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| - The owners are facing a serious challenge, but we think they are up for the struggle. While they advertise as the only Italian restaurant in Brecksville, there are several other quality ones in neighboring suburbs of 7 Hills, Broadview Heights and North Royalton. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit, starting with our professional and delightful server, Jenna. Altho we usually start a meal with the wedding soup to see the respective Italian restaurants' take on this item but we were curious to try the arancini - a new item for us (non Italians) and were not disappointed with the risotto cakes accompanied by pesto and red sauce. Altho the wine list is a work in progress, we had two domestics - a generous pour at a fair price. The house salads were surprisingly good - fresh with excellent attention to detail - no bags used here and no spiny white lettuce pieces. Our entrees were overly generous in size, altho we enjoyed the leftovers - carefully packed by Jenna. My wife's chicken marsala was outstanding. My lasagna could have used a few spoonfuls more sauce, but still enjoyable. The refilled garlic bread-roll basket was great for nibbling and sauce dipping. We both look forward to trying the seafood items and veal spiedini. As I stated initially, this restaurant faces a challenge, but with the interesting menu, generous portions and professional service, they are obviously excepting the area will appreciate their efforts.
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