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| - Overpriced for what you get, a clear "southern American" style of Italian food--which is to say it is greasy, over salted, and (I suspect) frozen.
1) My date and I chose the "balsamic vinaigrette" dressing with our salad, but there was no vinaigrette to it--it was pure balsamic vinegar.
2) The chicken parmigiana was overly crusty along the edges and the breading did not flake off easily--indicative of pre-pared and frozen before reheating in the kitchen. The capellini were good, al dente. However the breasts were EXTREMELY greasy from either excess oil or poor quality cheese on top (which by the way, was hard to discern).
3) The arrabbiate was over powered by the salt. I understand it contains proscuitto (which is usually thin-sliced by the way, not chunky), but the salt dominates all competing flavor from the tomatoes, olives, garlic and basil. A sure sign of poor quality food!
Also, I requested broccoli with the arrabiate. The server replied "of course." No broccoli.
4) The cappuccino needs to be removed from the restaurant. I understand Charlotteans are no Europeans, but the cappuccino is obviously made from instant mix. I asked the waitress if she made it with an espresso machine and she replied "yes, we have an espresso machine."
5) The only saving grace was the bread, which was served warm and soft. One piece of bread is too small for two people, so you have to ask for more.
I'll go to Maggiano's for future frozen Italian food, at least they have white table cloths to match the inflated menu prices.
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