I had dinner at Italia's Corner II in Linthicum, Maryland on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. There are located near the Aloft hotel where I was staying. I was in Baltimore for work and staying in Linthicum near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. For this trip I did not get a rental car. My colleagues had mentioned Italia's Corner, saying that they liked their calzone. In the later afternoon or early evening of April 5 I walked down Elm Road that did not have any sidewalks. I passed the Hilton hotel on the right and a museum, the National Electronics Museum. I had considered visited that museum but they were closed by the time I got back from the work conference I attended that day. I then had to cross the very busy thoroughfare West Nursery Road that had fast-moving traffic and no crosswalks in sight. I patiently waited for traffic to clear and carefully crossed when I had a chance.
I had to walk around to the back of a hotel, the Holiday Inn BWI, before I found Italia's Corner II. They're in a small building with a deck that may or may not have been attached to the hotel. I don't think it was. They're a fairly casual eatery where customers order at the counter and are given a number. Within this setup they still had laminated menus to consult. They had sections for Pasta, Pasta al Forno that consisted of baked pastas, Vitello (veal), Pollo, Frutti Di Mare, 9" Subs and Wraps, Hot Oven Specialties that included Stromboli and calzone, Insalata, NY Style Pizza, Sicilian Pizza, Antipasti, and Contoni that consisted of sides such as sautéed asparagus, meat balls, Italian sausage, fries, and onion rings. They served Coke products to drink along with espressos, cappuccinos, and lattes. All they had for dessert was cannoli and tiramisu. Prices were very reasonable at around $8-$9 for calzone, $13-$14 for pasta, and $17-$18 for Vitello, pollo, and Frutti Di Mare. I ended up not choosing anything from the large menu because I liked how the special of the day sounded. I asked if it had dairy and they said no and that they could make it without cheese. It cost around $18 but I figured it was worth it.
I placed my order at the counter, paid and took a seat at one of the tables. I can't remember if they had self-serve fountain drinks or not. They soon brought my order: the chicken puttinesca with Greek olives and spaghetti. The chicken came in two large slabs of white meat pounded flat, fully cooked but not too dry. They were covered in slightly spicy tomato sauce and sprinkled with parsley. It was very good with the Kalamata olives and spaghetti. It was also a lot of food. I think I may have doggy-bagged some of it and used it to supplement my breakfast at the Aloft the next morning. After dinner I walked back across the very busy West Nursery Road and returned to the Aloft.
This was a tough trip for me because I had a cold. It might have been the first time I traveled to Baltimore with a cold. I flew home the next day, Thursday, April 6. On the Alaska Airlines flight back I was able to order the miso chicken meal. The only allergens it contained were wheat and soy. The label said it was prepared by LSG Sky chefs in Linthicum, Maryland. I noticed that the teenager sitting next to me was eating a pink, purple, and blue lollipop that looked very similar to an orange and white one I had in Baltimore two years before. I have been there so many times now and eaten at so many places. I wonder what I'll try there next.
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