Although the Little Oasis is not much to look at, it has good food and huge portions! Wanting to try something different and local, I headed to the Little Oasis with 5 friends last Saturday night. When I arrived, I was surprised to find that the restaurant is actually an old house. There was a sign that said 'valet parking' though a man just stood at the entrance and pointed to a space for us. I think we could have figured that out on our own. When we went inside, the wait staff asked if we had a reservation. We didn't. They looked unhappy but were able to find a table for us in the front room. The room as empty except for 2 people sitting by the steps. The room remained empty the entire time we were there 7:15-9:00 so I'm not sure what the issue about us not having reservations was about. Not the friendliest wait staff around.
I ordered the small homemade gnocchi with meat sauce and a cup of the wedding soup. The gnocchi was huge and obviously homemade due to the lack of uniformity of the pieces. Along with the meat sauce came a large meatball. I thought the gnocchi was light and the sauce was flavorful but I was more impressed with the chicken Romano my friend ordered. The dish came with two huge pieces of chicken and a side of gnocchi with aglio olio sauce that was spectacular. The side of gnocchi was almost as much as I received for my small portion. Overall, the food was very tasty and the portions were huge. If you plan to try it out, make sure you have reservations and order one of the chicken dishes with a side of pasta.