Chirico's Ristorante

Chirico's is a hidden gem of Logan. I've been coming to Logan pretty much my entire life, but I had never heard of Chirico's until recently. I wasn't expecting much, but it was absolutely delicious. Our waitress was friendly and always made sure our drinks were topped off, and she regularly checked in to see how things were going. Surprisingly, it wasn't very crowded, so we had the place to ourselves for most of the time. We went for lunch and got two appetizers, spaghetti and meatballs, and chicken parmesan. The red sauce was bursting with flavor and I couldn't get enough. Next time, I would like to try the alfredo - if it's as delicious as their red sauce, I'm sure it's out of this world. We also got a cannoli before we left and it was the best canoli I've ever had. It's not uncommon for cannoli filling to be a little bland, but theirs was so sweet and it was everything I wanted from a cannoli. I'd say that was the highlight of our meal! I highly recommend stopping by Chirico's if you're ever in Logan and want some great Italian food!

Pasta dishes are passable. Service is serviceable. The suite of Frankwiches are generally worth the money. But the pizza. My God. I genuinely believe they're selling frozen pizzas for $16 a pop. It tastes like Digiorno, only blander. Canned mushrooms. Seriously. It's embarrassing and inexcusable, even for the sleaziest, hole-in-the-wall pizza joint; and certainly so for a restaurant that purports to serve "real Italian food made by real Italians." Rings about as true as Taco Bell claiming to serve genuine Mexican cuisine made by genuine Mexicans. Come to think of it, I'd take a cold "Mexican pizza" from Taco Bell right now over this one. At least the price would be reasonable.