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| - I'd heard good things about Benvenuto's, and when we walked in, the place was gorgeous... Wonderful ambiance, great decor with lots to look around at. There was one small problem: the food.
I had one of the dinner specials, a pasta dish in the carbonara family with bacon and peas. For the calorie load I was taking on, I expected my pasta to be a mountain of creamy goodness, but instead it was just swimming in oil. My dining companion had the shrimp tetrazzini, which was predictably rather bland and creamy.
Here's what I look for in an Italian restaurant: fresh ingredients, unusual combinations, maybe even some homemade pasta. The menu at Benvenuto's made it look like this type of place, but for me it didn't deliver.
If you're someone who likes the Italian-American classics (fettuccine alfredo, veal parmigiana), then this place is probably fine for that, but honestly I think Olive Garden does it better. Sorry, Benvenuto's.
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