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| - Setting/ambiance:
Located in the middle of the shopping forums near the big fountain, the gf wanted to eat here so that we can enjoy the setting. We thought it was beautiful here and we had a great time. I can see why people wouldn't wanna sit here though, it's a little difficult to carry on a good conversation because of the flow of people walking around in the shopping forums, plus the loud fountain, plus the customers trying to talk louder than the surrounding sounds.
Food:
Polento Fries - The best thing they have. We got started with this as our appetizer and it was wonderful. Instead of potatoes on the inside, it's like a very soft, moist bread with a texture like a type of cheese or tofu of some sort. You dip these into their marinara sauce and yum, it's definitely a must try.
Penne Pesto - My gf was craving pesto, so she ordered one with penne pasta which wasn't on the menu. This dish came out pretty bland and flavorless, she mixed in some of the marinara sauce from the polenta fries and said it was okay like that.
Penne Puttanesca - I wanted something that would have a bit of a kick to it. This was a good choice; it had a very bold flavor with a bit if spiciness to it. I was very satisfied with it, I think my gf was jealous that she didn't order this entrée! One problem I had with this dish was that they put way too much capers in it. At first it was okay, but by the end of the meal I found myself picking the capers out. Advice: tell them to take it easy on the capers when ordering the puttanesca!
We also got their gelato for dessert. I ordered their cappuccino flavor. My gf got vanilla. Their vanilla gelato was delicious! My cappuccino... not so much - it wasn't horrible, but it pretty much had no flavor or distinct taste.
Service:
Pretty horrible. Especially for an Italian place, they were very inattentive and lacked personality. All servers looked rushed & not in sync with other workers. I almost had to yell across the patio to get my server's attention to get refills for our drinks. The server took a picture for us at the end which was cool I guess.
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