At Ristorante da Maria, our story begins when owner George Keshek decided to turn his vision and passion for cooking into a reality right here in San Jose. Since opening, we’ve been offering our local…
The lasagna is the best I have ever had! Most places have too much italian sausage in their lasagna. Not here! It is the perfect mix of meat and the sauce is perfect and tangy - not too rich. Gotta try the meatballs because they are absolutely delicious!!! Found this place a week ago and already ordered again!
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Bonnie C
Emerging Expert • 17 contributions
Didn't like
• 9/13/24
• DoorDash review
This was my third or fourth order, might be my last, as the portion size, quality, and taste has been increasingly worse each time.
As you should be able to see in the photo, the pesto bread was overcooked and quite dry. The Chicken Parmesan was a medium plain (not breaded at all) chicken breast with a spoon of sauce and a sprinkling of what tasted/felt like pre-shredded, restaurant supply Parmesan melted onto it; and both it and the modest amount of penne under it were under-seasoned.
Trying to describe what's amiss, I came up with that there isn't any love in the food - it could be from a novice cook or an industrial cafeteria just trying to get food on plates. It is now seemingly just slapped together without care for actual good flavor or signs of effort being present. I like supporting smaller businesses, and it's a bummer this one has taken a turn.
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Sarah E
2 contributions
Didn't like
• 8/21/23
• DoorDash order
The Chicken Parmigiana was very disappointing. No sauce on the pasta and justa little sauce and melted cheese on the chicken. The Spaghetti with Meatballs was fine. The kids Penne Pasta is very overpriced for the portion size. The kids Cheese Pizza did not get eaten by my pizza-loving kids.
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Deb W
Emerging Expert • 24 contributions
Didn't like
• 5/18/23
• DoorDash order
It tasted ok, but not great. The Penne Chicken Marsala was super bland. The chicken breast was decent size but there was such a small port of pasta it was hardly even a pasta dish. It was way over priced considering the small portions and bland taste. We wont be ordering again.
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Troy O
3 contributions
Didn't like
• 2/11/23
• DoorDash order
What an absolute joke. Ordered chicken Alfredo and "meatballs". The sauce was flavorless and watered down. The chicken was bland and dry. Also, one barely basic meatball for the price was ridiculous. Better off with a frozen meal from the liquor store.
