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| - We dined here for our anniversary and am so glad we did! First of all, my husband made a reservation but didn't write down the confirmation # and at check-in, there was no record of it. We were very disappointed but immediately, the host manager told us she would work us in in about 20 minutes. We walked into the restaurant and loved seeing the kitchen; same idea as the Eiffel Tower restaurant. We sat at the bar and met two bartenders. The male was terrific and very easy-going, personable, and loved telling about the drinks and the atmosphere - very engaging and you could tell he loved working there. Sadly, the female that ended up making our drinks was not like that. She would giggle and say she didn't know certain things about the restaurant and she seemed very clumsy while making our cocktails. My husband had a rum drink that looked like a snow cone which was super cool (and tasty) and I had the Destroyer, which was made with tequila. I think it could have been made better and muddled more, but the ingredients/idea were awesome. The host manager came to the bar and took us to our table. We sat just above the actual dining room but as close to it as possible. My husband had an actual chair but I sat facing him on the couch/bench seat. Those need lumbar cushions! It was not ideal for eating. We had the pleasure of having both Josephs serve us and they were both equally amazing, funny, respectful, kind, smart... everything you'd want and expect from fine dining servers. We also met a Sommelier, Darius, and he, too, was amazing. I would like to give an extra special shout out to Juan, who delivered our bread. He knew every single type of bread and all condiments, he was lovely, smiled, and answered our questions. I got the impression he was a bit nervous and lacks confidence, but he is a gem! He will soon become a terrific server, without a doubt. He was far more knowledgable and personable than the female bartender, that's for sure! The overall atmosphere was a bit confusing to me. Was it trying to be a club? The music was distracting to me. The decor was *not* what I would have expected after seeing Giada's TV set, and I truly hated seeing her name or initial everywhere. I liked the white on white napkins with her name, and I liked her name on the To-Go bags, but did not care for it at all on the back of the bar stools or on some of the dishes/plates.
Now to the food... 10 Stars for that! We started with the grilled octopus, which was indescribable! We will order that again, and again, and again. We also had the gorgonzola dolce, which was terrific. For entrees, I had the lobster ravioli and I ate every single last bite. The pasta was delicate and the lobster was plentiful. My husband had the veal saltimbocca. He ate it all but said he wouldn't order it again as it was pan-fried. And for dessert, we had a variety of cookies, and the lemon ricotta one was out of this world, but we also had the honey almond chocolate ganache tart. O. M. G. !!! I wanted to make my house out of it. It was so delicious and a perfect balance of creamy and crunchy. I would go to Giada's again just for dessert and order that tart.
Food = out of this world. Servers = amazing Bartender = 1 great, 1 not Atmosphere = tried to be different than your traditional Italian fine dining but became too eclectic for me.
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