After reading several big hyped up reviews by some foodie websites, I decided to visit this place with a friend. It is located on St. Clair, but you have to drive through the ghettos to get there... so keep that in mind. Parking was free on the side street.
The restaurant itself was very tiny. Cute and quaint, but borderline clusterphobic. Tables were really small; you really had to think about where to place your glasses, cutlery, etc.. (luckly the waitress was attentive and picked up used plates right away).
Right away, we were served some water and a basket of breads while we decided on our dinner. The garlic bread was room temperature, and was extremely salty, and so were the the flatbread biscuits.
For appetizers, we ordered the P&P salad (pear and parm), which was pretty good but quite small in size. The sausage and rapini was huge in portions though. I wish they controlled the portions better--one person would be half full, and the other would still be hungry.
For entree, I ordered the chicken marsala. The chicken breast was coooked bone in with skin on, and it was nice and moist. The skin was not crispy, however. The sauce was very rich, and the potatoes were superbly done, with rosemary herb and crunchy on the outside. I only received 3 pieces though.
My friend ordered the lamb ragu... I sampled it, and it was yummy as well. The pasta very nicely done.
For dessert, we both had tiramisu with cappuccino. It was advertised as the best in the city--but it fell way short. It was a bit of a wet slop in a martini glass.
After tip, the bill came to $130 (included two glasses of wine each). Overall, despite some high points, not very impressed, and a repeat visit is highly unlikely.