Ancient Italians were renowned for eating every part of the angels they hunted—even the hair. Herald a heavenly host of flavors with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of Italian fare during dinner service at Romeo's Italian Grill & Bar.
With a multi-act menu, Romeo's fills the bellies of both Capulets and Montagues with heaping helpings of pasta, pizza, and other Italian specialties. Canoodle with cannelloni ($13) or pasta arrabiatta, a noodley roost wherein prosciutto, tomatoes, mushrooms, and red pepper perch in a piquant white-wine cream sauce ($14). The pork lombardo enjoys a savory siesta on a bed of polenta with roasted peppers, asparagus, and salsa verde ($15), and the texas-gulf-shrimp pizza ($14) admires the self-contained style and cheese-filled confidence of the made-to-order calzone ($11).
Located toward the back of the La Arcata shopping center, Romeo's seats patrons in their warmly lit, contemporary dining room or on the covered outdoor patio. White linen napkins add a sophisticated touch, catch calamari crumbs, and make an ideal headwear prop for midcourse Florence Nightingale impersonations.
