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"Oh [crap], someone pissed on the hood of my car!" yells a man walking out of the bar next to the restaurant.
Waitress asking our party of 5 if we had reservations...with an empty dining room behind her.
Being seated next to a doorway...with an empty dining room around us.
Having 3 people waiting on us...and still getting a drink order wrong and having to wait over 10 minutes for our bill...with an empty dining room around us.
Strips of what looked like toilet paper anchoring the black tablecloths...okay so they weren't actually toilet paper, but that was our first thought. A better idea would have been to use some strip of cloth or linen...
A large carafe of soda was placed on our table...which was nice because we never ran out of beverage...but usually that happens when a restaurant is busy and the waitress is worried she can't get our drinks to us fast enough. I never had that in a nearly empty restaurant.
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Other than these strange things, this seemed like it could be a nice restaurant to go to if only a few things were tweaked.
Although it's not their fault, the restaurant is located in a dilapidated shopping center, and one of the waitresses commented that the interior several years back had looked just like the outside until it was bought and redone.
Our Food:
The garlic bread was a delicious cheesy chewy creation served with definitely homemade marinara.
The crab soup was a little disappointing; real crab mixed with fake crab in a thick broth...it wasn't terrible, but neither did it wow me. It almost needed something more.
I had the swordfish. Blackened crust with a honey buerre blanc sauce. It was served over penne with capers and tomatoes. The swordfish was grilled perfectly. It was moist and meaty and the buerre blanc was pleasantly creamy with a hint of sweetness. My only criticism of the dish was that the capers - as much as I LOVE capers - completely took over the honey buerre blanc if you ate a bite of fish and pasta together. It seemed like it should have been one or the other to be the perfect dish.
Someone else had the New York Strip. It was cooked perfectly...for me. He had ordered it medium, but it was more on the medium rare side. I personally like some red...but if a customer orders it a certain way, it should be cooked that way.
The other dishes ordered included the Fettucine Alfredo, the Chicken Marsala, and the Baked Ziti. Everyone was very satisfied with their dish. The Chicken Marsala friend only wished there had been more mushrooms.
Entrees start at $10 and go up to $20. The portions are large! We couldn't fit any dessert, although they sounded quite tempting.
The Conclusion:
We had a nice meal, but everything from decor to service to food left me a little short. This place is like 'The Little Restaurant that almost could'. Lots of potential....just needs an extra oomph.
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