A restaurant that feels like home!

East side Mario’s is a quant and welcoming restaurant that brings a piece of Italy and New York right here in British Colombia. The atmosphere is rustic and cozy with an Italian cultural design. Twinkling lights hang from the ceiling, creating a dim cozy room along with dancing shadows on the red and white checker patterned table clothes with a burning candlelit flame in the center. As soon as ushered through the broad glass doors, the overwhelming aroma of baked bread baking to a crisp fills my nostrils. The exceptional staff is very affectionate, agile and greeting with a whole-hearted smile. The restaurant has a warm ambiance radiating from the steamy kitchen along with pots and pans clashing and glasses clinking. The cold wooden chairs are a tad uncomfortable but worth it for the delicious cuisine. The linguini and mussles Alfredo is a favourite: the creamy basil-pesto sauce coats and cradles every noodle creating the perfect pillow for fragile, steamed mussels. Another exceptional dish is the spaghetti primavera, sautéed veggies made crisp in a pan with olive oil coating the tasty veggies, then sundried tomatoes are placed on top to give a pop of Flavour. Finally, the mangled noodles are coated in rich, heavenly pesto sauce. East side Mario’s gives their twist on Italian food in a New York style. And if your feeling up to a sweet tasty treat the pizza cookie gigantico is the delicious choice for you. It starts with a fresh baked gooey, soft centered classic chocolate chip cookie with delicately placed creamy vanilla ice cream arranged on top and finally drizzled with warm chocolate sauce coating the whole treat. The price is reasonable which makes it even better. The restaurant is always lively and erupting with positivity.  East Side Mario’s restaurant is just as excellent as the food!

Citations:

Limited, CARA Operations. “East Side Mario’s – Home Of All-You-Can-Eat.” East Side Mario’s, www.eastsidemarios.com/. Accessed 21 Sept. 2017.