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I’ve been debating whether to do a review of this place. Our experience was so bad it makes me upset every time I think about it.

The gawdy atmosphere looks like a senile grandmother did all the decorations. No shitty restaurant would be complete without: creepy porcelain dolls, tacky lights, faux roman pillars, and fake plastic ivy. The place just wreaks of tacky.

They bring plain white bread rolls out to your table. They are room temperature. The butter is in those little plastic containers with the peelable lids.

The salad was OK but the tomatoes weren’t fresh and the house dressing was lacking of any real flavor.

We ordered the calamari appetizer which was barely edible. The sauce tasted like Prego marinara.

The entrees are overpriced and the portions are small. We ordered three cheese ravioli and the salmon pasta special. Neither one of us could touch our food it was so bad.

This was the worst “Italian” food we’ve ever had, and it cost $60 for the meal (calamari, one Stella, two entrees w/ salads).

I give Nick’s Roman Terrace a 1 out of 5.

Shishkabob is an Indian/Pakistani restaurant located in a small strip mall off Old Parham Rd. I heard about it from Google maps while looking for food. Reviewers said, “The ambiance isn’t that great but the food is fantastic!” I was sold immediately.

We didn’t get to eat inside but got to check out the place while our food was prepared. They have a large refrigerator up front with sodas, lassi, and other beverages. There’s a small buffet at the front (maybe 10 small trays of food). It reminds me of a pizzeria from the 80s with the decor, faded sign out front, and menu on white-board with prices on small pieces of cardboard.

We ordered the chicken and chicken/beef combos. One of the sides was chickpea something, and the other was okra. The okra was Indian hot. The chicken and beef were cooked to perfection and very spicy. The rice was plain white rice – which was kind of a let-down, but the hot-off-the-stove naan made up for it.

The food was served to-go in Styrofoam containers and foil. It was delightfully tacky.

I give Shishkabob a very solid 4 out of 5.