Meatballz

Walk in, order, self-​seat and self– serve.
Ordered Penne with marinara and sausage.
The pasta was kind of on the moderate $ range, 6 bucks ish.
and it was bland. Lacked seasoning and texture.
They were really friendly tho,… its a pity the food was crappy.
I can cook pasta better than them and trust me I am am horrible

This place was pretty good. Much better than the average mall location restaurant. I found my self using the dinner roll to wipe out the last bits of tomato sauce from the bowl of pasta.

I must have looked like a deer in the headlights when I entered Meatballz because they asked if it was my first time in as they gave me a menu. It was my first time at this location. I decided to make a road trip from my office and go over to Desert Ridge to take in the views and the great weather we are having today.
I ordered my usual sausage roll which was delicious. Great customer service as well as they brought out silverware and napkins to me out on the patio. However, I thought $ 9.84 for a Sausage Roll and a drink for lunch was a little too steep so I knocked off a star. But the patio was perfect and definitely geared for people watching.

I had such high hopes for Meatballz.
I visited this location around 2:30-ish and the place was empty. I ordered the sausage sub which was served promptly but at best it was bland. Actually, I thought they had made a mistake and given me a meatball sub. Italian sausage meat normally has some character, but this tasted more like breadcrumbs.
If I’m in the area again I might give them another try, but I was pretty underwhelmed by the place and the $ 7.60 sub.
Sorry!

So glad I can get Meatballz anytime I want now! The Northsight store’s schedule never seemed to mesh with mine. This one is across the lot from Kohl’s, behind the Island Burger and Notorious PIG. I’ve already been to the Desert Ridge store twice now and am so glad they’re here. The food’s very good, though not quite at the stellar level of the original location yet. I’m optimistic that even the minor gaps will be filled and then some once they get settled and hit their stride. If it’s your first visit to Meatballz, start with the meatball sandwich and get an extra garlic roll with it.

Meatballz used to be so good. The original location on Northsight (now closed) run by Robert that is. Now that they’ve franchised, not so good any more. Something got lost in the translation from an owner that truly cares to a franchisee.
We wanted a somewhat quick meal before we hit a movie. I have to give them two stars because 1) they had a huge table of about 25 people 2) they just opened. BUT, when the people that looked to be in charge are standing around chatting when they have one table of 25 people it just shows they don’t have the customer service skills needed to run a restaurant. When a huge group comes in it should be ALL HANDS ON DECK, not business as usual.
Add to that my meal came out 10 minutes before my partner’s (he waited 20 minutes for his) and mine had a piece of plastic wrap in it. Now we know they have a ways to go before all of the kinks are worked out.
Ultimately the did the right thing and refunded our money, but I didn’t get lunch and my partner had to rush his since we ran out of time to get to the movie.
Hopefully they get their act together.