So the last time I was here was July 2006 and now I know why. The place itself is cute in a very dated way. The service was very good but the food is nothing to rave about at all. We ordered a house salad that came out almost as a soup because of how much dressing was on it, same went for the Chicken Marsala, drowned in sauce you had to search for the chicken. Ordered a side of penne with oil and garlic, there was so much garlic you could keep vampires away for a lifetime, deeming it inedible, and the pasta was not cooked well either to boot. The others we dined with seemed to like their food but all complained about things drowning in sauces and lack of real flavors. With so many options in Tempe and the surrounding area, just go somewhere else for Italian food.