Piada Italian Street Food - Carmel

It's essentially an Italian Qdoba and the food was served in delicious, generous portions. However, the staff and their treatment of customers left a lot to be desired. My family and I went here for a carb heavy meal after my sister had competed in a sports tournament. We're from out of town and had never ordered before, so we had some questions regarding portion sizes and how the ordering process works. Presumably the manager or cook (a tall man wearing a white cooking shirt was quite short and rude when we were asking questions. He was so agitated he just barked out questions (Noodle? Sauce? Size? Etc. and forcefully slopped food into the bowls, making a gigantic mess. He berated a coworker for a simple mistake when making my aunt's order, so much so that the coworker ended up walking away once he finished the order he was working on. The woman running the register was in a similarly foul mood and would hardly let us speak (ask for a drink or tell her which meals were together or not without cutting us off. Would absolutely recommend the food it was delicious, but perhaps try the other Piada for better customer service.

I normal can get a good meal here. But today I got the cheese sticks and they were not don’t and they were cold . I told the manager and he said they were doneFood: 1/5

Highly recommend the basil pesto bowl with penne pasta. My wife got an avocado wrap and a ceasar salad. Chef Walt is awesome. He came to our table, told us about the restaurant, gave us some sauce to try, and really made the experience great. Not a bad way to celebrate a wedding anniversary! Thanks Chef!Food: 5/5

I thought the food here was really good it's a little different than what I was expecting but the prices are also reasonable. Feels kind of like a subway for pasta (the food is much better than subway, I'm just comparing it to how you order).Food: 5/5

Tried for the first time and was impressed. Made-to-order pasta dishes (pesto and diavolo) were excellent. Side of calamari was also delicious; lightly breaded with spicy marinara. Very clean and open kitchen. Fresh ingredientsFood: 5/5