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| - I've only been here twice, but have had pleasant experiences both times.
I have had both the pizza and the pasta and I have to say...I enjoyed the pasta more than the pizza! The pizza is great, but the fresh pasta I had was even better. I ordered the tagliatelle with mushrooms. The best part about this dish is how it is unlike anything I've ever ordered. I find that when pasta and mushrooms are served a restaurant will cover the dish with some creamy sauce that adds nothing and takes away that great mushroom flavor. Not here! The dish didn't really have a sauce-the shrooms were probably cooked in wine, which gave the dish a great taste. I could have eaten the entire thing if I didn't want to take part of it home and figure out if I could cook something similar myself!
We had the polenta appetizer, which was something great to split for a table of 5.
They have made some changes in the restaurant to deal with the noise, including adding these "noise shields" on the ceiling and wall. It was definitely much quieter my second time there.
I had to take off one star for the same reason as many other reviewers: the front of the house/service. We had a reservation for 5, and they let us sit down right away even though only 4 of us were there, which is uncommon here. But, we were told we only had the table for 2 hours. It would have been 9:30 by the time we left, and this was on a Wednesday night. I know that some people like to linger in restaurants for all hours, but in a busy place like this I think the diners understand their table is in high demand.
The prices are reasonable, the corkage fee is $5. Be prepared to wait some time for a table on a Friday or Saturday.
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