I must include the caveat that when I go to Italian restaurants I almost never order any pasta dishes and especially none with the house sauce. I like the way I make it and I've had too many watery, tart, and/ or bland sauces to take a chance.
Some good things at Aiello's and some not so much.
Let's do the good first because that's more fun.
The stuffed mushrooms are amazing. I've had many a stuffed 'srhoom before and these are top 5 for sure. They could be an entree' all alone. You also get zucchini which tasted like it was topped with the same stuff they put in the mushrooms (BONUS!)
The portions on everything were HUGE.
more good..
The water guy was Johnny on the Spot. I have a weird thing about having to wait for drinks while I'm eating because I like to eat/drink/eat/drink/eat/drink...if the drink isn't there it's just eat/eat/eat/
I can't have that, it throws off the delicate balance of eating/drinking harmony I have going. I don't like to wait for more water because then I have to stop eating too (remember the harmony from earlier). This guy was great with the H2O so kudos to him.
the owner (I think) came to our table a few times and she was very charming and engaging. That type of interaction can be hit or miss depending on the people involved but this was first-rate. The dice game is a nice touch...I wish she was the server as well, which leads me to the bad...
The server was about an 8 on the creepy scale. No hello or welcome of any sort...he just launched into the specials as if we'd already been talking for a while (we had not). He sort of lurked a bit also.
My entree was Chicken Fiorentina. I get this every time I go to Tucci Santi and am never disappointed. Aiello's version however was very bland and boring. No flavor.
the skinny is, I would certainly go back and give another shot at a different entree and eat more mushrooms.