I've been meaning to review this place. I went here with my brother when it first opened. I have never had such a miserable meal in Saline before.
FOOD: The pasta dishes were doused in overly thick and chalky alfredo sauce. The vegetables were clearly from a can, not fresh. The was also true of the salad my brother had as an appetizer.
PRICE: Way over priced for the food quality! I am okay with paying 15 dollars a dish if the pasta is of high quality and flavorful. But it just wasn't up to par for the price.
SERVICE: We had an older woman who seemed not enthused to be there. She took her time filling up our drinks and barely made any appearances at the table.
The decor and music of the bar side we were seated on was dreadful as well. It wasn't very bar like or restaurant like. Just like someone very confused had control when putting it together. Overall these people should have stuck to running Mickey's Dairy Twist which is awesome, Mangiamo not so much.
My family of four went during the week. Â We were the only ones there. Â We ordered the brushette it was soggy with some melt stuff and vinegar on top, instead of fresh veggies. Â It was not good. Â My husband order the overpriced steak. Â $20 and the steak came out gray it looked like it was boiled. Â He said it was the worse he has ever had. Â I had the chicken parm and it was sub par. Â My kids didn't complain but didn't like it to much. Â I loved that their was a small business in my hometown. Â We have been there twice and we won't go back. Â I'm disappointed that a place could be so good but isn't. Â I wanted to call Kitchen Nightmares for them. Â Overpriced for blah food.
Review Source:Glad we decided to try this place, despite Yelp reviews that were all over the map.
We showed up a little before six on a Monday night. There were only one or two other parties in the restaurant. We seemed to be ahead of the usual dinner crowd.
The lighting is a little dim for reading the menu if your eyes are 40-some years old. The air conditioning was just a little chilly at first, but I didn't get cold in a sleeveless shirt.
Our server told us that the Chicago stuffed pizza would not take the entire 25 minutes to make, because the place was quiet. She assured us it would be quick. She was right. It worked out just fine.
We ordered French onion soup and Greek salad while we were waiting for the pizza. We split the soup, and the salad was enough for four. We took home leftovers of the salad.
The salad was made with head lettuce, but otherwise was very good, with lots of toppings like feta, tomato slices, and pickled beets. Hubby said the only improvement he could suggest was switching to romaine lettuce. The dressing was nice--not as zippy as the Greek dressing I make at home, but this is a family restaurant, so it has to appeal to kids.
The pizza only took about 15 minutes to arrive. The crust was light colored -- perhaps a little overproofed? -- but thoroughly cooked and crispy. They must have steam injectors in the pizza oven. Not too thick or too bread-y. We got five meat ingredients and broccoli. The sauce was unsophisticated (to appeal to kids, I assume) mostly based on tomato paste -- not soupy, very tomato-ey, and hit the spot just right. Got my lycopene fix!
Dinner came to $45, but we ended up getting four servings out of that, so about $10 per person and we were STUFFED.
We're definitely going back to this place. If we only have ONE piece of pizza instead of two, we could go to next door Mickey's ice cream for dessert next time.
The service was sub par (especially for not being busy). Â The food was good, we had a pizza and salad. Â The salad was very fresh, good meats and cheeses. Â Their pizza was good (not the best I've had, but not the worst by far) but took a long time for not being a deep dish. Â
We ordered the kids mac & cheese for our 4 year old and instead of getting a smaller version of the adult version we were served Kraft. Â Seriously, if you have mac & cheese on your menu serve it to kids too! Â I was majorly bummed by this.
Their prices seemed high for what we got.
Will I go back? Â Probably not.
Shocked with the reviews here.  We dine here frequently (ie 3-4 times a month) and our experience here has been very consistent.  My wife and I have ordered multiple items from the menu (including there thin crust and chicago style pizzas) and have had no problems.  The food is head over heels better than any chain or fast food joint.  To compare this  food to  Dominos or Jets is just being immature and intellectually dishonest.  The service is good;  the atmosphere is very pleasant; and the staff works there butts off thus deserve better than being compared to a fast food joint. Â
I'll yield to the "foodies" out there in that Mangiamos is not at the same level as an "Iron Chef" type restaurant; Â but it's NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. Â This town (or even the one north of here--Ann Arbor) can not support restaurants that charge "Iron Chef" type prices (and if you think you're getting that in Ann Arbor you are sorely mistaken). Â If you want that caliber of restaurant, then might I suggest going to a town that has that type of restaurant.
For a local place owned by a local family, it's a great place to gather with friends/family to enjoy a quality meal at reasonable prices.. Â We are putting our money where our mouth is and taking our whole family (incl. extended family) there tomorrow to celebrate my wife's birthday BECAUSE of our experiences dining there and it's one of her favorite local places to dine. Â
PLEASE NOTE:  My family and I have eaten at  6 "Iron Chef" style restaurants across the country including New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Las Vegas.  We have eaten at a variety of fine restaurants in Europe including local favorites within France, Italy, Thailand, and Japan.  We have also eaten at Dominos, Jets, and chain-like restaurants incl. Olive Garden, Outback, and such.  WE ARE PRETTY DARN CONFIDENT we can tell the difference between all of these restaurants thus strongly believe Mangiamos rates no less than 3 stars based on our experience with all the above.
