most of the special instructions are that the gift certificate can only be used sunday-thursday, dine-in/dinner only, minimum purchase $35 & 18% gratuity.

i bought a few extra so i could treat out C & i, we decided to try out lascari’s italian restaurant.  we got there at 4pm. there were about 7 full tables and i was shocked to see that many people out!  when we sat down i noticed the tent specials and saw that seniors eat for $6.99 everyday from 2-5pm, no wonder they were rollin’ deep.  take note in case you are scared of seniors. the menu seemed a little similar to olive garden (except for the sandwich page), i was expecting a bit more.  maybe it’s the anthony bourdain/andrew zimmern/guy fieri hopeful inside of me.  i settled for a chicken florentine and C chose chicken parm.  each of our entrees came with soup or salad & sourdough rolls.  i went for the minestrone soup and C picked caesar salad.  my soup was tasty but nothing to call my mama about.  when our entrees came out, i was happy to see a little bright green peeking at me.  my chicken was perfect.  good cut, good fresh well cooked spinach on top (not overdone yay!) with a light marinara sauce and real cheese!  it also came with spaghetti and fresh veggies.  the squash was fresh and good. as with most authentic italian restaurants we’ve eaten at, i couldn’t finish my dish!  since we had to shell out $35, we asked for a canolli.  now this is my 2nd time ever having a canolli and the first small bites we shared were just eh.  it wasn’t till the end that i actually enjoyed it.  would we go back? maybe if we’re seniors or we get hooked up with a discount.  lascari’s was good but it wasn’t franco’s.  franco’s is the type of place i would handwrite and snail mail a letter home to mom.

our total was only $17.64!

LASCARI’S RESTAURANT / 16255 WHITTIER BLVD. / WHITTIER, CA / (562) 943-1113

FRANCO’S / 4453 CERRITOS AVE. / CYPRESS, CA / (714) 761-9040