A slice of NYC Style Italian in South Charlotte!
This location is right of of Johnston Road and 485. It offers indoor and outdoor seating. The outdoor is a square courtyard. The indoor is dark woods, white walls and purple ceilings.The walls are decorated with 1940-50 B&W pictures of Italian families living large. The music was a bit loud and too rocking for a lunch crowd. C'mon can't you play some Sinatra?
The staff here was quick, courteous and friendly. I made it before the lunch rush and was in a hurry to make it back to work for an afternoon conference call.
The food here is pretty standard: pizzas, pasta and salads. The lunch specials were reasonably priced and included a side salad and soft drink. I choose the lunch special of Penne Vodka, Garden Salad & Coke.
The salad was very basic consisting of baby field greens, tomato and light dressing. I was kinda puzzled that no bread was served before or during the meal. Italians are known for their bread. I was a bit disappointed in this omission. Penne Vodka was great. The pasta was cooked al dente and the vodka sauce was savory.
If you are in the area let Libretto's bring NYC Italian to you.