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| - I'd give the food a 3, but given everything else that happened last night, I'd rather not give them 3 stars. I came in with high expectations. I had a friend let me know they thought it was good, and I'd seen the reviews. I came in about 6:45pm last night and we had to wait 5-10 minutes for a table. I was impressed. I didn't think there'd be so many people. Our server was attentive, but perhaps a tad overbearing, if only in his voice. He was helpful with recommendations though.
I had the eggplant parm. My brother had the veal aglio e olio. Our friend had the spaghetti and meatballs. I think my brother made the best choice of the night, value-wise. I'd have gotten it too, but for variety's sake, I opted for something different. It wasn't particularly special, but it was a solid choice and it was alright for the price. I was expecting bigger portions, having been told their portions were good. My eggplant was large, portion-wise. I'm beginning to realize that I'm not a fan of eggplant or veal parm though. The tomato sauce over the breading just makes for soggy messes. My favorite part of my dish was the broccoli on the side. That was nice and garlicky. That says something about the rest of my meal as well though. I had a bite of our friend's meatballs. They were beefy and soft. They were also very one-dimensional in flavor.
I'm taking points off largely for two reasons. The first is that we waited between 40-50 minutes for our food to come out after we ordered it. I can't think of one reason why that would make any sense at all. The second is that halfway through our meal, somewhere, the lights got dimmed and it was very dark. I understand mood lighting, but this was on a different level. Everything was quite shadowy. It was just our side of the restaurant, too. There was significantly better lighting everywhere else.
If I come again, it won't be for their regular menu. I'm going for specials or takeout. They're cheaper. The restaurant setting does very little for me.
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