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| - I used to love coming in here, and hadn't been for a couple of years, so decided to stop in for lunch at around 1pm. We had to wait quite a bit for a table, as no one had bussed any of them. Ok, inconvenient, but it was only 10-15 min.
When our server came to the table for drink orders, she was pretty austere. No smiles, no chit chat. All business. She brought the drinks and bread. The bread, as always, was delicious. Crispy, flaky crust, and tender, soft inside. Love it.
Salad came out next, and even though it was light on the dressing, the ingredients were all fresh and crisp.
I ordered the Chicken Scallopini, and my companion ordered the Hot Wing Chicken Parm (don't knock it). the chicken parm was huge, flavorful, and just a really fresh tasting well done dish.
The scallopini was a disaster. The chicken was cut into medallions, which were seriously overcooked. I mean, overcooked to the point that I couldn't cut it with my knife, and when I tried to bite into it, I thought I had bitten into straight up gristle. The artichoke hearts and mushrooms were not seasoned at all, the "lemon sauce" was just a puddle of oil that didn't even seem to have ever been in the same room with a lemon, and I think there were a whopping 3 capers sprinkled on top of the dish.
The really sad thing is that the server never once came back to check on us. When I finally was able to flag her down (after my companion had finished eating), she asked me if I needed a box (despite the fact that it was obvious my entree had been barely touched). In defense of the server, she did offer to have something else made, but I honestly didn't want to make my companion wait, since she had already finished eating, and I was tired of sitting there/
Not sure what happened to what was once my favorite dish, and main reason to visit. Only reason they get two stars is because the person dining with me got a great entree and was happy.
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