Bertucci's lunch...it was okay, but it's a chain so....

Went to Bertucci's with the family for lunch today. It was okay. I suppose that's all I could expect from a chain, but usually I am pretty happy with Bertucci's. The restaurant was very quiet for a Saturday at 12:30. That didn't bode well for our rolls which were cold and hard. Seemed like they were leftover from yesterday. Ugh!

We asked for new ones and those were slightly warmer and slightly more fresh, but still not the piping hot, soft rolls we usually get there. Oh well.

We ordered two appetizers: the Mozzarella Fritta and the Artichoke Fonduta. I have to say that these were both excellent. The mozzarella was hot and gooey on the inside and crispy on the outside. The Artichoke Fonduta was surprisingly delicious with the tang of the artichoke throughout the dip. The pita crisps that it came with were nice and crunchy and had some sort of seasoning on them that gave them a little kick. By the way, the Fonduta had a little kick in it as well.

We then got salad for the table which came with my husband's lunch. So, needless to say, after eating a roll, some mozzarella, about 3/4's of the Fonduta with pita crisps and a bit of salad, I had not room left for the lasagna that I shouldn't have ordered. In fact, it's in my refrigerator waiting to become my lunch tomorrow.

My daughter loved her Fettuccine Alfredo with asparagus and chicken. My husband had Chicken Piccata and said that his chicken was overcooked and dry. My stepson had the Rigatoni Abruzzi and, well, he didn't say much about it and he did not take home the leftovers. You decide how well he liked it. My other daughter ordered a child's meal, ate the chicken and left the pasta.

So, as I said, it was okay.