I have never been led astray by yelp until now.
I wouldn't send anyone I know here, how it has 4.5 stars is baffling!
The decor is probably 20-30 years old, which has its own charms and is passable for a traditional Italian restaurant.
The biggest issue was our waiter Andreas, who looks like Ron Jeremy. He wouldn't take our order without making us ask four times as some sort of poor joke. Then he was shouting across the dining room to check that he had our order correct "did you want the white wine sauce or the marinara?"
He would toss silverware on the table in passing and remark "everything okay?" Without waiting for a response or caring.
I didn't want to ask for things that we needed for fear of him antagonizing us further.
The second big issue: the food. We started with the mussles in white wine sauce, they were okay. The salad was super plain, one tomato slice, in store bought balsamic dressing. Not even worth eating. I got the penne pasta and it arrived with chunks of wilted romaine lettuce on it. My boyfriend got the veal in Marsala sauce that was flavorless boiled fatty veal.
We each got a glass of wine which was good, on the warm side. Getting a bill for $90 for this extremely sub standard service and food was the final insult to this awful experience.
If you're looking for good Italian food I recommend Tomasos or North.