East Side Mario's

05/19/09

The greatest

by CSMobileUser2 at Citysearch

I have been going there for 5 years and it is still me favorite resturant the service is great the food is great and the setting is great as well never had a bad experience with the food or anything I love it.

06/01/08

OUTSTANDING!!!

by CyclingFoodie at Citysearch

Eastside Mario's is a great place to relax and eat. The value is great, huge portions and reasonable prices, you also get bread with all meals and endless salad with entrees. Beverages stay full. The service is also great. Ordering is quick, even when it is busy, and everyone is polite. I recommend the "Artichoke Chicken Penne." This dish is full of artichike hearts, mushrooms and a whole chiken breast (get it grilled) served with an alfredo sauce. Great after a 5 or 10K or long bike ride. This establisment can sometimes be busy and may have a wait (nobody hates a wait more than I do) be patient, you will be glad you waited.

• Pros: Food quality, quantity, value and overall service.
• Cons: The rare event when there is a wait. Usually not bad though.

12/28/07

Fun friendly feast

by jwhung at Citysearch

Mario's has a very NYC-college feel to the restaurant. The service is friendly and welcoming. We've gone there late a few times too, and we didn't get any attitude from the servers, unlike some places where they try and hide their annoyance for those "last-minute" customers! The food YUMMY. The portions are huge! I can never finish and always doggy bag for lunch the next day. Some of the dishes can be very oily and the tomato sauce really tangy though - but that's just when I"m not in the mood for either. I love their eggplant dish, but this is also oily too. Maybe that's why it tastes so good!

• Pros: Service, large portions
• Cons: nothing - unless you count the large portions that I can never finish!