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| - I had a performance review/feedback lunch here with a couple of my bosses. I didn't know about this place but it seemed interesting. It was at Exit 23, just veer left as you exit but then stay on the right lane as you turn. It will be close to the Harris Teeter on the right side, after the first light, I believe. We got in at around 1130am so it was still a bit empty, but it got crowded as we finished.
Okay, so on with the food.
I ordered the shrimp and garlic ravioli ($15). It was described as having tomato basil cream sauce with sun-dried tomatoes. I am a big fan of all things tomato + cream or a mix of the classic pasta sauces so I was excited about this one!
The food came in about 10 minutes so it was reasonable. It was on a huge white deep plate and was mostly pink or light pink in color. I suppose there weren't enough tomatoes/tomato sauce in it. Still, it looked good. I would say there were about 10-12 pieces of ravioli - they weren't huge pieces, just big enough to be cut once in the middle with a fork.
The taste was excellent! It had a good balance of tomato-ey and creamy taste (even if it did look like it didn't have enough of the tomato part) and the raviolis were soft and warm. I couldn't taste much of the shrimp part though, mostly it was the garlic. Not that you were biting into garlic pieces in the ravioli, but the taste was a more garlic flavor. I also wish there were more sun-dried tomatoes because it really enhanced the flavor of the raviolis! Nonetheless, there was enough sauce for me to stay happy and I even had a piece of bread to really sweep the sauce off the plate!
My only peeve about this place is the crappy server. Good thing I can't remember her name, but she wasn't the usual cheery crew in every other restaurant. She didn't ask if I wanted more water, she just took my glass as I was holding it. She didn't ask if we liked our food or how our food was at least. Other than that, I would still try and go back to sample the other items in their menu. Parking was easy, the place wasn't loud even when the lunch crowd came in, and the furniture was comfortable and easy. I still recommend it with 4 stars!
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