Review - Mondo (UPDATED)

It was my lovely friend Beth's birthday, so we headed to Mondo for some happy hour drinks and food.

Mondo has o.k. happy hour specials with 3 wines offered at $5.00, and also their specialty drinks and sangria. But they don't offer any food happy hour specials, so there are a lot better choices in the city in that regard.

When we got there it was empty, but it was also very early. The bartender was very helpful and nice and even turned down the air when we complained that we were cold.

We then moved to a table and were met with our server. I didn't catch his name, and I don't think he gave it.

We then proceeded to order several different small plates and also a pizza.

I always get the Warm Gorgonzola at Mondo because I'm a cheese freak, and it's delicious. We were sure to ask the waiter for extra toast with it since we were sharing. On my last visit, I noted that the portion size was much smaller than other times I had visited, and I felt the $8.50 was pricey for the amount given. But I thought maybe it was a fluke because I had had it several times before and it was never that small. But like I said, I love it, so I ordered it again.

What appeared at our table was nothing short of RIDICULOUS! It was about 1/3 of the amount that it had been on my previous visit! I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I tell you there was about 3-4 tablespoons of cheese in the small skillet it comes in and 1/3 of the cheese was so thinned out that you couldn't even get it off of the bottom of the skillet! This came with TWO pieces of the toast. Since there was obviously no sharing this item, we asked the waiter again for the extra toast. And waited and waited. Then we asked a bus boy. Still didn't happen. Then we asked our waiter again, and he brought us two more pieces of toast.

I proceeded to complain to the waiter about the size of the portion. His reply? "I think they weigh it." No apology. No bringing over a manager. Next time he came to our table, I bring it up again by saying..."I really want to voice again how unhappy I am with the portion size of this dish." His response? "It's not my fault. I'm just a the waiter." What?

The portion sizes of the other items also seemed small for what they are charging.

The only thing that I was VERY happy about and had no complaints about was the fig and prosciutto pizza! It was AMAZING! We wished we had just ordered a couple of those instead of the other items.

I hate to have to give Mondo only 2 stars because I used to love it so much. In actuality, if Yelp allowed 1/2 stars, I'd give it 2 and a 1/2. But with the ridiculous portion sizes compared to the prices and our waiter not caring in the slightest about the complaint, it's a fair rating.

NOTE: For $1 more you can get an amazing and large cheese plate at Cafe Degas that is enough for two people to share and still not finish it.