Today I was the good husband and decided I would take my wife to lunch. She suggested we visit "Go Roma" in Deer Park, IL at the Deer Park Town Center. It's a small store front restaurant that is similar to a "Corner Bakery" or "Panera Bread". De core is modern, with a warm orange paint covering the walls.
When you enter they have their menu posted on the wall so you can look it over before you step in line to order. It's a decent size menu that includes a handful of appetizer's, salads, pizza, sandwich's, pastas, and desserts. You order at the counter and the staff then brings the food out to you. The service is friendly if a bit rushed. We order a starter of bruschetta, my wife orders the smoked chicken club and fries, and I order a half plank of pepperoni and prosciutto pizza.
All of our food arrives in about ten minutes, bruschetta and all. We start off with the bruschetta which is marinated tomatoes and basil on flatbread. This was a little different than I'm used to due to the flat bread instead of toasted slices of Italian bread. The flavor though was quite good. The tomatoes had a nice blend of garlic, basil, and vinegar. And the bread was soft on top and crispy on the bottom.
My wife's smoked chicken club was smoked and shaved chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, provolone cheese, and pesto mayo served on flatbread. The sandwich was only average due to the fact that the bacon was overcooked. Bacon can make an average sandwich great if done right or a good sandwich average if overcooked. She promptly removed the bacon and then finished her sandwich. The fries that accompanied were of the shoe string variety. Crisp and nicely seasoned, they were a nice side for her sandwich.
My pizza was not a Chicago style pizza. This was a thin pizza that had a crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside crust. The crust was good, sauce was good, cheese was good, but my toppings were not very good. The outer edges of my pepperoni were burnt and the prosciutto was chopped into tiny cubes and were overdone as well. After a couple of slices I removed the toppings and ate it as a cheese pizza. Had my toppings been better this would have been a pretty good pizza. But they weren't so it was just an average pizza.
No dessert this time since we were just out for lunch. Overall this is an average place for an average price (our bill was $20). If you're in the area it's an OK place to try but definitely not worth a special trip. Overall rating ** out of ****.
When you enter they have their menu posted on the wall so you can look it over before you step in line to order. It's a decent size menu that includes a handful of appetizer's, salads, pizza, sandwich's, pastas, and desserts. You order at the counter and the staff then brings the food out to you. The service is friendly if a bit rushed. We order a starter of bruschetta, my wife orders the smoked chicken club and fries, and I order a half plank of pepperoni and prosciutto pizza.
All of our food arrives in about ten minutes, bruschetta and all. We start off with the bruschetta which is marinated tomatoes and basil on flatbread. This was a little different than I'm used to due to the flat bread instead of toasted slices of Italian bread. The flavor though was quite good. The tomatoes had a nice blend of garlic, basil, and vinegar. And the bread was soft on top and crispy on the bottom.
My wife's smoked chicken club was smoked and shaved chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, provolone cheese, and pesto mayo served on flatbread. The sandwich was only average due to the fact that the bacon was overcooked. Bacon can make an average sandwich great if done right or a good sandwich average if overcooked. She promptly removed the bacon and then finished her sandwich. The fries that accompanied were of the shoe string variety. Crisp and nicely seasoned, they were a nice side for her sandwich.
My pizza was not a Chicago style pizza. This was a thin pizza that had a crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside crust. The crust was good, sauce was good, cheese was good, but my toppings were not very good. The outer edges of my pepperoni were burnt and the prosciutto was chopped into tiny cubes and were overdone as well. After a couple of slices I removed the toppings and ate it as a cheese pizza. Had my toppings been better this would have been a pretty good pizza. But they weren't so it was just an average pizza.
No dessert this time since we were just out for lunch. Overall this is an average place for an average price (our bill was $20). If you're in the area it's an OK place to try but definitely not worth a special trip. Overall rating ** out of ****.
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