Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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Answer: The best way to describe my experience at Paisan's is totally bummed. My parents-in-law both went to undergrad at UW Madison and LOVED Paisan's at the time. Perhaps it was a combination of them talking it up and my natural love for Italian food setting my expectations too high or something, but there was not a single item at the table that stood out or left us chatting about how good it was (and if you knew my family, you would know that's strange since we almost always talk incessantly about the food we're eating while we're eating it!). Manicotti was "blah" -- the cheese just didn't have much flavor and the sauce was boring. It somehow even tasted a bit dry... ?! The Garibaldi is the fav choice of my parents-in-law, though even they agreed it just wasn't as great as it used to be. The bread it came on was awesome, but the rest was no better than Subway. They claim to be "voted Madison's best pizza" on their website, but the Vegetarian Pesto pizza was maybe just above average to me. Good flavor, but I've definitely been more impressed elsewhere. (Perhaps there aren't many pizza options in Madison?) ;] To be fair, the toasted spicy cheese bread was pretty delicious, but was nothing I couldn't easily replicate at home and wasn't worth $9. The location is GORGEOUS -- right on the lake -- but the rest of it was a total let down and utterly forgettable. In fact... wait... what place are we talking about again? ;]

Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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Answer: I feel horrible giving two negative reviews in a row, but my experience today at mama gina's warrants it. A friend and I came here prior to going to the football game. We ordered a pizza. After about 30 minutes had passed, I asked our server where the food was and he said that it would be right out. Another 20 minutes went by and he kept avoiding us. I asked another server for the manager. She was very nice and tried to deflect us from speaking with the owner by getting our server. After about another 10 minutes of investigating he discovered that in fact they gave our pizza to another table. He said they already started a new one and our bill would be discounted. We got our pizza, which wasn't even that good. When we got our bill, they took a measley 10% off of the bill. Any self respecting customer oriented business would have comped the pizza. Not only did we wait a ridiculous amount of time to eat a mediocre meal, but we were late for the game because of it. I will never go here again and I will never recommend it to friends or family or foe for that matter. Long story short, of I were Mama Gina, I would be highly disappointed that my name was associated with this establishment.

Problem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:
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Answer:
A very cute place. I loved the shabby chic decor. The service was also good and the food was so very good! They give you these cheesy bread crisps that you eat with honey butter and it was pretty much the best thing ever. I had the market salad which was unique and tasty. I also had bread pudding for desert and it was the best bread pudding I have ever had. What a great place!