Every few months Mike feels like getting St. Louis style pizza (even though he refuses to put provel cheese on it...some Nebraska traditions die hard), so we go to the local Stefanina's in Wentzville. As I don't really like the thin style of St. Louis pizza, I tend to continue to try things on the menu.
We have been going to Stefanina's for almost 30 years and I still can't seem to find something I like. I have tried almost all of their pastas and found them to be rather bland. I have tried several sandwiches and could not describe them as interesting or unique. Their salads are pre-made and sit in the cold refrigerator waiting to be served with a pre-packaged side of dressing. They are OK but made mostly of just iceberg lettuce and greasy croutons.
Tonight I noticed they had a "Senior" menu for people 55 and older. Mike and I are 55. So, I tried the soup and garlic cheese bread special. I also ordered the cannelloni bites as an appetizer. The appetizer arrived with a dipping sauce that is difficult to describe. I think it is a combo of marinara and alfredo. It wasn't to my liking. The actual cannelloni bites were meat filled cannelloni that had been cut into bite sized pieces and deep fried. They were like open ended toasted ravioli. They were OK.
The soup I ordered was Italian wedding soup. I think it came out of a can (or some other non-homemade format). The broth was flavorless and the small little meatballs were totally factory formed and had small bits of gristle in them. I didn't finish it.
The garlic cheese bread was good, but one can not live by garlic cheese bread alone.
Mike had pepperoni pizza, as usual, and liked it just fine.
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