Palazzo Restaurant in Reseda

An Italian fare worth looking into... if you are on the way to Sports Authority.

The Italian restaurant picked out was the Palazzo restaurant in Reseda. This little hole in the wall is located on Tampa and Roscoe. The outside is deceptive to the somewhat nicer interior. Don't let the smell of the dumpsters outside color your impressions of the place. While not the greatest Italian food I've tasted, its worth the price of admission if you are in the area.

Breakdown:
Palazzo Restaurant in Reseda.
Environment - 2.5/5 Meatballs
Service - 2.5/5 Meatballs
Food - 2/5 Meatballs
Value - 2/5 Meatballs
Overall - 2/5 Meatballs

Rating: Luigi

Environment:
On arrival, the local restaurants had outgrown their attached lot. As a result, parking was had on a side street - dumpster adjacent. While the exterior was quite dirty with a foul odor wafting about, the interior was much more pleasant. The dining area was clean, acompanied by both classical paintings and classical music. I was going in with a Veal dish in mind, but altered my decision and decided on the Chicken and Sausage Pasta.

2.5/5 Meatballs

Service:
The waiter was courteous and quick. I ordered a soda, but I had to ask to get it refilled. Yes, it sounds snooty - but I should really need to ask. In their defense, though, they didn't have much of a wait staff (only 2 people). Soon after we ordered, our appetizers arrived.

2.5/5 Meatballs

Food:
A. Ling opened up with some Bruschetta. This was accompanied by a complimentary serving of garlic bread. Both were quite decent, nothing to write home about but definitely tasty.

This was followed by my order of minestrone soup which also was a somewhat average affair.

The main course was the chicken and sausage pasta. It arrive in a heavy plate and looked good enough to eat. Following suit, it also was your run of the mill pasta dish. Of course, I wasn't expecting anything mind blowing (being that this is an "Italian" restaurant in the San Fernando Valley). I really couldn't pick the dish out of a line up which means it wasn't bad, but it wasnt great.

2/5 Meatballs

Value:
The value was decent, for the food (just don't order the wine). (Median $14/person; Low $9/person; High $18+/person)

2/5 Meatballs

Overall:
The restaurant is an overall Okay. It's worth checking out if you are on Tampa and Roscoe, but probably not if you are on Tampa and Saticoy. Probably, won't want to take a date here to impress her. But if the love is gone and you are just hungry, give it a shot. You should note that the dishes seem to be hit or miss. While my pasta was decent, A. Ling and A. Acosta's dishes didn't look nearly as good.

2/5 Meatballs

Rating: Luigi (Don't go in expecting Mario or you will be severely dissapointed)