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| - Great little local italian joint, wife & tried it for the first time tonight. She was very specific what she wanted ... Good Italian ... NOT a chain! Her mom suggested Zappone's, so we decided to give it a shot.
We shared the Tomato Jam, Goat Cheese & Arugula flatbread ... really more like a pizza with those ingredients (with arugula put on after/fresh). Delicious but about enough for 4 rather than 2 ... like many Apps go. Literally it was more than I could've eaten for dinner if that was my only dish.
Wife got the homemade ravioli and liked the sauce and pasta filling just fine, but found the noodle portion a bit more 'al-dente' than she's used to. Not worth sending back or anything as it wasn't 'crisp' (it's homemade, right, so it can't be), but a little more 'done' would've been nice.
On our waitresses suggestion (her name was Teresa and she was helpful, smiling, and attentive throughout, although we were her only customers on the patio outside), I tried the Chicken Saltimbucco (sp?) and boy that was a great call. Starter Caesar was nice, though I like a LITTLE 'stronger' Caesar dressing than what they offer (a tiny bit more vinegar/lemon juice/salt in the mix relative to the other 'stuff' IMHO would make it perfect), but if you like a milder/cheesier Caesar you'll love it.
AFA the main course goes, the Chicken and it's sauce were delicious, those were perfectly cooked. The veggies under the breast (zuchs, red bell peppers) could've stood to be a little more 'al-dente' but they weren't mush or anything, I still ate 'em right up. That also came with a basic bowl of rigatoni w/alfredo & parmesan on the side, that was a nice compliment to the main dish.
Best of all, they had a 'live band' ... well, a dude with an elaborate drum machine/keyboard setup that made it sound like he was a whole band by himself, and he was great. Played sweet 70's rock the whole time ... Eagles, Pink Floyd, Christopher Cross, Styx, that sorta stuff. At the end of the night (we got there late) the guy even let me sit next to him at the mike and sing lead on a song while he played (and reminded me of the lyrics as we went along lol) ... We did a little "Brown-Eyed Girl", one of the wife's favorites. Then I got him to close the night with Space Oddity (RIP David!) that I loudly sang along with from my table nearby, helped HIM remember the words on that one ... So that was FUN!
However, since he was playing somewhat loudly (not to me, but I could see SOMEone feeling it was loud) in the small dining room, it was not exactly quiet in there ... and dining room itself is relatively small and fairly tightly packed ... so, well, don't expect an quiet/intimate dinner unless you call ahead and make sure there's no 'band' playing when you're there. Because of that we sat on the patio where we could still hear the music but still talk easily until we finished with dinner ... then we went inside to hang out and rock out. Best of both worlds, you might say.
So ... food 4.0, service 4.5, band-dude 5.0 ... so let's round up and go with 5, esp. since they're a locally-owned business. Remember ... BUY LOCAL, people!!!
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