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| - It makes me sad that I have to give DiPietro's only 3 stars, but I'll explain why.
I'm not from the area where this restaurant is located and when my boyfriend wanted to come here for his birthday a little over a year ago, I really enjoyed this place. Very classy with the white table cloths and Italian decor, also the classy music. I'm one of those people that will order the same entrée every time I go out. And nothing turns me on more than getting some homemade fettuccine Alfredo from an Italian restaurant. The first time I had Alfredo from DiPietro's, it was absolutely fantastic. So cheesy and definitely homemade.
Unfortunately, my boyfriend went on a date night last night here, and I, of course, ordered the Alfredo, and I was completely disappointed. I could 100% tell that the Alfredo sauce was a pre-made powder sauce. You know, those packets of powder you can buy at the store to make quick Alfredo? That is definitely what it was. I've had more Alfredo than the average person and I'm pretty much an expert when it comes to perfecting it, and it was just awful. Pasta was not home made, and this fake sauce was drenching the pasta. The ratio was way off. Didn't have a cheesy or garlic flavor too it like previous times. And it just looked artificial. No butter, and no fresh grated Parmesan like before.
I've eaten here probably 4 or 5 times in my life and I've never been dissatisfied with the Alfredo until last night. Next time I'll have to order something different to get a decent idea of how all their food tastes. My boyfriend always orders the pizza and loves it however. He loves those big Sicilian pizzas, extra cheese and jalapeños every time. Last night he got a calzone, which he liked but said it was a bit doughy in the center. The sauce he ordered with it however was very nice. That was homemade for sure, which gives me hopes about this place.
I love Italian cuisine and it breaks my heart to see this restaurant start to head down hill. I definitely see room for improvement. Our waitress was extremely nice but took forever to check on our tables for refills and to take away dirty plates. It was exceptionally stressing because we were the only ones dining in.
And this may be odd but with how beautiful the restaurant is styled it was strange to me to see red pepper flakes on each table in those little McCormick spice containers. Seems to throw off how classy the place is.
Overall I give this place a 3. I really hope they improve their food and staff to get this place on track again, sitting in an empty restaurant at 8 at night on a Sunday breaks my heart inside. I keep hearing rumors around town that this place might close sometime soon and I'd hate to see that happen.
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