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| - My parents were in town and since my Mom's birthday is next week we decided to go out for an early celebration. I now live in Bloomfield so we decided to go Italian. Full disclosure: my first choice was D'Amico's but either they changed their storefront and I didn't recognize it, or they have closed. In any event, my plan B was Alexanders.
We went on a Tuesday night around 7. Parking was no problem, free street parking after 6-nice! The bar was deserted and the small dining room had two or three small groups. So no shouting to make yourself heard-double nice! The seating was comfortable (we got a square table in the middle of the room).
Our server was very nice and efficient and I'd give her at least 4 stars. My mom got the spinach and cheese ravioli w/ marinara sauce (on the menu the ravioli are deep fried but they honored her request for a "normal" cook), my dad got angel hair with bolognese sauce, and I got linguini with pesto sauce.
I was surprised that the pasta dishes did not come with a salad so if you go, that's additional. The server said that the serving sizes were generous. They were good portions but not huge by Pittsburgh standards. My mom does not have a large appetite and she ate all but one ravioli. I ate all my pasta and could have had more. My Dad was reaching for his third slice of bread after he polished off his pasta, so I'll let you draw your own conclusions! :) The sauces were good and the pasta tasted like it was fresh. Everything was warm/lukewarm, but not steaming hot. I'm a bit of a slow eater, especially with pasta so by the time I was finishing, it was cold.
The food was OK, in cases like this, I really wish you could give a half star, because this is 3.5 stars. Nothing was horrible, nothing was excellent. It was good. The bill with a tip was around $55 (we all had soft drinks), which again I don't have a major quibble about.
Not sure I will go back, but not sorry I went. :)
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