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| - This is your very generic Americanized Italian restaurant that are all over Northeast Ohio.
Corso's is for the person who isn't adventurous in their eating, thus my parents and Grandpa invited me to join them last Sunday.
Food wise, don't expect anything more fancy than veal Parmesan or seafood alfredo. The menu is American-Italian, with traditional dishes like Spaghetti and meatballs, manicotti (which I ordered, 3 large ones, they were ok), etc. There's also weinerschnitzel for some reason too. Figuring the house salad would just be iceberg, cucumbers, and tomatoes (I was proved correct). I opted for minestrone soup as an appetizer. The soup was relatively flavorless and vegetables weren't cooked all the way.
The atmosphere is more upscale than Peppers for example, and is one step above the red and white tablecloths. The walls are freshly painted with minimal knick-knacks, Italian operas crooning in the background. There's a small wine list. Christmas Lights above the bar.
The place was dead on a late Sunday afternoon. There literally was only 1 server who was very nice although upsold like no other (I hate that). She gave us a carafe of diet coke, my parents were happy with that. Faced with a party of 10 arriving, our server disappeared during our meal.
4 people with entrees, soup or salad, and sodas totaled $72 before tip.
I'm biased, this type of place isn't very high on my preference list but the parents enjoyed it. I'm waffling between 2 and 3 stars. Corso's are dime a dozen, especially on the west-side suburbs. If you're looking for a traditional Italian-American restaurant on a budget, Corso's fits, but so do other places.
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