{"id":3671,"date":"2013-04-22T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2013-04-22T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T12:03:40","slug":"mamma-mia-plymouth-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/?p=3671","title":{"rendered":"Mamma Mia – Plymouth, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMamma Mia
\n122 Water Street
\nPlymouth, MA\u00a0 02360
\nTelephone: 1-508-747-4670
\nInternet: http:\/\/mammamias.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mamma Mia!<\/p>\n

OK, show of hands, who likes Italian food?\u00a0 Hmmm, just about everybody.<\/p>\n

Now, show of hands again, who likes ABBA?\u00a0 Hmmm, not quite as many.<\/p>\n

Just so there is no confusion; this review is about good neighborhood Italian food, not a haunting song or broadway musical.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Over time, we\u2019ve found that some of the best Italian food can be found in some of the most nondescript places.\u00a0 We\u2019re talking about good, solid, unpretentious Italian food.\u00a0 Just a step or two up from a basic pizza joint.\u00a0 A place that does a land mine business in takeout pizza\u2019s but also serves the Italian basic dishes like spaghetti & meatballs, veal parm, gnocchi,\u00a0 manicotti, lasagne\u2026 You get the idea.\u00a0 This review is of just such an unpretentious restaurant located right on the waterfront of Plymouth MA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mamma Mia\u2019s in Plymouth is one of five restaurants owned by the same family.\u00a0 All five are similarly unpretentious.\u00a0 Walk in and there is no overblown quasi-Italian opera music, no red and white checked table cloths, no smell of aging cheese.\u00a0 Its just a cozy restaurant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Plymouth location has a nice view of the working harbor from many of the tables inside, especially those on the second floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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But we didn\u2019t come here to look, we came here to eat!\u00a0 Those who arrive at busy times, especially in the summer season, may well be in for a long wait to be seated.\u00a0 We usual go at off times to minimize the wait.\u00a0 Service is typically quick and pleasant in this restaurant.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be asked for a drink order very quickly and there is no pressure to order up-scale water, or wine, with your meal.\u00a0 The wines offered are inexpensive.\u00a0 In fact none of the bottles on the wine list were over $30.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since we visit frequently we normally don\u2019t look at the menu any more but we do ask about any daily specials.\u00a0 On a recent trip we decided to go with one \u201ctried and true\u201d dish, the Veal Parmesan ($14.95), and one dish that was more unusual for us, the Chicken Broccoli Ziti Alfredo ($12.95).\u00a0 The Veal Parm normally comes with either spaghetti or ziti but you can order it with homemade noodles ($1 up-charge) if you prefer.\u00a0 The Chicken Broccoli Ziti Alfredo is also offered with a garlic and oil sauce instead of the Alfredo sauce.\u00a0 We decided to try this dish with homemade noodles rather than the ziti it normally comes with.\u00a0 While we waited, our server brought over some piping hot rolls fresh from the oven.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As we\u2019ve gotten older, my wife and I seldom finish a full meal.\u00a0 The serving sizes at Mamma Mia\u2019s are pretty large so we usually just eat half and bring the other half home with us for lunch later in the week.\u00a0 Today was no exception.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Veal Parm is a very simple, traditional dish.\u00a0 Two pieces of veal, pounded thin, are breaded and fried.\u00a0 They are then topped with a slice of Parmesan cheese and broiled to melt the cheese.\u00a0 The veal is served over a bed of al-dente pasta (ziti in this case) with a thick tomato sauce.<\/p>\n

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The Chicken Broccoli Alfredo was something different for us.\u00a0 Chunks of chicken and broccoli tossed with homemade noodles and the Alfredo sauce.\u00a0 We found this dish to be quite tasty and the sauce was rich, not too heavy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Mamma Mia\u2019s is also renowned for its pizza.\u00a0 There is typically a steady stream of people coming in for take-out orders. \u00a0For those eating in the restaurant, it seems like over 25% of the patrons are there just for pizza.\u00a0 Their style of pizza is thin crust with a zesty tomato sauce.\u00a0 Pizza toppings include all the traditional ones plus a few unusual choices like grilled chicken, pineapple & ham, or buffalo chicken.<\/p>\n

For those who have saved room, there are four items on the dessert menu.\u00a0 Cheesecake ($5.50), Chocolate Cake ($3.95), Tiramisu ($5.95), and Cannoli ($3.75).\u00a0 Of these four the Cannoli is pretty much a tradition to finish off a simple meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After eating it is very nice to wander around Plymouth harbor to help work off some of the food.\u00a0 Or at least let it settle.\u00a0 As mentioned above, the working harbor is directly across the street.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Just a short walk away is the historic harbor where you\u2019ll find Plymouth Rock and a replica of the Mayflower.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mamma Mia 122 Water Street Plymouth, MA\u00a0 02360 Telephone: 1-508-747-4670 Internet: http:\/\/mammamias.net \u00a0 Mamma Mia! OK, show of hands, who likes Italian food?\u00a0 Hmmm, just about everybody. Now, show of hands again, who likes ABBA?\u00a0 Hmmm, not quite as many. Continue reading Mamma Mia – Plymouth, Massachusetts<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":3674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[1247,1250,1253,1251,1244,476,1245,1240,1248,1242,1237,1236,1241,1257,1246,1249,28,1254,1022,1255,1238,1256,1252,1239,52,1243],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3671"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3671"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3841,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3671\/revisions\/3841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}