This hip new Italian restaurant in uptown Phoenix flaunts a celebrity chef from Chopped. I heard good things from friends about the place and read rave reviews. I would give a 3.5 if half stars were a thing. Definitely make a reservation as the place gets packed. We made a reservation and arrived a couple minutes prior and were seated shortly after. The open kitchen concept is cool and you can see chefs tossing dough to make pizzas while you wait. I am not a fan of the seating arrangement here as it is awkward to squeeze in between tables to get to the booth portion of the two top. And you are basically less than an arms length away from the other tables and guests on either side. Makes it kind of weird and much less intimate if you are on a date or what have you. It is also very loud inside as the music plays over the speakers which forces you to talk louder. So you can hear the conversation of the close guests next to you. Now for the food. It's a new spin on classic Italian and it is well done. I ordered the Spratezzoni and the pasta pomodoro with veal meatballs. The pomodoro was excellent and the spratezonni was sub par but the duck ragu was nice. The bread cart is definitely delicious and the spreads with them are flavorful. It is a busy place, so again make a reservation and prepare to valet. The staff and servers were on top of everything despite it being busy and food was delivered in a timely manner. It's good food, but not as mind blowing as I thought it would be.