Pasta T’ Go-Go

I have honed the commute between NYC and VA and back to the point where there is almost no wasted time. If I am in Union Station, I have precious little time to buy a last minute ticket, grab dinner, and hit the Acela first class lounge for the courtesy pre-​boarding announcement for the train home. Unfortunately, the real whammy in the whole commute is deciding where to eat at in Union Station. The choices are pitifully bad. Pasta T’Go-Go is no exception.
They specialize in generous heapings of pasta and a slather of weak sauces. The bolognese sauce for example is little more than finely ground beef, tomato paste, and water. If you opt for something more sophisticated than a bowl of penne noodles, you will be met with the sorriest looking lasagna you have ever seen. Yeah, don’t do it. The combo special includes, beyond the pasta, a large portion of garlic bread and a soda. My garlic bread was hard and rubbery with a modicum of flavor and tasted as good as that sounds. Pass. Just upgrade to first class where a good, free hot meal is available and avoid this nonsense.