For Steele Creek, I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. I am pretty underwhelmed by the Italian restaurants in Charlotte. Mama Ricotta's is outstanding, but I have yet to find another Italian restaurant I would say is even above average.
The decor has a nice modern rustic feel to it. There was no wait and only a handful of people there when we went. The service was fast and friendly.
You get a ton of food. You start with bread, which I thought was pretty good. All of the pasta dishes come with a side salad. They used a spring mix which I'm always a fan of and the balsamic vinaigrette was very good. The portions of the pasta dishes are huge. It would definitely make sense to split them between two people. We got the penne vodka and the gnocchi. Both were pretty good. I wouldn't say they were outstanding, but good solid pasta dishes. My friend got the Sorrento and it was very fresh and pretty good as well. We finished with the seasonal sweet potato maple cheesecake which was delicious!
This isn't a place I would rave about, but it was definitely enjoyable and raises the bar for restaurants in Steele Creek and Italian restaurants in Charlotte.