Hmmm, for a sports bar Boccavino's is always incredibly busy. It does not take reservations because it is a sports bar, and due to a variety of issues I am four for four for showing up with a decent sized party (three to four) and not being able to get a seat in a reasonable period of time or getting turned away entirely (we had a seventeen year old minor). Although the staff have always been polite about it, it is getting kind of frustrating. I keep hearing amazing things about the menu, that it is way better than sportsbar fare. And I have tried the food when a friend brought some for me when I was sick, but I was looking forward to, you know, actually picking my own dishes and eating them freshly prepared.
The decor is some sort of strange sports bar-italian eatery-lounge hybrid. The cold pasta I had was decent, but I'm thinking it was a far cry from the real thing. I've kind of given up on Boccavino's because it takes too much energy to go only to get turned away.
I guess my recommendations are: don't go on wing night, remember that it is not a family restaurant (even if your almost legal relative promises not to drink or be served alcohol), and calling ahead to see if they are busy.