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Meatball Pizza

Meatball Pizza

You have probably heard the expression, “Go and eat where the locals do…” The Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street is exactly that; people have come here to eat pizza, and other delightful home cooked Italian dishes, for decades. The family restaurant has charm, with very friendly staff, and good memorable music from the jukebox. While I firmly believe that meatballs belong in a sub, I was intrigued to see how Wonder Bar would combine them with their thin, crispy crust and tangy tomato sauce. And, I have to admit, it worked. The thin slices of meatballs, in pepperoni-style, allowed to have a taste of freshly made meatball with each bite, combining the crisp crunch of crust with juicy, savory meatball. When people think Italian, they usually think pasta and meatballs or pizza, Wonder Bar combines the two. When you think Italian, think Wonder Bar. -CD

When this pie came out of the Wonder Bar kitchen, it was studded with thinly sliced, home made meatballs. Each bite that was taken had the great combination of pizza and grandma’s classic spaghetti and meatball flavor. I personally think pizza is one of the best comfort foods that one can indulge in. And when restaurants does it the right way with fresh ingredients and make there pies by hand, there is no better way to spend a night out on the town. -ED

Wonder Bar covered this pizza with medium sized meatballs, sliced fairly thin. The meatballs themselves are excellent and married with the pizza; they create an excellent flavor combination with great texture. Overall an excellent pizza -DL

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Pasta with a Meatball and Eggplant Parmesan

The Parkway Diner; your typical looking diner from the outside, inside was pretty much what you would expect, nothing fancy.  While I wasn’t disappointed with the food I ordered I also wasn’t blown away by the place, I was hoping for a specialty of the house, or something that would make this diner stand out from the vast assortment of other diners in the Worcester area, unfortunately it was just what it advertises to be a Diner pure and simple.

The wait staff was efficient and personable. We started with an order of the bacon cheese fries, they were good and came quickly to our table and I have to admit they were greasy and cheesy with plenty of bacon added and exactly what I had expected.  After perusing the menu I asked our waitress what she would recommend and she told me any of the “gravy” dishes were what most of the regulars came back for. I ended up ordering the “Pasta combo” which offered a pick two from a selection of a Meatball, a sausage, chicken Parmesan or eggplant Parmesan. I chose the meatball and eggplant Parmesan, both were excellent with the eggplant parmesan not being overly thick with batter and it was cooked perfectly, the meatball had that slight creamy texture to it that caused it to fall apart when I stuck your fork in it, quite delicious. My meatball and eggplant were served over my choice of pasta, I chose good ole fashioned spaghetti. While I enjoyed the Red sauce or “Gravy” as any good Italian and as the waitress called it I thought it was just a bit salty, however I still enjoyed my meal.

If I’m in the mood and in the area, I might return, I wouldn’t put it on the top of my list, however I would go back to try out the breakfast options. –RL