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| - Went out on a Friday night with our best friends and wanted to try something local and close by to our places. Decided to try Mezza Notte for some Italian cookin'. Reservations made for 5.
We parked in the Wal-Mart parking lot and walked down the stairs. When we entered, it looked pretty classy. Everything had a Moxie's black wood type finish and all the servers were in black too. Although we were sitting in the dining room, we were connected to the patio setting and the ambiance added something romantic to it all.
Paolo was our waiter and he took care of us during the night. He was nice, amiable and had a pleasant attitude. He mentioned that he was turning 21 over the weekend and was excited. Paolo was quite knowledgeable about the dishes, gave his recommendations as well as articulated the names in his best Italian pronunciation too. Pretty impressive.
I ordered the Tortellini Alla Panna (homemade meat tortellini, mushrooms, cream sauce) for $19 with an extra side of meatballs for $2 (can't resist trying the meatballs)! Paolo said it was a good choice. It took about 20 minutes to arrive which was not too long. You could see all the chefs cooking up a storm in the background.
When the food came, I got excited and I took a picture immediately. Photo-op time! I started to go at it and it tasted absolutely delicious. It had a creamy texture, and the mushrooms were soft and tasty. The meatballs were decently done. It had an okay flavour and I had 2 in my dish so turns out they were a buck each. They weren't crumbly at all and I wondered about the freshness though homemade. The "absolutely delicious" at the beginning of the meal became tiresome. The tortellini itself tasted almost exactly like the meatballs but just wrapped in pasta, smothered with the sauce. Meat Meat Meat. By no means was it horrible, it's just that the taste fizzled out in the end. I liked the dish but didn't really move mountains for me. This dish gets a 3.5.
One of the best parts of the experience was the customer service of Paolo. He was attentive, gentle, good-natured, checked on us frequently and refilled our waters. He gets a 4.5. I would return in the future and maybe try another dish with some recommendations. Not bad!
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