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On 4/6/2002, I found myself in Westborough looking
for someplace to have dinner with a friend. We
were in the Starbucks in the Stop & Shop plaza off
Route 9, and I suggested Scioletti's as I had seen
it just over in the next building. I'd previously
been to the Scioletti's in Hudson and had enjoyed
it on a regular basis when I worked in that area.
Sadly, this Scioletti's was a disappointment. The
only good thing I can really say about it is that
they still make the really good bread that they're
famous for - their bread recipe is just incredibly
tasty, and they use a similar dough for their
pizza crust. In Hudson in days past, we simply
referred to Scioletti's bread as "crack". "Are
you going to eat that crack?" "Hands off, that
crack is mine!"
Another positive thing I can say about Scioletti's
Westborough is that the food did come out quickly.
However, what the kitchen accomplished in alacrity
it sacrificed in quality. I could tell that the
chicken parmigian and linguine I had ordered was
all precooked and barely warmed before being
brought out. If I had wanted fast food I would
have gone to Wendy's! Our server, though polite,
was very detached and a bit too speedy,
giving us no more than the required attention and
immediately returning to chat with her other
server friends.
The real tragedy here is that I know Scioletti's
could be much, much better. Truth be told, the
Westborough location is really no better than any
other mediocre Italian place. If the other
locations had declined in quality to the standard
that this location has, I wouldn't wonder at why
they closed.
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