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| - First off, name is confusing. On Yelp it's "Amato's Italian Cucina" twice, but the sign and menu reads "Abruzzi" so I'm not really sure what it's going on.
In my experience, a great way to distinguish between an excellent Italian Restaurant and an average Italian Restaurant, is to try the most basic of American-Italian dish's, Spaghetti and Meatballs. Abruzzi does not pass the test. The noodles tasted like they were store-bought. The sauce was horrible, very watery and did not stick to the noodles at all (Might be good on pizza, but not pasta). However, the meatballs were pretty good, seasoned well and had really good flavor.
The second time I went, I tried the Alfredo, which was very good. I also opted for the Wedding Soup instead of the salad and was very happy because it was very good. We got the tiramisu to-go which was great, the custard was pretty much the best around, but it was veryyy wet so it did not hold up on the drive home.
The reason for the 2 stars is because the staff was pretty horrendous. When I arrived, my boyfriend and I were the only two in the waiting area. Nobody even looked over to us to see if anyone new had come in- the teenager hostess seemed to be too busy texting- so we stood there waiting for 15 min for no reason (there were at least 5 open tables).
Our waitress was pretty bad too: not friendly, didn't really pay attention to our drinks and never asked us how our food was. She also seemed to be much more attentive to her cell phone and co-worker friends rather than doing her job.
How about management hire more mature employees or make sure your staff isn't texting on the job.
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