The Sauce Lady, Inc — Restaurant in Bonita Springs

Update Oct 22, I finally took out the frozen stuffed cabbage I purchased a few weeks ago and cooked it as instructed. Well the sauce was very watery and I found another use for the tough cabbage leaves, like car mats or roof shingles. The cabbage leaves were stringy and tough to chew. Now really I lowered the star rating cause this was inedible. I don't know where she learned to handle ingredients but she certainly wasted her efforts in producing a low level dish. Stuffed cabbage isn't that difficult, but there was no cabbage prep.

Oct 6th - I finally walked in and had a chance to experience the reviews. I purchased several items that were priced higher than expected but after the owner proclaimed how her ingredients were high quality and that the $26 for a very small container of seafood canaloni had lobster scallops shrimp and crabmeat I thought the price was expected. When I arrived home I cooked the food as directed and served telling my family the same however my son pointed out that the crab was imitation and a majority of the seafood was comprised of this meat.

I’m not surprised I said. It seems these days business owners have taken the route of deception and deliver a lower quality at high prices with no pause for guilt on how they treat their local clients. It’s close to the season and this owner will probably go even lower to scam those who walk through her door. I’m sorry I can’t continue to support this kind of business mentality which I term “ a hand in the pocket with a smile. “. You may think so it’s one dish but that’s never where it ends. Often I try to support local merchants but in this instance, I suggest save yourself 30-50% overcharge and go to Whole Foods or Fresh Market whose standards are consistent and whose practices...

My wife and I tried the new place on Radio Rd. We both grew up in the Northeast and are very aware of what good Italian food is. The food was O. K., but nothing great. It was similar to Sbarro's in an airport. However, here's why we'll likely refrain from coming back. The ultimate thing about Italian eating is being generous, especically with the little things. I hated that there was no bread available without paying for it. Any legit Italian place gives you bread with your meal, period and as much as you like. Then, when asked if we would like cheese on our entrees, we said yes and a guy put a couple of FINGER PINCHES of cheese on our food. Unbelievable.

However, if you'd like more cheese you can pay a buck twenty five for a tiny container at the register when you pay for your food. That is offensive and not at all genuine Italian. It's like having to pay for extra ketchup or mustard at a burger place. Legit Italian places have cheese shakers and other shakers for peppers and oregano etc. on all the tables. Like I said, the food was O. K., but we came away feeling like we'd been nickeled and dimed in ways that were inappropriate and...

I wanted to like this place....but cannot. I stopped by and asked if I could buy one meatball, so I could know the taste before I purchased 10. The single meatball was shoved into a tiny plastic cup; the charge was $2.00. $1.89 plus the tax. There was a lot of drama behind the counter, a young man and a woman, who, it turns out to be the owner, Ela. It appears that a customer had forgotten to take his beverage from the counter and had left the store. Miss Ela was ranting to the young man .."who, what..yadda yadda she was loud and used words like "stupid customers" She just wouldn't stop. I ate the meatball I ordered, and went back to the counter to order ten, and that I would pick up around 4PM. Miss Ela was grunting...I said that I would pay her now, and pick up at 4PM. She told me that they would be the same meatballs, and I should take them now..12:30pm... I agreed to buy and take them . The charge? Well $23.00 Now, Miss Ela had just charged me $2.00 for a single....so, one would think that 10 would be $20. Not according to Miss Ela's math. She is miserable...the meatballs okay...this place will...