06/10/09

BOYCOTT HOT TOMATOS!!

by Karmasabitch

BOYCOTT HOT TOMATOS!!!

Up until May of 2009, i would have given Hot Tomatos 4 stars. However, the last time i stopped in, i received some disturbing news. I learned that Jimmy Cosgrove was no longer the general manager of my favorite restaurant. Jimmy was much more than a GM. He was the giant smile that greeted my family and i at the door. He was a fixture. Sometimes, he was the waiter, the busser, or the food runner. Most of all, Jimmy was the reason we returned to hot tomatos week after week for the last 7 years. Jimmy Cosgrove WAS hot tomatos. We'll miss the garlic bread, but we refuse to give the black widow another dime. Can't wait til your new place opens up, Jimmy!!

• Pros: ZERO
• Cons: RRaattss, flies, bacteria

06/15/08

Food mediocre, very noisy. Service, wine, and ambiance good.

by sierrabrees

My fiance and I are new to the area and read all the fabulous reviews about Hot Tomatoes. The staff was very nice and we liked how it was not pretentious but still a classy place. The service was pretty good however there were many large parties and it was extremely noisy. But the ambiance was very nice and fit the place well.

We started with the sushi as an appetizer and it was terrible. It tasted like they had been made days earlier and the rice was awful. We just took the tuna out and ate it like that. The french bread they give (not the staple garlic bread) tasted like paper. For our main course I had the gnocci pasta---I had never had such large gnocci and it ruined the dish. The frozen gnocci I get at Trader Joe's is much more satisfying. My fiance got steak which was supposed to have a 'gorgonzola' crust-however it was more like they plopped a scoop of blue cheese dressing on top and it totally took over the taste of the steak.

Though very dissapointed by the food-I would be willing to give this place another shot. The wine list was good (only $22 for the cheapest bottle of wine) and the ambiance was nice so hopefully if we return we will have a better experience and order some better dishes.

• Pros: Wine list, friendly staff, not pretentious
• Cons: Food, Noisy with many large parties/groups

06/03/08

this place is amazing

by hartfordsbest

let me start of by saying that this is one amazing place. i have been here a couple times and the atmosphere, the people, and the wait staff is great. the food is an A+(try the tort rose) the service is quick and the staff is friendly. no real complaints except that the waiters are a little lazy it seems that they do not do anything but take the order. The busboys are the one's that really took care of us. they were there for everything we needed. (Thanks Amanda and Paul) you guys were great. i would recommend and have recommended this place. keep up the good work guys, and thanks for the amazing garlic bread Jimmy it was great with left overs.

P.S. don't think about getting into the bar for drinks on the weekends its cramped full of people

• Pros: service
• Cons: parking/ bar