The food is much better than the other chain Italian restaurants. The food and ambiance are much better than the neighborhood pizza joint that also sells veal parm etc. The wine selection is poor, the table Chianti is a little less than mediocre. The service was exceptionally good. It is not fine dining by any stretch, and it is not as good as you should expect your neighborhood Italian restaurant to be. But it was much better than we expected, and we will be back.