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| - Went here for dinner with the SO on a Saturday night. Wait was initially supposed to be ~40 minutes but only took about 25 to actually get a table. There seemed to be an excess of hostesses (5-6 up front talking to each other at any given time).
After being seated, it took about 10 minutes to get a drink order taken. Waitress attributed to having to help with a birthday on the other side of the restaurant. We immediately ordered the mozzarella garlic bread for an appetizer as well as the spaghetti and meatballs for our entree (dishes are "family style" so they're intended to share; would not recommend if you can't count on each entree having a couple of diners to tag-team on or plan on everybody having a lot of leftovers). Took awhile before we had our drinks refilled and our entree arrived about five minutes before our appetizer did. We initially told the waitress we didn't want the appetizer anymore since it hadn't arrived and we already had our entree. She immediately talked it over with the manager who then came over and decided to not only comp the appetizer but offered to comp a dessert of our choice as well. Also, the waitress was incredibly attentive after.
The mozzarella garlic bread: "Decent." The bread itself was firm and crisp on the outside, fairly moist and chewy on the inside. Adequate amount of cheese atop all of the bread. There was also actual garlic cloves tucked under the cheese instead of the usual garlic-butter you'll find at most places. This was a bit unexpected and took some getting accustomed to, but it actually tasted pretty good once I adjusted my expectations.
Spaghetti and meatballs (small): "Decent." Pretty well-portioned to share between two diners. Noodles were typical, cooked properly. Sauce didn't taste overly sweet or ketchup-like, such as you'd find at Olive Garden, nor was it overly herby like some country-style sauce; it was a good intermediate. Entree could have used a bit more sauce. There were two large meatballs, one per diner. Outside was mildly crisp and inside was moist. Very creamy mouth feel. The flavor was a bit lacking. The meat definitely needed a bit more pepper and, perhaps, garlic thrown in and they would be excellent.
Italian Creme Cake: Lemon cake was dense but tasty. Not overly lemony and not overly sweet. The mascarpone cheese filling was excellent. Ours didn't have much of the raspberry-hazelnut sauce, but what there was tasted decent.
Conclusion: Initially, we were going to nix BdB as a place to return to based on the service, however, between the waitress and manager making sure we were well taken care of after the initial lengthy wait for a drink order and the kitchen mishap regarding the app, we felt they went above and beyond what was necessary to keep us happy.
Food Overall: B; I've had better (Spaghetti Warehouse); I've had worse (Olive Garden, Old Spaghetti Factory, Carrabba's)
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