Pasquales Pizza — Restaurant in Pompano Beach

This Pasquale’s (not affiliated with Pasquales in Coral Springs/Coconut Creek/Pembroke Pines) is quaint, with only a few tables and a simple menu. However, a shrine of a politician smacks you in the face as you enter the restaurant, which is off-putting and unnecessarily passive-aggressive. Since it's the first thing I noticed before I had a chance to see the menu or taste the food, readers of this review hear about this first. I am not saying they can’t or shouldn’t, or I'm offended, but I don't typically return to businesses that push politics from either side. We’re one country; all that does is tear us in two.

Despite this, the staff was friendly and attentive and made us feel welcome.

Our meal started with a side house salad, which was, unfortunately, a letdown. It consisted of a scant serving of flavorless iceberg lettuce, a single slice of cucumber, one slice of tomato, and a shitton of onions. The dressing was generic, bottled, and overly sweet. 1 of 5 Stars

They served garlic knots for a table, but unfortunately, they were nearly raw in the center, were swimming in flavorless oil, and dusted in Parmesan-flavored cellulose. Happily, the dough tasted good. 2 of 5 Stars.

The Chicken Parmesan was well-seasoned, properly battered, and fried tender. However, it was over-sauced. The angel hair pasta was not drained properly, making the dish watery. The tomato sauce tasted overcooked. 3 of 5 Stars

The Chicken Francese was properly battered and fried tender. However, the sauce was gluey, lumpy, and had an offensive amount of lemon. The chicken and angel hair pasta portion was generous, but the sauce made it difficult to eat. 2 of 5 Stars.

We did not have any appetizers, beverages, or desserts.

Our experience at Pasquale’s was mixed. We took home the leftover pasta and garlic knots to test it for reheating, but our initial impressions were not particularly favorable.

I never tell anyone who they should or should not politically/professionally/personally support; however, I don’t want to be told that either.

Overall, the food and service were okay, but not okay enough for us to return....

I stopped in here with my nephew who was visiting from out of town. We randomly picked this place to eat by reading the reviews. When we walked in it seemed a little outdated and the woman didn't really greet us right away. For me if I don't feel welcomed or I see anything weird I'm out! After a few she didn't say hello or welcome but she asked if we were eating in or carrying out. We decided to sit. We ordered a simple cheese pizza and didn't wait long for or order they weren't that busy at tis moment which was good. My only other real complaint was the guy who was making the pizza kept touching his cellphone which is nasty while cooking and he wasn't wearing gloves to cook either so I was nervous about eating the food. My nephew said if I wanted to leave he was ok with it but I felt bad because we already placed our order. He ate while I hesitated once the food came out. It was super hot anyway. I ended up taking my slice to go and decided to taste it at home and it was surprisingly very good! I am a northerner and I know good pizza and Chinese food which here I have not found. So over al the pizza was good and I would refer someone...

I really wanted to like this place being what looked like a small family run business with good reviews online, but unfortunately, I had a bad dining experience here. We ordered a salad, a mozzarella stick appetizer, and a small pizza for dine-in. The service was fine, our server was pleasant and attentive, however the food quality was rather poor. The salad was just okay, edible but definitely not something I’d order again as I’d expect something better from an Italian place. The mozzarella sticks were actually quite terrible, they lacked any discernable flavor, had the texture of a gummy bear, and the sauce that accompanied them tasted burnt like it was scraped from the bottom of a warmer after 12 hours. The pizza however was okay, although it wasn’t anything special. The cheese did have an odd flavor, but with some garlic powder and seasoning it was edible. Both stars earned are for the service since it was good, zero...