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| - Sand in the Clams! We were a large party who came to the restaurant early in the evening. The appetizers we shared included Eggplant Rollatini, fried calamari, and the traditional caprese. The eggplant appetizer was terrific with a red sauce that had a freshness/zing to it. The calamari was cooked properly. The tomato and mozzarella of the caprese were cut thick. The veal marsala was very good. I ordered the linguini with white clam sauce. The taste was terrific (usually too bland at other restaurants) and the linguini was cooked properly. The kitchen missed badly on the cleanliness of the clams, where I encountered an unwelcome, experience-ruining presence of sand. I stopped eating after the third encounter. Avoid this dish. The wait staff offered a dessert to compensate for this issue, which was inadequate.
The ambiance is noisy and boisterous in a positive way, so kids are welcome. The kids in our party enjoyed their angel hair pasta, but were a bit surprised at the light texture of the meatballs. The restaurant offered $2 off appetizers during happy hour, even on a Saturday night. Another yelper indicated that the appetizer portions were huge, but that did not align with our experience ... we placed multiple orders for the rollatini and calamari. Stone IPA on tap was a pleasant surprise. Those who drank wine expressed a high level of satisfaction with the wine choices/prices. I saw another yelper comment about hair in their salad, and we did have a similar issue with a caesar salad (anchovies $1 extra). Agree with a previous yelp review indicating that the prices are not high at this restaurant.
If the kitchen would get their act together and properly clean the shellfish, I would give 4 stars.
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