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| - I had very high expectations of this restaurant after reading all of the positive reviews it's received. Our experience started off very well. We were warmly and enthusiastically greeted as we entered the restaurant. We were immediately seated at a table along a wall with a large screen for a projection tv, which seemed more appropriate for a sports bar than an Italian restaurant. The music (70's rock and pop) was also more fitting for a sports bar than Italian restaurant. Keeping with that theme, our server's uniform/outfit more resembled sports bar attire than Italian restaurant garb.. There seems to be somewhat of an identity crisis going on here; do they want to be known as a sports bar that serves upscale Italian food, or an Italian restaurant serving upscale food? That's a question for the management to ponder.
Moving onto the dining experience, it was very hit and miss; much more miss than hit. Our server was very pleasant and friendly, but apparently she was not properly trained. To that point, we ordered a bottle of wine to begin. After opening the wine, she immediately put the cork back into the bottle! No taste, no pour. We then ordered a Caesar salad to share. That came out quickly, but without any serving utensils. We made do, using our dinner forks as our serving forks..There was also no offer of fresh cracked black pepper. Oddly there was no salt and pepper on any of the tables (are we not allowed to season our food if we wish to?). On the bright side, the salad itself was good, with fresh lettuce and a nice flavor.
Onto our entrees; the Gnocchi and a Prosciutto Arugula pizza. The gnocchi melted in your mouth, however the Bolognese sauce was missing something in the flavor department, The pizza was VERY disappointing, The crust was extremely soggy and greasy, with little to no flavor. The pizza toppings also had little to no flavor. The prosciutto, arugula and shaved parmesan were very fresh, but lacked the flavor I was expecting. Instead of going to flavortown, we were taken to Bland Land. Some salt, pepper and crushed red pepper would have been nice to attempt to resuscitate any hint of flavor from this pizza and the Bolognese sauce.
Overall, this was a very disappointing dining experience. I had such high hopes for this place, but unfortunately it fell flat. I gave it 2 stars because the servers were pleasant and welcoming, but they couldn't outshine the disappointing food we were served. Pizzeria Bianco has nothing to worry about.
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