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What I Ate: October 13, 2009 (Cannoli Joe's)

Posted 13 October, 2009 at 9:18pm by Michael Chu
(Filed under: Food, What I Ate)

Dinner: We've been driving by a restaurant called Cannoli Joe's (4715 U.S. 290, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 892-4444‎) for months now, so we decided to stop and and see how it is. We expected it to be like an Olive Garden, but instead it's an Italian-themed buffet. Dinner during a weeknight is $14 (we then got 20% off with our GoLocalAustin card) and the food is worth it. There restaurant is split up into different stations, each decorated like a Disneyland version of different Italian food vendors or cafes. There are a bunch of dining rooms too, each one themed in a different manner.
Cannoli Joe’s

Cannoli Joe’s

Cannoli Joe’s

Cannoli Joe’s

Some of the food was not particularly good, but enough of it was tasty and delicious that it makes up for the deficiencies. It is a buffet after all, so sample and figure out what's good for you. I liked the thick minestrone, pesto pasta, marsala chicken pasta (although it was a bit mild in marsala flavor), grilled vegetables, Italian sausage with peppers, and pesto bruschetta (great garlic flavor). In the future, I'll avoid the beef medallions and meatballs. A couple of the items were saved by a simple light application of table salt.
Cannoli Joe’s - Buffet

Cannoli Joe’s - Buffet

Cannoli Joe’s - Buffet

Lunch: Tina and I ate the leftover jiu cai he.
Jiu Cai He

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