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| - I came here with my husband on a Friday night right before 7pm. We were surprised at how easy it was to find a parking spot (I hate parking at this plaza), and we were able to get a seat right away. It might have been because it was Black Friday, and everyone else was still busy shopping. When we left at around 830, there was a line up at the door.
The food was pretty good and I would give it a 4/5. We ordered the calamari and parmesan chicken bites for appetizer. I really enjoyed both dishes, and would definitely order them again the next time I come back. I loved the salsa verdi aioli that comes with the calamari. For our mains, we had the baked carbonara and spaghetti with stuffed meatballs. Both dishes were good, but I've definitely had better home made pasta from other Italian restaurants. The meatball was very good, and I'm glad we opted for the stuffed option. It was with stuffed with cheese and pepperoni, which was really yummy. The portions are pretty good. This was too much food for the two of us. We were able to finish both the apps, but had to pack some of the pasta home. Most of their pasta come in three sizes - small, regular and social which is meant for sharing. So next time, I would probably order just a small pasta.
The only negative of the meal was the service. Our waitress was nice, but maybe she was new, as there were a couple mess ups throughout the night. Right after we placed our order, the calamari came out within about 2 minutes. We at first were very impressed with how fast they were, but then realized it was probably meant for another table. When our waitress saw that we got the calamari so quick, she came over and asked if we had ordered it, and looked like she was about to take it away until we told her that we did order it. Then 10 minutes later, another waiter came out with our chicken bites and calamari, and was about to put both down on our table, until we told him that we already got the calamari. A few minutes later, another waiter came by and put some garlic bread down on our table. I assumed that this was just the complimentary bread from the restaurant, and ate a slice. Then our waitress came by again and asked us if we had ordered the bread (which we didn't), and then told us that the bread was an item from the menu and was for another table. Anyways, since we didn't know and already took a few slices, they gave it to us for free. After we were done eating, we called our waitress over and asked her to pack our left overs, and get the bill. We also told her that we had a coupon to use, and wanted to give it to her, but she didn't take it. Then we realized she must have blocked out everything we said after we asked for the bill, because a few minutes later, she came back with the bill without the discount on it. Anyways, she took the bill back with the coupon. Then around 10 minutes later, she came back again and asked if we needed to use the POS machine, in which I replied that she never gave us the updated bill. Eventually, everything was sorted out. Hopefully, the next time I come back, this won't happen again!
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