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| - We visited this restaurant on a Thursday night. This was our first time to Gasper's. The exterior of the building is nothing fancy, but don't let this disuade you. The interior is very welcoming, the bar is nice and the wood-burning oven in the background gives the restaurant a cozy, warm feel. We made reservations and everything went well when we arrived. Gasper, the owner, is a fine host and made it a point to come by and say hello. He served us some fresh focaccia bread which went well with our wine. The wine list is ample. The house salad was great and enough for 2 people to share. The special of the day was shrimp pasta primavera. One of the members of our party ordered the special and was very pleased, he is very well traveled and was born in Italy. His only complaint was that it had a tad too much olive oil, nothing that would make him send the dish back. Others in our party had the pizza, which was very good and I had the asparagus capellini. The dish was OK. The sun-dried tomatoes were overbearing and I wasn't able to savor any of the flavors that probably were in the pasta. Overall the food was a solid B+. Our main complaint was with our server, who was very unattentive and very distracted. The restaurant wasn't very busy and having to call over our server was very frustrating. We didn't order dessert, partially because we were irritated by our server. If the service was better, I easily would have upgraded my star rating. Gasper's is way better than any chains, i.e. Olive Garden, Bucca di Beppo, Carraba's. The prices are comprable, but the experience is much more enjoyable. We look forward to returning to Gasper's to experience other items on the menu.
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