Vapiano's

Cuisine Italian
Price $$ (16-30)
Rating 3/10
Last Visit July 26, 2018
Location Chicago: Loops

General Notes

The food was okay, but the way you pay for the food is confusing and unintuitive. The quality of the food really doesn't justify the (relatively) high price for a casual dining establishment like this. I would not recommend this place.


Positives

> The interior decor looks nice. In fact, really nice for a restaurant of its price point.


Negatives

> The ordering system is unnecessarily complicated. It's almost as if you're in a cafeteria - you get a card which the employees scan whenever you order something, and then you pay at the very end when you leave the restaurant. There are individual lines which you wait in for the cooks to make your food.
> This place seriously reeks of an establishment that is trying too hard to be "hip", just like a bunch of other casual dining places.


Dishes Tasted

  • ★☆☆☆ Pasta - Pesto with Shrimp -- Was not too bad, but it had glaring flaws. The pasta was seriously underseasoned, the shrimp had a slimy texture, and the pasta was a bit overcooked and mushy.