Julian’s Italian Pizzeria & Kitchen

This was our first time here and had a great experience.
There was a short line since they had just opened, but it wasn’t a long wait.
The food was delicious and everyone we interacted with was friendly.
We will definitely be back to try the pizza!

Service was bad.
We were one of two groups in the entire restaurant.
We ordered our food.
My wife’s order came out.
30 minutes later we had to flag down the server to ask where my order was.
She said they made a mistake and they had to remake.
Ok, fine.
(I shouldn’t have had to ask, they should’ve told me).
About 5 other groups came in and every one of them got their food.
Meanwhile, my wife had long finished her lunch.
Flagged the server down again and she said it was about to come out.
20 minutes later, she brought it.
About 1 hour and 15 minutes, since I placed my order, she brought it out.
I just told her bag it up and I took it to go.
I will NEVER go back.
The food is ok, but definitely not good enough for me to go back.

I am so heart broken.
I had been going to Julian's since Embassy Row.
We would spot the owner and he would be always so friendly.
The food was great so I was extremely excited to know we had one by the house now.
Today we had a late dinner, we came in at 9:15pm and were not greeted by the cashier, instead she yelled name.
I felt I was in a government office downtown.
We ordered quickly, for us the usual...Lasagna and the Eggplant Parm.
To me this one one of the only places I've loved how the prepped, delicious, well cooked amd breaded and smothered in sauce and cheese.
We ordered one glass of wine and and a soft drink.
As we were handed our number and glass of wine mid way we noticed the cashier failed to give us the fountain drink cup.
We make our way to the table and as I am grab my glass of wine to taste, I notice flaky stuff on the foot of the glass...a bit crusty like white stuff.
I try to ignore and as I am getting ready to drink my uneasy feeling down with wine, I see lip stains on the glass.
So I return to the cashier and without making a fuss I ask for change of glass and explain why.
She inspects the glass with a sour face almost in disbelief yet no empathy towards the inconvenience.
She grabs another, and I assume it was also dirty...then grabs another and pours more wine amd hands it to me, 'thank you' she says.
I keep my cool and think, well the food will be good, I've had it before and I am starving.
They were all in all prompt...salad served, forgot bread, but food arrived.
Desperate to eat I begun cutting into the eggplant parm and notice it is mushy, full of seeds, the breading looked like soaked breadcrumbs around the pieces of eggplant.
Not smothered in tomato sauce but more like tomato soup.
No flavor just straight out of the can...cheese on top barely melted.
I was so hungry I tried to season the spaghetti and "sauce" with table salt and pepper and a ton of grated cheese.
I am so tired and don't feel like going to the cashier for the 3rrd time and confronting possibly anyone at this time.
I just have disgust and regret of choosing this place tonight.
By the way, the lasagna was meh, seemed microwaved, and it was also partially left on the plate.
😔