My husband and I ate here last Friday. For a Friday night, we were able to get right in. Our waiter Paul was very friendly, and the service was good. I had the fettucini which was delicious and my husband had Chicken Parm which he also really liked. The bread they serve you before dinner is also very yummy. Kind of on the pricey side, but we would eat here again : )
Review Source:Our family enjoyed trying out this new Saline restaurant. We were looking for a comfortable place to hang out that was reasonably affordable, and we found it here. Our sons (12 and 15) enjoyed the sports-bar atmosphere, and were thrilled with the cheese bread - which turned out to be an entire small pizza with a very generous serving of cheese. (Mom and dad were happy with the price - ~$3 if I remember right!) Speaking of cheese, their Mac and Cheese is worth trying. Definitely a good comfort food / American fare type restaurant.
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The spaghetti and meatballs here aren't very good, which frankly doesn't speak well for an Italian restaurant. Â The meatballs were okay, but the marinara sauce was so overpowering with black pepper that it ruined the experience. Â I can't imagine that anyone in the kitchen actually tried the sauce before they deemed it ready to serve.
Review Source:Stopped in tonight after driving around looking for a place to eat on a Sunday evening.
Studied the menu and decided it was a burger night. Before you past judgment on me, I was in Jamaica for over a week and had enough of the non-burger type foods.
After eating here tonight, I will bypass Dan's Tavern (across the street) from now on to enjoy the 1/2 lb. black angus burger for only $8 with fries and a good pickle at Mangiamos. The pizza that I seen looks fairly good and bar patrons gave it their approval.
Beer prices are fair and the selection seems to be fairly good.
Mangiamos is now on my map.
The service was great, my Martini was icy and the French Onion soup was better than most; but that's it. The Lasagna was burned, the Chicken Marsala was rubbery and the Ravioli was bland. A major disappoint for a much anticipated dinner. Â
It was a bit pricey for the entrees.
I suppose I'll give the place one more chance - let's see well they do a pizza.
The food here is good. Â I am not rating it on food. Â I am rating on experience. Â I went on a Monday evening and it was my first and last visit. Â The restaurant is split into two. Â The brighter, colder feel side and the dark sports bar side. Â I say sports because there were 5 big screen televisions and sports pictures all along the wall. Â It was very cold in the restaurant as well. Â We were seated right away and the waitress took our orders in good time. Â We order brushetta (excellent) and our entrees, which came with a salad. Â Our brushetta came out within 10 minutes, our salad followed in the next 10 minutes. Â However, we waited approximately 50 minutes to get whitefish and ravioli! Â Granted, they had a birthday party going on in the brighter side "area" of the restaurant, but I don't expect that should impact my evening. Â Well, it did. Â I don't blame the waitress for it being slow, but I do expect they should at least acknowledge the delay and offer to make it right. Â They did not. Â I did ask why the food took so long (not rudely) and that is what I was told (the bday party). Â By the time we got our food, I was no longer hungry and asked for a box. Â I noticed they did the same thing at the table next to us. Â I will go to Dan's or Mac's next time I go to Saline.
Review Source:Went for an early dinner on a Monday. Â Service was okay. Â I do agree with another poster that the bread was very good but oddly missing butter. Â I think if we had butter, I would crave the bread enough to go back. Â I ordered the Chicken Marsala. Â The chicken was very good but the side of spaghetti served with it was just ehh. Â It tasted like a typical canned sauce. Â In all fairness, if I would have had a choice of sides, I would NEVER order spaghetti: Â I just don't like it enough so maybe I'm not a good judge of it.
My friend ordered the Eggplant parm. and said she would most likely not try it again. Â The eggplant was far too thick (actually we think it was several normal slices piled together as one) so the balance of flavors was off. Â She said the minestrone soup was okay and agreed the bread was good but also wished we had butter. Â
The bar side is very cozy and dark. Â I don't recall ANYTHING that would qualify it as a cheesy sports bar as another poster said. Â I don't even think there was a TV. Â We walked through the other side and was a different atmosphere. Â A lot more natural light and open floor plan but I liked the bar side better.
Overall, the prices seemed a little high for the quality of food.  I don't want to judge too harshly after only one visit  so I will try them again.  I will most likely skip the dinners though and try a sandwich or pizza.
I ate there this weekend, and the service was great. I ordered the Chicken Fettuccine and it was good. The bread was fantastic! We had to ask for butter as it was not delivered with the bread, which I thought was weird.
Love the atmosphere, and you can sit on either side, the bar side which is darker and the other side which is light and open. Just like the old Kelly's they are taking advantage of two different atmosphere's. Â
So glad we have this new restaurant in downtown Saline. It was a Sunday and there was no waiting.
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