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| - Went on a Saturday night. I'm originally from an area where there's an authentic Italian restaurant everywhere, so I have high expectations, I guess. The place was totally packed--standing room only.
People were really dressed up with panty hose, heels, dresses, leisure suits, etc. I later realized it was because they were there to dance.
The food was good, but not great. I liked the flavors but my eggplant Parmesan was a little crispy on the inside and a soft on the outside (breading). :( It' s not an easy dish to cook. My husband didn't really like his meal--can't remember what he ordered.
Our white wine was warm. The cassata cake was delicious, and I may sneak back sometime for a quick slice.
There was a talented local band that played country-western music. (I think that's the genre--I have never heard any of those songs before so I may be wrong.) It seemed like the place was packed with seniors waiting for the band to start, because they pounced on the dance floor the second the music started. The dance floor was packed. They were ballroom dancing to this country-western music--no matter what the song or speed, they had a ballroom dance for it. I have personally never seen anything like that before--I come from a generation that didn't do much partner dancing, and I have never seen people dance to this particular music. It was cute and they seemed to be really, really enjoying themselves. (However, not the NY Italian experience I was hoping for.)
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