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  • I do not consider myself a food snob, I am just as happy getting a Wendy's 1/4 lb. cheeseburger as I am trying some new food fad. I do however expect for a restaurant to do their very best at what it is they do. And Biaggi's does not do Italian any better than Olive Garden and does so as at an over-inflated price. I really do not like to give low ratings. I try my best to find the silver lining in most things but the only silver lining at Biaggi's is the atmosphere. I had several friends that gushed about the food and how Biaggi's is one of the best restaurants in the Champaign-Urbana area. I think I need to find a new class of friends after trying Biaggi's. The wait was not bad for a Wednesday night without reservations. The staff were friendly and attentive. The atmosphere of Biaggi's is very nice, white linen table cloths, candles, sturdy table and chairs. We were presented with a basket of sliced Italian bread and dipping oils after we were seated and it was a nice presentation. I ordered stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and they were not bad. They were swimming in oil but if you used the Italian bread to sop it up, they were really very tasty. I ordered the Garlic Shrimp Oreganata and my SO ordered the Sea Scallop Risotto. Disclaimer here: I did not know that Biaggi's was a chain restaurant until after our visit. The main entrees took a while to come out and I had finished my Caesar salad and mushrooms and was eyeing my husbands bread when they finally did come out. The salads that came with dinner were large and the lettuce was fresh and crispy. The Caesar dressing tasted like Kraft but it's salad so I'm not really complaining. My Garlic Shrimp Oreganata tasted like Chef Boy-Ar-Dee tossed with salad shrimp. It was lukewarm and terrible. My husbands Sea Scallop Risotto was also lukewarm and the scallops were few and far between. The Risotto was actually good and they did put plenty of "lump" meat crab in the dish. For the time it took them to microwave these frozen meals (and you can tell) I would have expected them at least to be hot. It is a shame that the food was sub-par because the atmosphere is definitely elegant and much nicer than taking your loved ones to Olive Garden (which I love, remember no food snobbery here!) The fact that this is a national chain restaurant is equally disappointing: the meh food is now nationwide! If you are looking for authentic Italian, this is about Italian as Pizza Hut. Try Minneci's or or even Manzella's. If your looking for atmosphere, they have a nice wine and liquor list and enjoy a few drinks but I cannot recommend the food. And I definitely did not enjoy it.
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