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| - Sigh. I want to like this place because I had a lovely dining experience there with my family before a show at Heinz Hall when I was a kid, but I've been back a few times in the last two years and I don't think I'll be returning.
Our waiter was fantastic, but you get the feeling that he knows he needs to make up for the fact that the hostess is such a scary individual. He also offered to have the kitchen make chicken fingers and fries for our young dining companion, which was a nice gesture. Honestly though, the unwelcoming nature of the hostess makes the diner feel uncomfortable from the get-go and it is difficult to enjoy yourself afterwards.
We started out with a few drinks and the fried zucchini. The drinks were pretty average cocktails, which is ok by me. The fried zucchini were good - light and crispy breading. The breading lacked flavor, but they came with a yummy horseradish sauce and marinara sauce that made up for it. (Unfortunately, they charge you extra to have both dipping sauces, which is silly).
The soups and salad that accompanied our meals were, unfortunately, better than the meals themselves. I like their wedding soup, but there's really nothing special about it. The problem with our entrees was that the pasta was just tremendously over cooked. One of my dining companions couldn't even eat theirs, but said the chicken Marsala that accompanied it was ok. I was really bummed out that the pasta was so darn mushy because the garlic, anchovy, and hot pepper sauce that accompanied it had potential. This is the second time that the pasta has been over cooked when I dined there, so I don't think it's just coincidence.
There are so many other good restaurants downtown that I would not recommend this one.
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