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| - I don't know much about Players besides the fact that they sent me a coupon (pretty sizable one at that too) for being new to the neighborhood. I glanced at the reviews at yelp once and thought "nice, I'll get there eventually" but the coupon's expiration date hasten the process.
The ambience was very inviting for a date night with courtship or brownie points scoring in mind. (as Cara L. mentioned in her reviews). I don't do much of that now with 2 kids and a hectic work schedule.
For appetizers, I had the squid. Ok, Ok. ok, it's the calamari. Mind you squid is English and the word calamari is the plural of the word squid in italian. Squid is squid not matter what language you call it. I know it in a few languages, then again if I say it out loud, you may think I'm cussing at you. Anyways, off my soap box, the squid is awesome. it's served on to of a bedding of vinegar coleslaw which I though, should have been on the side. Also comes with miracle whip, Sriracha sauce and a sweet and tangy thai-ques sauce. All good. The squid was cooked to perfection.
Next, item i had was the Warm spinach salad. Now, this was probably the best spinach salad (or any salad for that matter) I've ever had. Goat cheese (again, the name escapes me), with walnuts, a vinaigrette dressing and sweet slices of pears. Each bit was a an exciting taste explosion of a perfect balance of sweet, tart, cheese and savory. Very memorable.
I had their one of their special items which was just pasta in red sauce with meatballs. Of course the name escapes me. To me it's just tomato sauce with freshly made pasta served with a little bit of pancetta (I had to google that word) and awesomely made meatballs. My companion said the sauce was a little on the sour side, I agree but that's the chief's personal take on the all italian sauce.
My significant other had the Penne alla vodka, which is creamy and with seafood (check out description on their website). Can't go wrong there. I'm a hot head so when I had the left-overs with crushed red the next morning, I thought it was marvelous.
Since this is one of my longest reviews yet, I'm going to say go when you have the chance. It's a real treat.
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