The Dining Lounge, Again
I have already established publicly my obsession about The Dining Lounge. No reason why it shouldn't be. But till now, my experience there, was all about the Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza. It was time I explored other options.
As a result, despite my friend's repeated claim, "āĻĄāĻžāĻāύāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ āύāĻžāĻ", my stubborn behind refused to go anywhere else. He said that he went there during Ramadan, and did not like the food, or the service, at all. I refuted to that claim saying that it is simply not possible for these kinds of restaurants to maintain quality during the craziness 'Iftar parties' have become. Deep inside I was almost praying. "Dear Food, please be good."
We ordered Pasta Basta (Photo 1) and Italian Style Pizza Americana (didn't realize how weird this sounds until I wrote this down -_- ) The pasta was superb. Oh that lovely smell of Parmesan! The quantity was great, taste was awesome. But, but oh but, even the site of the Pizza Americana (Photo 2) was a let down for me. Just before the pizza had arrived, I was talking about how I like eggs separately, but I don't like eggs in/on fast food (Burgers, Chopsuey). Didn't even considered the possibility of eggs on a pizza, and that's exactly what I was presented with (someone up there apparently listens to what you say). It kind of looked like the Indian 'Paneer', but to my utter disappointment, they were little chunks of egg whites. Â I did not like it. My friend, who does not have a bias against eggs, said he liked it just okay, average.
The owner came to meet us when 2 of the 8 slices were left (I would not eat much as I did not like it - if that thought crossed your mind, you donât know me at all). When he asked how our experience was, I gave my honest opinion. I told him how the pasta was great and the pizza was a disappointment. He asked for further details, such as exactly what was missing and how it could be improved. I gave as detailed review as I could, saying how the eggs were unnecessary, how the cheese didn't have that mesmerizing smell it should have had and tasted bland. He then said he thinks he understands what we seek, what we would like and asked us if we wanted to try another pizza, 'on the house'.
:')
Suppressing the tears of joy and stopping myself from jumping around saying, "Oh god yes", I managed to say "yeah sure." After some moments of anticipation about how the 'Owner's Choice Pizza' would be, we were presented with Pizza Barcelona. By all means, it was amazing. The sight of it, the smell of it and the taste of it had our faith in The Dining Lounge restored. That delightful aroma of Parmesan Cheese blended with the roasted beef, mushroom and I donât know what else, made us ecstatic.
That is the thing about honest reviews. By giving you honest opinion about a product in a constructive way, you give the other side a chance to improve their products. The result is scrumptious food for us and happy loyal customers for the business. Also, it is necessary for the business to know how to take criticisms and take steps accordingly. The Dining Lounge gets full marks on that.











