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| - Very rarely do I give 1 or 2 stars. In this particular case, let me explain.
When I arrived, it was about 5 minutes before I was noticed (not a huge deal being at the bar, regardless of the 3 other people out of 20 seats that were currently sitting there.) my drink was finally poured, and was fine. Herein begins the maelstrom of sadness.
We ordered (calamari, meatballs, Caesar salad, and the vegetarian orecchiette).
1) the Caesar salad was by far the second worst I think I've ever had (rotten lettuce was the first). Think crisp chopped romaine and croutons (by itself, fantastic), with a squeamish dose of mayo. The meager portion of Caesar dressing could be equated to making a salad for ten people, and adding approximately 1 tablespoon of dressing to cover. Unfortunately, the tablespoon of dressing I received must have been the part that wasn't fully mixed. It was pretty much straight mayonnaise. Couldn't taste anything remotely Caesar. I tried. Believe me....
2) Calamari looked great presentation wise. The three complimenting sauces were as follows: first) raw garlic tomato water, second) sweet chili (which was basically Mae ploy straight from the bottle), and tartar sauce (basically more of the pre-mentioned Caesar dressing mayo situation). If a restaurant says they have an executive chef, I don't want to see Mae ploy. This is a personal preference of course, but throwing a bottled sauce (which sadly outshone the other two) on a plate is a cop out for me. On a side note, calamari was cooked very well.
3) meatballs. 4 over cooked, dry ping pong balls with literally zero flavor....I tried to find something nice to say about these and after the 4th meatball, still came up short. Luckily, the raw garlic tomato water present in the calamari was there to lend some kind of flavor.
4) the crowning achievement of the evening. The vegetarian orecchiette (tomato basil, or something of the like). Overall, I think this was the most edible, despite the chefs version of al dente....which was about 2 minutes prior to actual al dente. Flavors worked....and after the first 3 dishes really seemed pleasant........although as a standalone vs other Italian restaurants in the area would have easily had the honorable mention green ribbon placement.
To sum up: after being there and given multiple chances, this will alas be the last time I frequent the restaurant. In my humble opinion, a restaurant is only as good as the food (I'm one of those people that can be treated like crap, and if the food is amazing....I'll absolutely be back....service doesn't make or break a restaurant for me) and although the menu is slightly pedestrian (and has a bit of an identity crisis), the food aims and delivers slightly lower than mediocrity every single time.
2 stars for not ending up in the garbage.
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