DiCiccio's

Someone wrote:
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>2.   Di Ciccos - El Camino, Santa Clara
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>     This was the worst Italian food I've ever had.  The sauce tasted
>like it came out of a Chef Boyardee can, the pasta was soggy and they
>even made inedible pizza.  We went there for dinner, but none of us
>at more than a few bites of our dinners.  I had crab and shrimp stuffed
>canneloni.  The shells were like stiff paste, the white sauce was heavy
>and bland and the stuffing tasted stale.  My wife got the spaghetti and
>cheese ravioli combination.  Her pasta was also soggy, and the sauce was
>awful.  My son's pizza was horrible.  The crust was doughy and the sauce
>was again like Chef Boyardee sauce.  I have never known a kid not to eat
>a cheese pizza before, but this one was that bad.
>
>     The strange thing is the place was fairly full throughout our visit.
>The waitress asked us if our food was o.k., and we said no.  She told us
>that most people visit the place for their chicken or veal dishes.  We
>don't eat meat other than seafood very often, so we won't be going back
>there again.  We also wonder how their chicken and veal could be good if
>their sauces were so crummy in the first place.

I ate at Di Ciccio's once, and I agree.  I never really liked Vesuvios (right down the street), but Vesuvios looked pretty good after my experience at DiCiccio's.

The following are better choices for Italian food in Santa Clara, and they are in the same price range as DiCiccio's:

            Roman's Deli, Washington Street near Newhall St.
            Mio Vicino, Benton St. at Monroe St.

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                  Karl Rowley
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