I really wanted to like this place - I live nearby and was happy to see that we had another locally owned restaurant in NE Mesa. But....the food and service just really weren't very good. The table was sticky, the service was VERY rushed (pressured to order, and then salads were brought out about 30 seconds after our appetizer) and the food was just "meh."
We started with the brushchetta - which was incredibly dissapointing. The toppings were good enough, but it was served on flatbread which was cold and tasted rather stale. I prefer it on sliced bread like its made at Postino or D'Vine.
My husband had the orichette with sausage - it was oversalted and the sausage was pretty bland. I had porcini ravioli with a tomato cream sauce, which would have been much better had the sauce not been so oversalted.
The ambiance is ok - large TV's in the bar, which I guess are fine if you are sitting in the bar, but they were kind of distracting from the dining room.
I doubt we'll return, it just wasn't good enough for the $$$ spent.