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| - The only reason I gave this place one star is the place was clean, with a nice atmosphere (had we not been seated in the back, by the open doorway to the kitchen) and the marinara is pretty good. Otherwise, it would have received no star.
I love good Italian food. Having grown up on the fare in Little Italy and worked at the Greenhouse on Adelbert Rd., in Cleveland, owned by the Minnillo family, of the Baricelli Inn and currently Flour, before attending nursing school, I'd say I'm a fair judge.
This was my second trip to the restaurant. I wanted to give them a fair chance after the first trip was mediocre and I felt it must have been an off day for the place.
Both times, were were seated in the back, by the open kitchen, even though there were more ambient areas open. Both times, I noticed everyone with children were seated in the back, no matter how old your child was (mine was 13). Rather then disperse the noise and activity of children, they concentrate it, which makes for a very noisy dining experience when you add in the clanking from the open kitchen. I found this segregation very disturbing.
The other points that make this place fall way short is the unfriendly wait staff, the overpriced food--for the quality, and the lack of concern from the owners.
We ordered the Wedding soup and Calamari, to start. Calamari was very nice, but the wedding soup was overly watered-down. Most restaurants have their soup base made in the morning and as the day goes on, have to top it off due to evaporation reducing it. This is perfectly acceptable, but this was over-topped. The meatballs were flavorful, but he pastina in the soup was way under done. So much so, that they were like hard little grains. Visually, you could tell they were undone. I have no idea why the waitress didn't say something to the cook when handed the bowls. We were hoping the rest of the meal would be better.
Just an FYI--this place also charges $6.00 extra for a change in sauce and a "sharing" charge of $4.00 per dish, which I find outrageous, though we didn't plan on sharing, and I know the sauces are already made and sitting in steam tables, back in the kitchen.
When our meals came--Seafood Alfredo ($17.99), Jumbo Shrimp ($16.99), and Veal Parmigiana ($18.99)--all, except the Seafood Alfredo, came with a one-cup side of pasta with marinara. Also, all the pasta was way under-cooked. When my husband complains about it being under cooked, it is under cooked.
My son, who ordered the Jumbo Shrimp asked if he could have Alfredo sauce on his pasta, instead, was curtly told by the uninvested waitress that it would be an upcharge of $6-making the cost for that dish $22.99. I exclaimed, "...for 2 oz. of Alfredo sauce?" to which, Miss Warm answered, "Do you want it, or not?". Wow, how nasty can one be to guests? When his dish came, who would have though it would be only 6 medium, butterfly cut fried shrimp? Not jumbo sized at all.
My dish, the Seafood Alfredo, had about a quarter cup of minced, yes, minced scallops, with six small sized shrimp that were so under cooked, they were translucent. Needless to say, I put them aside and started eating the pasta, because I was starving. I planned on talking to Miss Warm when she came back around, but she stayed in the kitchen chatting with the cooks for the rest of our meal. When she appeared to give us our check and boxes, I told her about the shrimp and pasta, she just stared at me for an inordinate amount of time, then blurted out, "sorry" before turning and walking away.
When I paid the check, the owner, Tina, didn't ask how things were. in fact, she didn't even look at me.
All I can say is, this place is a very sad, sad, disappointment.
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