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| - Went there very recently, on a Friday night. We set inside, too hot for out. It was around dinner time, and very busy. Issues all over this place! I am having a hard time deciding where to start. 1. Reservations were completely screwed up. 2. Hostess (hostesses) are basically clueless. Gave 90% of the customers to 2 waiters, instead of dividing between 5 of them! Result: frustrated, overworked waiter and slow service. But he was friendly. Acoustics in the restaurant are terrible! Can't hear s**t anyone sitting close to you say. But you do hear constant loud noise from the rest of the diners. Sorta like a few dozen of parakeets screeching... On top of that, there's also a live music band, starts around 7:30 pm? If you're there with anyone else, just eat, don't expect a conversation, unless you are monologueing, and not expecting an answer. Our waiter said he will lose his voice by the end of the night. Last, not least, the food. I started with their version of Caprese salad appetizer with Heirloom tomatoes and burrata cheese, at $14 it was the best dish there. Shrimp putanesca for main course. That was underwhelming. The sauce was very oily, pasta undercooked (not just al dente), and contained a small number of shrimp, which were overcooked & dried out. My friends were not impressed with any of their dishes either. I would consider giving them another try, just to be fair, but for sure, not on a Friday night!
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