Stop #2 on my Italian restaurant search was Mildo's on Guadalupe. This place is a good idea for the college crowd for the prices. I actually heard people saying good things on their way out the door. However, my experience of it was sub par.
My boyfriend and I decided to meet with some friends for dinner at Mildo's who were visiting Austin from Fort Worth. The people at the counter were friendly but a little unmotivated to answer our questions about the food. Maybe they were confused I don't know.
One of us ordered a slice of pizza, two ordered the dinner special (spaghetti with mushroom marinara) and I had a spinach calzone. I enjoyed the bread that came out before the meal. It had a hearty texture and was filling. The salad that came with the special was tasty and a good size as well.
I thought the calzone was pretty decent.It is not the best I have ever had but the ingredients mixed well and it was cooked properly. I really loved the fact that they serve it with both a side of marinara and tzatziki sauce. This unique fusion of Greek and Italian was actually a very tasty pairing. A+ for that!
My friend complained about the size of the pizza by the slice. She made a good point that when you order a slice of pizza it should be big enough that it takes a little skill to eat. She also described the taste as just "OK".
The spaghetti with mushroom marinara was a good deal since it came with a salad and drink for $7 but to be quite honest when I took a bite I was reminded of high school cafeteria spaghetti. The mushrooms tasted canned and the sauce was bland. The bread was kind of chewy like frozen Texas toast. It was somewhere in between a TV dinner and the typical spaghetti marinara off the kid's menu.
Overall I was not particularly wowed by anything at this place except for the $5 lunch specials they offered. For 5 bucks it's a deal! I will put it in the Mom and Pop category of Austin's Italian restaurants but it probably wouldn't be my first choice. Next time I will be going for the Greek food.
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