I say 3 stars my boyfriend says 3.5 stars. I really wanted to love this place, and so we will give them another chance and see how it goes.
This place is what it is. It's large and feels homey. The serving staff quite literally wear whatever they want and this includes shower sandals and yoga pants. You sort of get past it when you start thinking you're just visiting someone's big Italian home for dinner, but it maintains your interest for quite some time.
The other thing is the service is agonizingly slow right from the start. We first arrived at about 8:15 on a Saturday night. There were a few people in front of us and the line behind us ended up being out the door. There was a sign to wait to be seated. We probably waited about 10 minutes without any one ever even addressing us. Once they came to the line up they asked everyone in line how many people per party and then seated us per the line up, and thanked us for waiting which was appreciated. But then the wait was long for everything from drinks to appys to refilling our drinks and then dinner. You waited and waited some more. I tried being patient but it got super frustrating. The waitress would say she would come back to refill our drinks and then didn't, then came back again to tell us she will refill them and then she finally did. Basically she would say she would do something but then go to another table and do something else and forget likely. There were three gentleman who talked as if they were regulars who were also getting frustrated so maybe it's not usually that bad, but from some of the other reviews it could be.
The garlic bread was ok but not the best. Could be more garlicky. The bruschetta was tasty. When we finally got our meals I did really enjoy the pasta, tomato sauce and meatballs. It tasted fresh. My boyfriend had the Marsala which he enjoyed but tasted distinctly of Marsala which some cooking shows say it shouldn't. So not sure if it tasted the way it should. I thought it was a really good, hearty meal that was also at a really good price point. The meal was only about $35 and included a beer and soda.
We are going to give them another chance. I definitely want to try some more of their pasta dishes, but I do hope the service improves. I would love to make this one of my go to spots for cheap but delicious Italian.