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| - Promptly greeted and sat at a table in front of the pizza oven. The lighting on our table was super bright since it was right next to that area, but I didn't bother to ask for a new table. The decor in the restaurant is contemporary and chic, but it's a little disconnected from what I think of when eating at an authentic Italian restaurant. Anyways, onto the important stuff....
Our server Justin was great- very friendly and just the right amount of attentiveness without being too overbearing. We ordered a bottle of pinot noir (the only bottle of that grape on the menu), and they were out. We were offered another bottle for the same price and it was great. We started off by ordering the hot antipasto platter. It was okay, but I think it sounded a bit better than it tasted. It consisted of eggplant rolatini (the best part), shrimp oreganato (tasty after squeezing some lemon over them), clams oreganato (the bread crumbs were overdone/burnt/dry- couldn't taste the clam at all), and zucchini fries (which were pretty bland but much better after we asked for some marinara sauce on the side). We also ordered the homemade meatballs and sausage sides. The sausage had great flavor (although seemed boiled; would've liked it to be fried I think), and the meatballs were so-so. The pomodoro sauce that they came in was really fresh and delicious.
My father-in-law ordered the veal parm with a side of spinach, and he loved both things. I ordered the chicken sorrentino which I think was the star of the dinner....absolutely fantastic. I chose the garden salad for my side which was simple, but great, and came with a light housemade (I think) Italian dressing.
We finished off the meal with the ricotta cheesecake which was awesome- light and fluffy just how I like it :) The "Happy B-Day" on the dessert plate looked like it was written by a 3 yr old which was pretty funny and made us laugh!
All in all, I would definitely say check this place out. We'll be back in the near future to try the pizza and other menu items.
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