husband 's app tasted like it was drowned in lemon juice. And his veal and pasta dish was dry. My ravioli were ok, but nothing to get excited about. My drink, a cocktail they call ice pick, from the bar was very good. I was upset my second never made it over. The gentleman serving water and clearing our plates was very good. It was expensive as well. Just 2 of us, 1 drink, app and entree each and it was over $100 before tip. Sadly with other options in the area, we will probably not go back."