One of the few restaurants downtown that had available tables for our large group last minute on a Thursday evening. The interior of this place is beyond beautiful - so nicely decorated with beautiful furniture and a dreamy ceiling. Our group decided to sit outside on the patio (bonus points for having heater stands).
I ordered the Cacio e Pepe ($19) pizza and split it with a friend. My other friends ordered the bucatini ($21). The pizza was not large enough to fill up 2 people, so definitely order your own.
The Cacio e Pepe pizza was quite average (don't expect authentic Italian style pizza). The crust was thin, but a bit soggy. I found there was too much oil on my pizza.. honestly I wanted to go to Gusto 101 instead but we were too far away.
My friends with the bucatini had their pasta undercooked (more raw than Al dente). Our waiter was friendly and professional, and took back their bucatini and made them new dishes. I took a taste of their new plate of bucatini - the pasta was cooked just right, Al dente, but the taste of the ragu fell quite flat and disappointing.
At the end of our meal, our waiter and manager came to once again apologize for the undercooked pasta and offered us a complimentary platter of desserts: tiramisu, lemon olive oil cake, and a brownie with gelato. Super disappointed in the tiramisu - the chocolate chip threw the texture of the dish way off, and the lady finger was not soaked enough and not in good espresso either. The brownie with gelato was way too sweet but that might be fine for some consumers. I thought the lemon olive oil cake was the only thing edible - and it doesn't even mean that it tastes amazing either. It was nice of them to offer the desserts as I would not have wanted to pay money for this quality.
Overall this place serves average Americanized Italian food in a decorative setting. I'd recommend you come here for a drink and chill by the bar instead and eat elsewhere.