Was so looking forward to this restaurant after the good reviews I'd heard.
The wait staff was friendly and prompt. Most tables were full so we expected good things. The first thing we noticed was how cold it was and how most of the patrons were wearing winter coats at their tables. I was antsy just to get something warm to hold because my hands were ice cold.
I asked the waitress for her recommendation and she suggested Pasta Dominic with sausage, tomato, spinach. I ordered a half portion and my husband ordered a hot sub and fries. We immediately received bread with plates but the plates were covered in grease smudges that I could only smear with a napkin.
My salad was cold and crisp but the garlic bread appetizer was extremely greasy with congealed cheese. My wine came in a glass with lip smudges on the rim.
When our meals came, my Pasta Dominic was ICE cold in the center and the sausage was still pink and the entire dish was topped with whole raw, cold spinach leaves that would be perfect in a salad but just wrong on a hot pasta dish.
My husband's sub had been heated but the cheese was now a congealed blob.
The waitress took the pasta to reheat and soon returned with a nice warm bowl containing now cooked sausage and wilted spinach. Still, the sauce was unappetizing, thin and grey puddled in the bottom of the bowl. It tasted the way it looked, and I didn't take more than 2 bites. My husband couldn't finish his sandwich either because it was cold in the middle.
On the plus side, the wine selection was good and the Reisling I had was properly chilled, light and crisp. I will say that the pizzas leaving the kitchen looked great and there seemed to be a steady take out business. Maybe the pizzas are the secret and we just hit an off night. But I don't think we'll try again hoping for an 'on' night.