On 2 previous occasions, we enjoyed Juliana’s immensely. Several months ago, a local business offered gift certificates at 1/2 price for Juliana’s. We purchased two of them. We used the 1st one shortly after Valentine’s day. The restaurant was very busy and the servers were hurried. I ordered the prime rib and my wife ordered stuffed shells. My salad was loaded with garbonzo beans, which I do not like so the salad was a waste. The prime rib was ok, but nothing great. My wife said her shells tasted like the frozen ones with a jarred sauce. We chalked it up to being busy.

This past weekend, we decided to use the other gift certificate and do take-out. I ordered Chicken Alfredo with fettuchini and broccoli. My wife ordered a scallop and shrimp pasta dish and we also ordered a slice of the chocolate cake ($7). The Alfredo sauce was very weak and didn’t add anything to the dish. The broccoli was a pale green. Fair, but have had much better Alfredo dishes elsewhere. The scallops in the other dish were still fleshy and undercooked, as was the pasta. The cake, for $7, was definitely nothing special. All in all, it’s the last time we eat there, 1/2 price or not. This used to be a good place to eat. Not sure what’s going on there but also saw in a local business trade paper that they had a lien placed on them for a substantial amount of back taxes (Central PA Business Journal, listed as 6018 Carlisle Pike Restaurant LLC, issue 4/11/08)

We went in February and after we ate, we watched one of the cooks take a huge knife and clean his fingernails over the counter - WHILE HE WAS FACING DINERS. I couldn’t see what was on the counter. After our stomachs settled, we called the manager, who was also appalled.