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| - This is a review where the stars are based solely on the service. I've been here several times in the past, and though I'm a NYC pizza kind of guy, something about the burnt thin crust, sauce and toppings really appeal to me. I took an out of town guest here Wednesday night. We were seated almost immediately.
We ordered a large pizza with mushrooms and sausage, a small order of meatballs and ricotta, and a couple of iced teas. I still don't get the "only bottled soft drinks here" thing. Why no fountain drinks - you have beer taps? C'mon.
Anyway, there was a couple with a small child seated on the other side of the restaurant from us and the little Beelzabub had a scream somewhere between Jamie Lee Curtis and nails on chalkboard. And it was near constant. The parents just talked and laughed, and would give the kids things to play with, which she would immediately deposit on the floor. I didn't want to complain to them or the wait staff, but you'd think they would say something to the couple. Or that the couple would, heaven forbid, parent. But it went on for a bit, disturbing everyone in the restaurant. Such is life I guess - finally they left of their own accord. I'm all for family friendly, but doesn't a Tazmanian Devil fall under the category of pets?
First our meatballs arrived, and they were delicious, with a small dollop of ricotta and sauce. Then our pizza came, with the same delicious burnt crust, good quality crumbled sausage and fresh mushrooms. Can not complain about the food, though it seems many here have. To those who complain about the pizza being well done - CAN YOU NOT READ THE SIGNS POSTED EVERYWHERE IN THE RESTAURANT?
It was then that I noticed that the restaurant seating area was totally devoid of wait staff. They were all congregated behind the service counter in two small groups, giggling away and in discussion. This wouldn't normally bother me (though it might have bothered the other diners who were waiting for service), but our waitress was doubling as the bartender AND was in her own intense conversation with a guy at the end of the bar. She had placed the check on our table about 5 minutes before, and I immediately put down my credit card. She was much too absorbed in conversation to notice much of anything. After about another 10 minutes I gave my check and credit card to another wait person who happened to finally walk by (and who was none to happy that I violated protocol), and she took it immediately to our waitress/bartender. Finally! But of course her conversation with bar anchor wasn't finished, and we had to wait at least ANOTHER 5 minutes until I finally got the receipt to sign.
So, to sum it all up, food top notch, service EXTREMELY spotty.
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