David Wilson

Review of Plaza Food Hall by Todd Englis...

Haven t been here in years. Now remember why. Drea...

Haven t been here in years. Now remember why. Dreadful food.

Ordered the tatter tots as an appetizer just for fun. Uh! Cute idea, but really bad execution. Bland and boring. Also order two of the dumpling dishes. One was served with a kind of Indian mint sauce terrible accompaniment and the other with a kind of Thai sauce equally as terrible choice. The dumplings themselves were perfectly fine but no different from any take away Chinese restaurant.

For my main I ordered the Bolognese. Seriously bad. Too much cream and the chef is trying to be a little too clever by adding cinnamon which is an authentic ingredient of Bolognese in some regional recipes, but even so, overwhelmed the dish. The whole thing was a hot mess and totally forgettable.

My friend ordered the fried chicken sandwich which came when I was about halfway finished with the Bolognese. (The restaurant had maybe a dozen lunch diners and the kitchen couldn t time two dishes?) The chicken was over fried, very dry and tasted as though the oil it was cooked in was burned/old. Totally totally forgettable.

On a positive note, the service was good and friendly and the space is beautiful. Still, would never come again certainly not for an uninspired lunch at $125 for two people.