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| - I can't whole heartedly share the enthusiasm of my fellow yelpers for this place, and, once again, it's execution of the menu that fell a little flat for me. I arrived solo during happy hour, so made myself comfy at the bar and ordered an appetizer. A handful of the appetizers are half price during happy hour. I had the beans and greens, which is one of my favorite Italian dishes. They offer theirs with a choice of shrimp or sausage, and I opted for shrimp. This dish is large enough to eat as an entree or share with a friend. The white beans were good, and the onions nicely caramelized, but the shrimp were tough and overcooked, and had been so egregiously covered with black pepper that it was all I tasted. They use banana peppers in this dish, and these were spicy enough to be bothersome, as the heat overpowered the other flavors in the dish. Not great. Some elements of this dish were very tasty, and it wasn't a complete failure, hence the three stars. It could be much better with some simple tweaks and a more practiced hand.
A friend showed up while I was waiting for my food and bought me a glass of wine, which was nice. When I asked the bartender what they had for reds, she could only tell me varietals, and really had no idea what they were pouring. They push the specialties drink menu during happy hour, which is fine, but the staff here needs to study the wine list. Management, are you listening? Staff education time.
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