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| - We drive by this place all the time and finally decided to try it. Don't understand all the great reviews. Can't be about the food, must be about the nice bar and patio for happy hour. For starters, this is definitely not traditional Italian. So it cool and trendy to be eclectic in your creations, but everything we had, repeat everything, was so bland. Starting with the spread that came along with the bread. Great idea, awful execution. Goat cheese in ravioli is just plain gross for those of us that can't stand goat cheese, and especially when the menu doesn't disclose what kind of cheese. Everyone knows ravioli is made with ricotta, if you want to be different, I guess that's cool but tell your customers what to expect! The chicken parm tasted like stale breadcrumbs with again no flavor, and was it panko? I think so. Just not what you'd expect and want if craving good Italian. Lastly, the marinara sauce, the gravy of Italy, was again tasteless. The only reason why I gave 2 stars instead of zero was that the pizza was pretty good and the servers and the owner were very apologetic and did what they could to make it right for us. Unfortunately, food is most important in ratings and if you get that right, then you don't have to apologize and make up for it. Sorry, but we won't be back. You want real Italian, go to Guiseppe's on Thunderbird/Scottsdale.
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