Visiting from Chicago. Came to check out the Ballantyne area. It's really nice. Tons of nice restaurants in the area. We agreed on this spot because of the yelp reviews, and my teenager really wanted Italian food.
We sat outdoors in their tent area. Our server was decent. Felt like her mood kind of changed after we placed our order because we didn't order big ticket items. I'm pregnant so I can't drink. My husband didn't drink either. Plus we both were not really hungry. We had a big heavy late lunch. So we ordered salads. He ordered chicken caesar and I ordered the same with no chicken. We both didn't like their caesar dressing.
My teenage daughter ordered gnocchi. She is a vegetarian. We always eat where my husband and I want to eat, so we let her make this night's dinner choice. We were specifically there just for her. She wasn't crazy about the gnocchi. It was kind of spicy. She said she's had better, and would give it 3 stars. That's why I'm rating my review with 3 stars. We also ordered pizza for our younger kids off the kids menu. I have a 3 year old and 1 year old. They shared the pizza and loved it.
Our bill was $50...$60 with the tip. We were kind of annoyed because we spent that and then our teenager said she would have preferred Mac and cheese from Panera. Waste of money trying to please her.