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| - Definitely worth it. The decor is lovely and it is a good atmosphere. But the important part is the food. This is probably as good as Phoenix can get; it will never be amazing Italian - the cooks can't go to a nearby dairy and get fresh cheese, they can't go to a local butcher and handpick the meats, and I doubt they have the time to make the pasta by hand - all of which they do in Italy. But that being said, they did a good job with the ingredients that they have access to and everything was fine. Better than Olive Garden, and isn't that what you're looking for?
The staff is not effusive in greetings, but definitely not rude. Our server, an older gentleman, was courteous and friendly and spot on the service. Plate used? Replaced? Fork used? Replaced. New dishes for every course, perfect.
And frankly, if you go during happy hour with half off appetizers (REAL appetizers, not cheapo fried stuff - options like calamari, mussels, antipasto, bruchetta, etc) life was pretty darn good.
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