Restaurant review
I was for surprised to find a restaurant similar to Maggiano's here down in Champaign, but I finally was able to visit Biaggi's this past weekend. This is a chain restaurant with many locations however it's hidden away from the main strip which is why it has not visited until now. I was smart enough to make a reservation on open table or else you'll end up waiting 20 to 40 minutes for a table. We were quickly seated in a very busy dining room. This restaurant has a variety of Italian food from the pasta's to the meat entrées. The food here is pretty good however the service and the overall flow of the restaurant is terrible. The issues that we had here was that we ordered an appetizer and are entrées at the same time. Unlike other reviewers who complained about slow food, it only take about a few minutes before our appetizer came and literally two minutes afterwards are entrées were place on her table as well. The fried calamari was good and came with two types of dipping sauce. I had the seafood pasta which actually was prepared excellent. I wish it was in a white wine sauce however it came in a spicy red sauce. There was a variety of seafood including scallops that were prepared well grilled shrimp, mussels, and octopus. Along with this meal you get a complementary bread basket which contains a soft bread and baguette which go well with the olive oil and Parmesan cheese dip. Our server was notably absent never filling our glass of water and also not even giving a glass to my son. Finally because it's so busy their goals the quickly turn over your table. We had a reservation at 545 and was done with our meal around 6:20, but there's a constant feeling that they want you to clear the table as it took away our place even before my son finished his meal. For that reason I would have to think long and hard about visiting this restaurant again
Pros: Average prices, good Italian food, free bread and olive oil
Cons: Poor service, seems like they want to rush to get you out, poor timing of food delivery
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Health code rating: B. Appears to be clean, however health reports they appear to have been the numerous violations http://champaign.il.gegov.com/champaign/estab.cfm?facilityID=1004