Amosphere: Very nice. They dimmed the lights SO much around 9 or 10pm though that I could barely see the people that I was with! Would have been nice if I was on a date, but...I wasn't. :]
Food: Good! We were sitting by a couple who absolutely raved about the trout, so one of us ordered the trout. We were also told that all of the ravioli was going to be remarkable, so we ordered two kinds of ravioli. The trout was agreed by all 3 of us to be very good, and the ravioli, too. It just wasn't as rave-worthy as we were expecting based on those reviews! The highlight of the table was the lobster ravioli.
Service: NOT attentive. We were served plain bread before the meal and tried to get someone's attention for quite a long time to ask for oil and vinegar or butter.
The Sicilian owner/cook: Came around and met people. Talking to him for a minute was a highlight. Seems like the real deal.
Would I go back? Honestly, I prefer other places in Little Italy. But I wouldn't steer people away.