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Chicken Piccata from La Scala on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

Located on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, La Scala is a small Italian restaurant with a home-line feel. I found the staff to be quite friendly and accommodating with a nice cozy feeling to the place.

I started with a side Caesar Salad. This was very large for a starter or side salad with plenty of croutons and an ample amount of dressing. The lettuce was crisp and fresh but I found the dressing a little too strong for my liking, with a very strong anchovy flavor, making it a little overpowering for the lettuce.

For my main course, I chose the Chicken Piccata, which is described in the menu as; ‘Tender chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes and capers in a white wine lemon sauce’. Again, a generous, large portion with a colorful, pleasing presentation. The penne pasta it was server over was cooked nicely al dente, providing a firm texture behind the chicken and sauce and the chicken itself was cooked excellently. It was moist and so tender that you could cut it with a fork. I found the sauce to be on the bland side though as it just didn’t have enough flavor to go with the chicken and penne. The sauce also seemed to be pooled at the bottom of the dish, with the pasta on the top being very dry, like the pasta was added to the plate after the sauce and not tossed.

Not every meal from every restaurant can be amazing, and unfortunately, this dish was average with nothing spectacular to draw me back. -DL

Caesar Salad with Steak Tips from Flying Rhino on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, MA

The Flying Rhino on Shrewsbury Street is one of the better known restaurants in Worcester…. maybe it is the peculiar name or the actual Rhino on the roof…. but whatever reason you need, make sure you get to the Rhino because you won’t regret it. For our Foodies event my dining companion and I chose the very popular lettuce wraps to start our meal which arrived quickly after we ordered them. The skillet fried chicken was moist and tender and the large Bibb lettuce was the perfect vehicle to hold the lettuce, carrots and cabbage. I proceeded to dip into the perfectly spicy peanut sauce and knew immediately my evening would enjoyable as the spicy tastes enveloped my mouth.

For my meal I ordered the Caesar Salad topped with Steak Tips and while it may not have been the most adventurous choice, it proved to be a great one as the steak was perfectly seasoned and cooked, (medium rare), the Romaine lettuce was crispy and the shaved Romano cheese and homemade Caesar dressing added enough contrast to the steak to make this salad a wonderful meal all by itself. -JG
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I have eaten at the Flying Rhino many times and have found it to be consistently good – good food, good service, just good in every way. This time for dinner I had their caesar salad with steak tips. It was great – crisp, tangy, delicious. The tips were cooked medium rare as ordered – they were tender and tasty. The rest of the salad was as expected and even without an appetizer I was completely satisfied with this meal. This is my kind of place – everyone is friendly, it’s bright and open, the menu has plenty to choose from and since they change it seasonly there is always something new to try and the waitstaff is always prompt and efficient. I can honestly say I have never had a bad experience here. -RS