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| - A friend who really enjoys good food recommended this place, but after reading some of the reviews, I wasn't sure if we should go. We took the plunge and invited another couple (the wife is itslian!) And went on a Saturday night.
Happy hour is M-Sat until 6:30pn. ALL beer is $3, house wine by the glass is $4 (and it is decent!), and 7 or 8 apps are $8. The waiter (and actually all staff) were friendly and helpful. We decided to order the meatball app and butternut squash ravioli app. The regular fried calamari, and seafood stuffed mushrooms. They brought facascia bread with evoo and balsamic vinegar and freshly grated cheese that was very tasty. All of our food came out at the same time and was piping hot. I really enjoyed the meatball app, never seen it done like that. Would make a great appetizer for a party. My husband thought the calamari was a little heavily breaded, but I thought it was tender and the marinara was very good. The ravioli were delish, especially the sauce, but a tad al dente. The stuffed mushrooms were ahhhhmazing! They were a special for the night. They brought 10 small mushrooms stuffed with seafood in another fabulous sauce! The men were still hungry so they ordered a seafood plate entre, another special. We got another round of drinks while happy hour prices were still available. The seafood plate was a delightful treat! Shrimp, scallops, and salmon arranged on grilled sliced vegetables (tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini ) beautifully presented and seasoned nicely. The salmon was NOT dried out or over cooked. The shrimp had a little bit of that lovely grilled taste. Didn't care for the grilled (regular) eggplant as the skin was left on and was tough/bitter. I LOVE grilled Asian eggplant, one of my absolute favorites, so that is a change I would make. Prices were reasonable. Staff friendly, wasn't too loud, nice and clean and charming. Want to go back and order entrees with more of their delicious sauces!! Let's see how I feel when I get in bed :)
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