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From La Bottega to Salute, a panini’s drop from grace

I am one of the biggest fans of the La Bottega chain of restaurants especially their panini’s. When I heard that the La Bottega restaurant in Plainview closed and was replaced by Salute, I was determined to try it as a replacement.

As an Italian restaurant, Salute does a good job. Where it fails is as a replacement to La Bottega. For those of you who are unaware, La Bottega offers paninis and salads so they focus on the lunch crowd. La Bottega is the standard against all panini places are to be measured.

With that said, Salute does offer paninis and salads in addition to the other Italian fare on their menu. We ordered a panini (the menu had the naming convention from La Bottega) and a salad. A nice touch on the salad of including blackened chicken.

Both the panini and the salad were tasty and if the connection to La Bottega was not so strong, I would rate this restaurant very highly. But unfortunately, it comes in second to La Bottega.

Restaurant Beef: They charge a premium for credit card use. I know that is becoming a normal situation but it still bothers me.

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