Blue Onion — Restaurant in McAllen

While the food can be good its very inconsistent. I stopped by for lunch the other day and I was very pleased with two of the sample dips I ordered. But the third dip, I was confused as I ordered artichoke dip and it came with some sort of yogurt like sauce with garlic on top, best I can conclude is that it was not the dip I ordered but I couldn't seem to figure out what dip it was (it tasted nothing like artichoke, or any other dip listed in the menu)... The pizza I ordered, while the flavor was good it came drenched in olive oil. I liked the two dips so much I decided to give this place a second chnace and placed an online order after a long day at work. I ordered a pizza which was kind of plain compared to the flavorful pizza from my first order. I decided to try the sample dips again and I reordered the olive tapenade, and chevre goat cheese with roasted garlic. For the third I decided to try the hummus and garlic. The tapenade tasted great, but the chevre goat cheese and garlic was very very bland, the hummus and garlic came with way too much garlic and it was very overpowering.

While the food can be good it seems to me like it its hit or miss depending on who's working behind the counter.

Three stars instead of two because of the food that was good, the staff was very polite and attentive, and the restaurant was neat...

If I could give ZERO stars I would! I went out for dinner with my sisters and brother and law. My brother in law is in the military and came home to visit. This was a very rare and special occasion to have the siblings all together. We decided to try the blue onion which turned out to be a deadly mistake. I have a severe allergy to mushrooms, which I repeatedly told our waitress. I ordered the standard calzone with just pepperoni and black olives with NO mushrooms in or around it. We received our food and started eating, I was halfway into my calzone when my tongue and throat started swelling. I tore open my calzone and discovered there were mushrooms in my food. I panicked, my family started to panic. It was getting difficult for me to breathe so I had to use my EpiPen in the restaurant. During the commotion, the manager came over and my family explained what had happened, and that I needed to get medical attention quickly. The manager brought our bill INCLUDING the calzone that just caused all of this. Don't go to the blue onion if you have food allergies, they do not care, Even though they say it won't be in your food. My family will never step foot into blue...

It was an ok experience. We walked in and maybe it was because there was a big group with like three tables or something, but it seemed awkward to have them directly infront of the door. We went to sit at a booth, we got our drinks, ordered the food, and it was just ok. Not good, not bad, but just in the middle. The macaroni salad was nice though, it was a little strong but it didn't taste like mayonnaise and pasta like other macaroni salads I've had. I got a pepperoni calzone and all I can say is it reminds me of Peter Piper Pizza if they were to make hot pockets. It isn't really a bad thing to be honest but I just expected a little less of that feeling. But that's just me, others might say something different. Very filling, nice staff. I would come back maybe once in a while,...