betta's italian oven and the bacchanalian society

i really don't know shit about norwood other than that my gym is there. since i have not been to the gym in approximately 2 months, i haven't had much reason to explore out there. but last thursday, the girls and i were going over to the cintas center for the bacchanalian society thing. we thought it would be best to have some food in our stomachs to soak up all that wine, and the only place anyone knew of to eat nearby was betta's italian oven. (note: there is another betta's in mt. lookout. i think it is the same owners. however, no italian oven there.)

now that i think about it, i am not really sure why i am even trying to write a review of this place since i actually have no opinion on it. it's just fine. i ordered a salad and shared a pizza margherita with beth f. the salad was just whatever. the pizza was just whatever. the service... whatever. prices? whatever. one good thing is that it's byob. it's not authentic italian but it's also better than olive garden.

nasty olive garden aside: my sister told me that her boyfriend's (yes annette i am calling kevin your boyfriend) friend caught syphilis from fettucini alfredo at the olive garden which, when they tested her leftovers, turned out to have semen from EIGHT DIFFERENT DUDES in it!!! i know that sounds made up but i swear it isn't! at least not by me anyway. what scares me most is thinking about what kind of crazy ass scenario had to be going on in the kitchen that night...

back to betta's... i guess it's just a completely mediocre place in the middle of norwood. but given that your only other option is to head over to the volkswagen dealership and gnaw on tires, i guess it's nothing to sneeze at. i would eat there again if i was in norwood i suppose, but i am not sure why i would be in norwood again since i seem to be on permanent sabbatical from the gym. and anyway it's not like i'm going to be like, "oh, better go load up on lasagna and garlic bread before i hit the treadmill."

since i did such a shitty job of reviewing betta's, i will now give you guys a little recap of the bacchanalian society thing. ok if you have never been to this, it is basically this event put on for "young professionals" (aka "YPs"... vomit) where like everyone gets all dressed up in their stripper heels and tiffany necklaces and prances around and drinks wine. you can read more about it here if you want.

i think it is like really supposed to be serious and classy and shit. so of course my friends and i go looking like hell and get wasted and laugh at people. it is really hilarious and fun. this time, we decided to play a game where we would find whoever we thought was the best dressed person and take a photo with them. of course, we were drunk so 5 minutes later we had forgotten to actually play this game. my friend emma went with us, and she is pregnant, so i had a good time explaining to onlookers that she wants an abortion but can't afford it, so she is drinking to kill the fetus. this made us a lot of friends. (note to those who would judge: emma actually just drank water all night.) we also took a poll by displaying emma to random dudes and found out that 100% of them think pregnant women are sexy.

stayin' classy

i highly recommend the bacchanalian society events to everyone. truly the fashion on display at these events alone is worth the admission price. on thursday we saw seersucker suits, jaw dropping cleavage, and a woman who was actually a man in amazing drag. even if you think this is not your scene, it is an excellent opportunity to get drunk for cheap and laugh at people. plus you will meet some interesting characters and try some yummy wines (along with some shitty ones). and you will have an evening that is much more memorable than betta's, that is for sure.