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| - This is a tough review to write because the food was delicious. But we will not return for many reasons, and I think that those reasons explain my rating. When you approach the building, the window reads "gluten free", "organic", "non-GMO" and lots of other marketing buzz-words, all of which may be true. However, this prices here are far too expensive. I understand that people will pay a premium for trendy organic food, but the ambiance here is reminiscent of a cafe or diner, while the prices are from a fine dining Italian restaurant. $12 for a meatball- appetizer? $11 for a hummus plate appetizer? $18 for pasta dishes? $29 for 16" pizzas? So you logically assume that for those prices, it must be REALLY high quality - think again. I had the gnocchi with spicy sausage, and it was delicious. But it was $16.50, and that is steep for gnocchi in red sauce, so I asked the server if the gnocchi was made in-house. He replied "no". So I just paid $16.50 for someone to buy 3rd party gnocchi and add red sauce. My wife had the spicy Thai peanut quinoa bowl. Also delicious. Just one problem - no quinoa. It was essentially stir fried broccoli slaw with peanut sauce and some quinoa sprinkled over the top. Again, we asked the server (who was a very good server, by the way) if there was supposed to be more quinoa in the dish. He stated "yes, but my pasta chef is out today". So we just paid $10.95 for a quinoa bowl with no quinoa (this is by far the cheapest thing on the menu, including most appetizers and salads). To be fair, we used a Groupon, so the final bill was not as much as it could have been. But I am writing this from the perspective of someone paying full price. So in summary, the food tasted really good, and that's gets one star. The server was solid, and that gets a second star. But I cannot give any stars for ambiance or overall value. If the prices were cut by 30%, I could probably get behind this restaurant in some way. But right now I feel like the old Picazzo's, which I've eaten at many times, simply poorly reinvented itself as a trendy gimmick restaurant to capitalize on the wave of healthy fads. I commend Picazzo's for identifying the unmet need in our community for healthier food, and many of the reviews on Yelp seem to indicate that this is appreciated. But in my opinion, to justify these prices, a far better product and atmosphere is required.
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