The name makes me think of a mob enforcer who is a lovable plumber on the side. But the experience made me retch just a little bit. I'm going to put the blame on the girlfriend's sister for choosing this travesty of an Italian restaurant. I'll chalk it up to a rookie mistake on her part because I'm pretty sure she doesn't eat except for show.
Service: the waiter was a young guy (university age) who had the attention span and wherewithal of a prepubescent child with ADHD. The entire time we were there, he would ask something and proceed to walk off before we could answer. Literally, the conversations went like this:
[Waiter]: (while walking away) You guys doing okay? You need anything?
[Good looking Indian Patrons]: Yeah, do you... (waiter disappears)
(10 minutes later)
[Waiter]: How is everything?
[Good looking Indian Patrons]: It's okay, but can... (waiter beats previously established speed walking record)
I just wanted some damn crushed red peppers! Service continued to be sporadic and limited to 10 seconds. After he dropped off the check, we didn't even see him the rest of the time we were there.
Food: pbbbt. If I don't say anything more than that, does that make me a terrible Yelper? The girlfriend and I decided to split a pizza. The goat cheese and grilled chicken pizza description says that it's brushed with herbed olive oil; I want to know what kind of giant ass brush from Home Depot they're using. The pizza was practically floating in oil. We both proceeded to walk around like wretched zombies the rest of the day because we were so queasy from the food. This place makes Olive Garden seem classy in terms of food, restaurant appearance, and general demeanor of the staff. The sister got soup. Wooh. Her boyfriend got salad. Wooh again. Not much more to say about that. The girlfriend says that the place is generally average but she's never had a bad experience like that before so it might have been an off day. Therefore, I threw in an extra star, but I don't plan to ever come back. Not when Toronto/Mississauga has so much more to offer as far as culinary delights go.