Well...have been going there for years but haven't been there for a couple of years. We arrived at 7:15 on a Sunday evening expecting a wait as in the past. The place was barely half full. We sat down and received a loaf of bread as in the past but no knife to cut it. I looked around and nobody had a knife. I was able to cut it with my butter knife. They offer an option to create your own pasta dish but you have to ask for the pad. Luckily they leave you crayons to fill out your request. My wife and sister had a calamari appetizer and said it was good. However my entree was no more than ok. I had penne pasta and a lot of the tubes were stuck together like they had been cooked much earlier. My wife ordered eggplant Parmesan and said it was over cooked.
I really used to love this place and while it is not horrible it is no more than ok. The service is good but if I'm going to eat chain Italian I'll be going to their competition. I can get endless salad instead of being dinked 3 to 4.50 more for a salad. Oh the other place gives you mint chocolates with your bill. A small thing but little things add up.