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| - I see a lot of 4 and 5 star ratings for this restaurant. While this is a fine place to eat, it doesn't stand out. The first thing I noticed was the interior has some nice design to it, but the floor is tile and that makes the sound level in the restaurant pretty high. I felt like this would be a great brewery or tap room, not a sit down restaurant. The loudness was probably the most distinctive thing about my meal.
Since they recently opened, they only had 4 red wine options and 2 beers (no draft). The waitress said they were soon to get 3 local craft beers. Hopefully that happens, because a place without a local craft beer option, is off the list.
We were seated promptly when we arrived. There was no wait line.
We had immediate service. That was good.
They have a decent selection of appetizers, the waitress recommended Calamari, so we had that. The Calamari was typical, not outstanding, not a lot of flavor, but also not fried to death, so it was A-ok. (3 stars)
We had a bottle of wine, selected from the 4 options. It was fine.
Next to the menu! They had a large selection of dishes. Lots of pasta options, pizza, Calzones, Stromboli, and other entrees as well. I had Premivera with Broccoli, mushrooms, Spinach in a cream sauce and I added Meatballs. It was fairly priced and tasted A-ok. It wasn't super tasty. It wasn't really memorable. But not terrible either. Now, it was a YUGE portion. It was easily 4x what I could eat. I always hate going to a place, eating my fill, and then realizing, it looks like I barely touched my main dish. I can't imagine anyone eating a full portion. Similar experience from my family. Portions were very large, quality and taste were A-ok, but not outstanding.
To Dessert! We got a Tiramishu and a cheese cake. Both, again, A-ok.
So, in conclusion. This isn't a bad place, its a fine place, and we need a new place in this area. However, I wouldn't make this a date night location. Its a solid 3 stars.
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