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| - I typically wouldn't take family to a restaurant that has an overall 3 star Yelp rating. It's not that I blindly trust everyone here, but I have found that overall it is pretty spot on and why take family to a 3 star location? Well, in this case I took a risk and was able to nervously exhale very early in the experience.
Like I said, I had family from out of town in and we didn't want to drive all the way to Arrowhead for Italian food. We had seen the Twisted Italian before but were skeptical. Once in through the front doors, I immediately had to adjust my preconceptions. The Twisted Italian is much more family oriented than I had thought. Very well lit, larger tables, very open. I guess I never really looked through the window to see what was inside. We were seated immediately which scared me for a Saturday night. Did everyone else know something we didn't?
Our waitress came over fairly quick and we had our drinks in a very short time after she took the requests. We ordered some bruschetta for an appetizer even though we all noticed it had honey drizzled on it. The waitress came back after putting our appetizer order in to get our main order. There were 6 of us and she took each of our orders without writing a thing down. Not ever being in that industry, it scared me. I shouldn't assume everyone else has my horrible memory. The bruschetta came and it was pretty good. Fresh chopped vegetables, good crumbled cheese, and drizzled honey. Unfortunately, the honey did detract from the classic bruschetta flavor I was looking for, but I won't ding them for it because I went into it eyes open. My penne alfredo with sausage arrived piping hot along with all of the other guests' dishes withing a very reasonable time in the kitchen. Now, the menu said the alfredo sauce is home made or something, but I don't care where it came from, it was very good. The pasta was cooked just right and the sausage was very complimentary as well. My wife's spaghetti was also cooked just right and the sauce and meatballs were surprisingly good as well. In the first 5 minutes of the meal we looked at each other with a mutual expression of,"Damn, why haven't we been coming here all this time?". Better later than never I suppose.
The staff was great. When the door is opened for you as you walk up to the restaurant, they are earning cool points right out of the gates. Our waitress was definitely a cut above what I have experienced in other restaurants. She indeed did remember the order I was worried about previously, never let my tea or my company's drinks get below half full, was deeply knowledgeable of the menu, and was more than happy to adjust the orders to our preferences. She was simply pleasant to have and let us do what we came to do, eat our meals and have a nice conversation among ourselves.
If the Twisted Italian has been one of those places you have walked by and never really paid attention to like I had been, go for it. I can't do 5 stars because it didn't blow me away so this is one of the most solid 4 star ratings I can give. We will definitely be going back. There was a lot more on the menu that I want explore.
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