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Bigoli at Trinoma

May 1, 2008 by Didi 3 Comments

I saw tarps all over Trinoma advertising Bigoli – this newly opened Italian restaurant located at the cinema level.  Since my Panget and I were not in the mood to roam around to look for restaurants – we gave it a go.  Looking at the menu – it seemed promising because it was serving  affordable Italian cuisine.  I honestly was expecting this place to be somewhat like Sbarro or Amici – it seems like so because the ambiance was quite the same.  It was, an Italian fast food – simply put.  

Now, what do you expect to get from an Italian fast food?  Honestly?  Affordable and somewhat yummy pastas and pizzas.  I won’t say the best – because since it’s a fast food – you can’t expect to have the ‘best’ ingredients served right?  But still – we gave it a chance.  My Panget ordered their Aglio Olio and a slice of the Meatlovers Pizza, while I got the Puttanesca pasta and a Cheese Overload Pizza.
When the Aglio Olio arrived – it looked as if it was made in record time.  Fine, it’s a fast food alright but you know what I mean – it should at least look presentable!  I think Jollibee and McDo’s spaghetti did a better job with the presentation.  I took the first bite – my golly – the noodles were overcooked!  I couldn’t even twist my fork properly to get some noodles because it was very durog!  The taste was also bad – it tasted so bland!  There was no flavoring at all despite having slices of garlic and olives!  Plus, it was just warm – not hot!  But just warm.  Hmmm…  
In fairness – the pizzas tasted good.  I loved the cheese overload pizza!  I think it was because they added flavor to the crust by mixing it with herbs.’
My Puttanesca pasta was also bad!  The noodles were overcooked (I wasn’t surprised anymore) and I didn’t even get to taste the anchovies!  (which the cashier said was the selling point of the Puttanesca)
It was such a bad dinner – but then again, it’s fast food – so I think I should have not expected too much.
In the end I told the Nelson, the manager my complaints – he said he’d look into it.  I just hope he really looked into it.
One good thing about the resto – they serve unlimited garlic bread sticks – and they’re delish, especially if they came right from the oven!

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  1. Vanessa

    May 1, 2008 at 2:43 pm

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  2. Anonymous

    May 1, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    no pictures?:)

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  3. Didi

    May 4, 2008 at 8:20 am

    Nope! Didn’t even bother anymore..

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