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You start off your meal with their garlic twists. These little buns are dressed with this yummy garlic and oil concoction. Although the bread itself doesn't taste very garlicky to be called a garlic twist, the garlic sauce stuff is worthy to bathe in. I couldn't get enough of that stuff.
We started with the Antipasto appetizer at $10.95. This was a huge helping of artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, marinated mushrooms, olives, Provolone cheese and Prosciutto. It tasted like there was some Mozzarella cheese as well in there. The prosciutto wasn't exactly what we had in mind, but overall, it was a hearty helping that was more than enough for a party of two.
Pizza - We shared a small thin crust "Sausage and Peppers" pizza, at $9.95 ("Mozzarella, our famous plum tomato sauce, topped with oven roasted peppers, sausage and freshly sliced garlic"). We would have preferred if the pizza was in the oven longer, cooking the veggies and sausage a bit more. The crust wasn't thin enough, in our opinion, especially for a restaurant that calls themselves "New York Style Cuisine." The pizza did taste a lot better the next day after we popped it in our toaster oven for a little while.
With the option to pick and choose your pasta and sauces at $9.95 a bowl, we ended up with the Angel Hair pasta and Garlic and Oil sauce. We asked them to add some tomatoes in there too for a bit more color and taste. I loved the slices of garlic in the pasta and it was a generous portion for what we paid.
Overall, the service was average. There was this one young Asian waitress that we noticed had excellent customer service skills and we wished she was our server. We noticed that we were never told the specials of the day (we overheard the waitress telling another table), nor were we even offered the chance to look over the dessert menu (again, we noticed the waitress ask another table). We did notice the staff of servers work as a team in helping each other clean up and set up. However, should I return...I would try to get the female server to assist us.
It was apparent who the owners were...a husband and wife team that manned the host desk and handled the register. I'm not sure how long they have been in business, but it wouldn't hurt if they checked on the customers to see how we were enjoying their meal. This is the type of restaurant where you need regulars, and creating that friendly neighborhood Italian joint is the best way to gain return customers.
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