A mess from top to bottom.
We walked in at 8:00. Slovenly host, slurping on a soda and chewing the ice. Ten minute wait, but when we were actually seated, most of the tables around us were empty.
The place was a mess -- unbussed tables and the nearby bar counter was loaded up with dirty glassware, some of which came crashing down at one point. Servers were tossing silverware and dishes into a dirty collection area right next to our table.
Servers ambled through the place like characters from a slacker movie. It took about 15 minutes for our server to come to the table and he appeared drunk, slurring his words and couldn't seem to walk straight.
Ordered. Another 15 minutes to get our drinks.
The big bowl of green salad came and it was green all right -- practically nothing but iceberg lettuce.
The final straw was when two kids sat down at the next table and our server sat down with them. They were obviously friends and carried on a conversation that would be more appropriate for a gogo bar.
Abort. I found the manager and said we wanted the check. He had a besieged look on his face and was hardly surprised. Seemed like he had seen it all before. He took our drinks off, we paid and left.
It's too bad because I love the concept of family-style Italian dining and remember some good meals I had at this place years ago.