tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post5120752245934526636..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Lost City Asks "Who Goes to Rocco Restaurant?"Brooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-17074315932690814142011-10-29T19:52:14.293-07:002011-10-29T19:52:14.293-07:00"I have heard that under the original owners,..."I have heard that under the original owners, the food was fantastic. Sigh. I will never know for sure."<br /><br />I was taken there a lot for free in the early 80s, 30 years ago, and, although, no expert currently on Italian cuisine and less then, even at that time I recall how bad the food was. Really bad. <br /><br />The guy who took me was an Italian-American orphan, who liked the place. He'd eat there at least weekly for years, because they treated him like family.<br /><br />How bad was the food even 30 years ago? Well, Johnny, the young chef and son of the then-owner, would take his girlfriend on dates to IHOPs! 'Nuff said about his taste in food.<br /><br />Perhaps, these were not the owners when the food was alleged to be good, but, boy, the ambiance sure wasn't worth the misfortune of having to consume a meal there.Proud NIMBYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-34143806263533155082008-06-27T11:47:00.000-07:002008-06-27T11:47:00.000-07:00i do i do! went to rocco a couple of years ago - s...i do i do! went to rocco a couple of years ago - stumbled upon it on a lazy sunday myself. i remember being pleasantly surprised by both the food and the atmosphere. happy friday!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469571326622289367noreply@blogger.com