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| - It's never easy when you have to pick a restaurant that your parents will enjoy, and Italian always seems like a safe choice. But you can only take them to the same place so many times before you need to look somewhere else.
I had passed Little Anthony's a number of times over the years and decided perhaps now was the time to try it out. The menu looked good, the prices weren't crazy, and it was close to my work so it seemed like the right option.
The food was really tasty. I had spaghetti carbonara and a split caesar salad with my wife to start. The salad was big enough to share and was a great. Nicely dressed (there's nothing worse than an underdressed caesar) and not *too* garlicy. The spaghetti carbonara was excellent too! Not too rich, with nice big chunks of bacon, which I can get behind 100%. They also provide really delicious bread before your meal, and there's nothing wrong with delicious bread!
They have a pretty good looking wine list, though as someone who doesn't really know *that* much about wine I can't say how extensive or quality it is.
Their dessert options were excellent, though I personally passed on dessert. However, since it was my birthday they did bring me a free tiramisu, which was enjoyed by everyone at the table.
It was a Tuesday night, and the place wasn't crazy busy, which was great because it meant everyone at our table to converse and hear each other, which was a nice change.
The only thing that left a little to be desired was the service. When we arrived I needed to add one more person to our party, and the staff seemed a bit miffed by this. I probably should have called ahead, but it simply meant adding an extra chair and didn't seem like *that* big of a deal to warrant the mild attitude I received.
That being said, the food is what matters, and it was good enough that I'd definitely return.
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