Recently went to lunch with co-workers for Xmas lunch and the place was very nicely renovated, high ceilings, nice decor and overall a beautiful place.
I think this location used to be Alice Fazooli's and in some ways, it's the same and different. One thing I noticed was the menu writer is very talented. Everything sounds wonderful and hand made with fresh ingredients, the way nana used to make it. We ordered some appetizers to share and this is why I say it's the same and different at the same time. If you had blind folded me and asked me if there was any difference, I wouldn't be able to tell you. I ordered the pepperoni pizza and it came out on this really cool plate with built in cutter but I found it to be greasy and too heavy with too much pepperoni. I never thought I would ever complain about a restaurant giving too much pepperoni but it didn't work for me. The things ordered by my co-workers again could have came out of another chain "Italian" restaurant.
For dessert, I thought I'd order chocolate gelato and I think this is the first time that I have ever gotten ice cream that looks like it has been sitting in the freezer too long when it starts to have that syrupy, sort of melted texture.
So in the end, Scaddabush is a chain restaurant with a talented interior decorator and menu writer (maybe it's the same person) with a cool sounding Italian name. I've walked by many times and my expectations were high but have to say I felt a little bit let down.