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| - I have been here multiple times, all from getting their groupon.
The food always tastes good, most of the time I get the calamari and the Mezzelune di Vitello con Porcini, a veal stuffed pasta in a cream sauce with mushrooms, peas, and prosciutto.
The only times where I was disappointed with the food was when I got the caesar salad and another time I got a cannoli. The dressing for the caesar was very underwhelming, with most of the salad consisting of the more stalky parts of romaine. The cannoli cream in the cannoli wasn't smooth and creamy, I guess they used ricotta so it was chunky and pasty/gritty.
The service is always top notch. I am always offered more bread, red sauce if I don't want the oil and vinegar that normally comes with it, I am always seated and served promptly, and my drink always remained full. The waiters are always knowledgeable about the menu and are always friendly.
My only main complaint with the place is the portion size of the dishes in combination with the price. It isn't so bad since I am paying half price with the groupon, but I would most likely feel ripped off if I was paying full price. The calamari is 13 bucks and barely fills half the plate, especially since the other half is used for the saucer of marinara that comes with it. The veal stuffed pasta comes to 19 bucks, and it was never filling. While it always tastes awesome, the pasta never has that much filling in it, and there is never more than 10 of them on the plate, perfectly spaced out to cover the plate. If you are paying almost 20 dollars for a pasta dish, you should leave feeling full and satisfied, not continually asking for more bread and carbonated soda to not leave hungry.
The food is good, at least the things I consistently get like the pasta and calamari. I just wish there was more on the plate for the price they are asking. As long as they offer a groupon here, I will keep coming. I would never pay full price for this place.
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