Maruko X.
Yelp
In short, I would NOT recommend this place to friends.
Ambiance 3/5: the restaurant has replaced etta in the east edge of culver downtown, where the establishment is adjacent to the hotel on one side and across the street from the apple building on the other side, the light is so dim inside, you barely could even read the menu
Service 1/5: very rushed from ordering drink to food, definitely felt being pushed to order so soon even before getting the chance to check their menu, table was being cleaned too fast and my time tasting food was annoyingly interrupted a few times, in the end, the server wasn't helpful at all, it's your job to do the bill correctly, and it's such a bad system of tipping high for terrible experience, instead it should have been a reward to encourage excellent service
Food & Drink 3/5: classic Italian pasta and pizza options
spicy pepperoni, linguiça, tomato fior di latte, oregano - *** average
the white lotus, fennel sausage, white sauce, caciocavallo, crispy potato, red onion - **** recommend
rigatoni, ragu (beef, pork, & veal), sheep ricotta, grana padano - *** great sauce, but undercooked pasta
Lemon Pistachio Cake matcha, lemon ricotta filling - *** average
ca hazy ipa, la ale works 'frisbee' - *** average
Price 2/5: small portions and overpriced for the food quality, I seriously wouldn't mind spending more for delicious food, but definitely feel it's a rip off paying $100 for such mediocre food, let alone they charge mandatory servicing fee and extra tax on top of it, not worth it