I watched this place being built and fitted out over months. As with most neighborhood restaurants I have stopped in occasionally for lunch or a pizza and found everything to my liking. The noise level and music are pleasant, the service friendly and the simple fare that I tasted quite good. I had not gone there for fine dining until tonight, WOW! Starting with fresh garlic bread and a chop salad the meal was off to a delicious start. I love seafood and when I was offered Cioppino as a special I was skeptical. That is not an occasional neighborhood dish but a practiced labor love prepared by a chef who really cares. My server promised me I would not be disappointed so ordered it. Twenty minutes later a long thin plate of aldente linguini appeared rich in a wonderful sauce that had to have been specially prepared. Folded into it was an assortment of the freshest seafood it is possible to imagine, each piece cooked separately and perfectly. Large mussels. clams, giant prawns and succulent fish were interspersed with perfectly cooked tender calamari rings. When the dish was finished the sauce could simply not be left and the remaining warm garlic bread was the perfect vehicle to finish off the treat.
Though it was a special tonight I'm told it would be made to order if asked. Now, however, I have to travel through the menu to find out what other special delights I have been missing.