Mangia doesn't make a great first impression. It's humid and greasy—smelling, for starters. But, we figured that out of three menus they offered, something probably wouldn't suck.
Menu 1
- Burgers: Beef, turkey or vegetarian
- Sliced steak sandwich: beef, chicken or seitan
- Soft and hard shell tacos: beef, chicken or seitan
- 2 slices of pizza: cheese, pepperoni, veggie or meat
- Quesadillas: chicken, beef, cheese or vegetable
All for $3.50+tax
My initial reactions:
- What is seitan? According to Wikipedia, it's wheat gluten. In conclusion, I can take a loaf of bread, remove the gluten, and sell gluten–free bread and seitan at a huge mark up for each? #WhartonWheatTrickery
- All for $3.50?! Fuck you, Bridge, and your $8 sandwiches!
Menu 2
- Calamari and fries
- Clam trips and fries
- Fish and chips
- Cheese ravioli with marinara and garlic bread
- Pasta marinara with garlic bread
- Baked ziti with garlic bread
Prices vary
My initial reactions:
- They sure like their seafood, but I’m no closer to the ocean than I was at Bridge. Perhaps not.
- Why don’t we get garlic bread?! -jealous-
- What is ziti? (Eds. Note: forgive her ignorance, she’s British)
Menu 3
- Turkey meat loaf
- Baked fish
- Bok Choy; all with mashed potatoes
All for $3.50+ tax
My initial reactions:
- Honestly, I'm glad none of these things are options at Penn. Especially not at Commons. That's how food poisoning happens.
What I chose to eat: Chicken soft shell taco with salsa. It was tasty, but could have done with some more salt. When I came in I was hungry, and when I left I wasn’t. It did the job, and that’s all a college kid can really ask for #missionaccomplished.
