Being from the NY/NJ area, we are no strangers to small, family-owned Italian restaurants that crank out terrific food. We read the reviews and decided to give this place a shot. The ambience was nice and cozy. We tried the lasagna and ordered a pie (per my personal quest to find decent pizza in the area). The sauce was tasty but the food overall did not live up to the reviews. I had expectations for hearty lasagna with well-constructed layers of pasta, ricotta cheese, and meat sauce - the kind you cut out of the pan and serve in a solid chunk with all layers visible from top to bottom. It was disappointing when we instead got a messy serving of egg noodles and meat sauce (no ricotta cheese) hidden beneath a layer of melted mozzarella cheese. The pizza had a generous serving of cheese, but it was too saucy for my taste and the bottom crust as well as cheese in some areas was not fully cooked due to improper rotation while in the oven. We definitely won't be back. Our server was really nice, but the food came up too short for us to consider trying this place again.