UNO Pizzeria & Grill - Kankurgachi

Had been meaning to visit this place for a long time and finally went there for dinner yesterday. The place is extremely spacious, well designed, has a gorgeous moody vibe, and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. While the service was a bit slow, the staff were extremely warm and hospitable. Unfortunately, that's where the good things end and our dining experience mostly turned out to disappointing because the food was below par.

We ordered:

1. Heavenly Wings Sampler, Rs. 549- 1/5. In total 12 wings were served which included 3 wings each in four types of sauces along with ranch dips. The chicken was underseasoned, dry, and the most skinny wings I've ever eaten. The sauces were just as bad and the one they claimed was chimichurri was just tossed in coriander.

2)Beachside Seafood Sampler, Rs. 659- 1/5. The platter conisisted of 4 fish fingers, crispy calamari, and 4 pieces of grilled shrimp served with three dips and lime wedges. The fish fingers were thinner than a kid's finger, the calamari had a thick coating and the squid was cooked/fried to death until it had become something akin to tyres. The prawns, even though juicy, lacked seasoning and the cajun flavour. The dips were quite good though.

3. Chicago Meat Market Deep Dish Pizza, Rs. 899 for the regular size- 2/5. Our main reason for visiting Uno was to try their famous deep dish pizza and boy, were we disappointed. The pizza wasn't deep at all and hardly had the toppings listed on the menu. I could only taste and see slivers of pepperoni and lamb mince. No roasted chicken or meatballs. The crust was thick, doughy, and dry. Apart from this, if the pizza contained parmesan cheese or not, I couldn't tell because I could only taste commercial mozzarella cheese.

4. Chicken Spinoccoli Pasta, Rs. 659- 4/5. We had ordered Baked Stuffed Chicken Spinoccoli which is served with mashed potato and sautéed veggies. However, there was a confusion among the servers and they served us the version with pasta. When brought to their attention, they urged us to try it anyway and served us the mashed potato and veggies from the original dish as well. The chicked is stuffed with tomatoes, broccoli, and cheese served on a bed of creamy pesto pasta and a slice of garlic bread. The portion size was generous and the pasta was cooked a tad bit more than al dente. The sauce was creamy and thick, but lacked the flavour of pesto. The chicken was juicy and cooked well, the cheese was properly melted inside and veggies was perfectly done. The cheese on top was overbaked though and had become chewy in the process. Coming to the sides, the mashed potato was buttery, silky, and perfectly seasoned. The sautéed veg retained its crunch and was flavourful. Lastly, the garlic bread was dry, but a good vessel to mop up the sauce nonetheless.

Insanely Large Chocolate Cake, Rs. 699- 3/5. The spong was airy with chocolate whipped cream between the layers and a thin chocolate ganache on top. It tasted okay and nothing more than your average generic chocolate cake. Served with vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream, a drizzle of chocolate syrup, I didn't feel it was worth the price. Definitely didn't live up to its hype.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend Uno to anyone I know. Maybe it was an off day for them but I don't think I'll be visiting again.