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Vino Restaurant & Lounge
Allow me to present the Olive Garden of Northern Liberties--a restaurant for people who are scared of restaurants. It's the only reason I can think of to explain why people would go to a mediocre restaurant marooned in a sea of delicious ones. Of course, the service I received when I visited didn't help. When I asked the waiter about a particular wine, he replied by describing the differences between reds and whites (if you didn't know, whites are lighter!). The guy might've just been nervous..but come on, the place is named Vino. Meg, say something positive. Okay: even though I would never tout the Olive Garden chain as a paragon of culinary excellence, they know how to make food taste good, if overly buttery. Similarly, my pizza at Vino was good--it was the special, with duck. But I rarely order meat, and I was disappointed that the delicious duck was overpowered by pungent (if delicious) cheese. Look: if you want to eat at the Olive Garden, go ahead. But if you want to go to a wine bar in Northern Liberties, wait for a table across the street at Bar Ferdinand.
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