This is an opening of a new restaurant and I would rate it 10/10! There was a live piano player playing and it added the ambience of the restaurant. A Mexican restaurant used to be in Cucina 865's place and the owners decided to undergo a new Italian venture under the executive chef Chris Kanka.
We ordered grilled calamari to share as an appetizer and I ordered the spaghettini. The grilled calamari was a cute little octopus grilled upside down with its tentacles sticking upwards. It sat on a bed of greens above a balsamic reduction. This appetizer is a fork and knife appetizer as the calamari needs to be sliced and enjoyed with a bite of greens. Although I'm not a huge fan of aglio e olio pasta, the spaghettini was perfect! The scallops and mussels were cooked to perfection - the pasta was al dente. The portion sizes are not too big, but enough for a romantic dinner date.
The servers are attentive and very enthusiastic - they are excited about the opening of a new restaurant and the new crowds they'll bring :)