So normally I don't visit places that have bad reviews but this is like the only spot in monroeville that we have yet to visit and dine at.
Me and the hubby choose this spot at 8:45 after quiznos had closed as well as carhops, quitters!! I guess i'll start with the atmosphere then food then service.
We walked in the bar entrance of the restaurant which allows smoking so that was a bit off putting, I wasn't sure where to go so one of the customers directed us to the door just past the beer coolers. The air was a lot fresher in the actual dining area but still rather stale. They do have their own entrance located on the far left side of the building almost as if its in the rear. The place was completely empty with only the hostess and 1 waitress to help us. We pretty much had the joint to ourselves.
The bathrooms are unbelievably small with a shower curtain for a door over the two stalls. not much for privacy but a door would just not fit an cause the bathroom to be even more crowded than it already is.
The decorations are definitely old Italy style maybe early 80's at the most but that doesn't bother me. I really enjoyed the mirror as a back wall so you could see behind you in the restaurant.
The waitress and hostess both waited on us mostly because they were bored which they did tell us but they were friendly and we enjoyed talking with them. They gave us the menus which had a lot of options but did seem little over priced. My husband ordered the lasagna and I ordered off their bar menu and got an italian hoagie. I choose balsamic as my dressing because the italian was literally all oil and no flavor.
MY sandwich was great, soft warm bread, tasty meats and a nice layer of veggies. It also came with pickle which I devoured. My husbands lasagna was great too. The meat was so soft and tasty and the sauce made my mouth water. I actually added some to my hoagie. As an appetizer we ordered the stuffed banana peppers which I was told would be spicy but I had no idea they were that spicy. I couldn't eat them and so my husband finished them off. We received three or four large peppers and I just ate the skin with the sauce. Again it was a great sauce!!
Our servers we very pleasant, timely seeing that we were the only ones there. Although our food did take some time to come out, it was not cold and plus everything is homemade here which is always a plus.
So my review is 4 stars for this place. If the bathroom was larger and the bar was nonsmoking I'd probably consider upping the review but four stars is still pretty good!