Had eaten here once before earlier in the day, and liked it, but I must say, it is much better at night because of the atmosphere improvement when there's a crowd and live singing. As soon as I stepped in the second time, and saw/heard their live jazz/Sinatra style crooner, I was impressed. He wasn't too dominating, just in the back, but very nice to listen to....
Anyhoo...
Great service. If they aren't a family, they act like they are. Greeted immediately with passion. Server was enthusiastic but not annoying. Attentive but not over-bearing. :)
Interesting atmosphere with random wooden sculptures on the wall, Italian artwork, bricks on one wall, tile on another, but not tacky.
Two rounds of breads with oil & balsamic, with olives.
Wide menu selection where I'm sure anybody could find something they like. Had a special insert page with a $20 special where you could get salad, entree & dessert. So I did. Very good Caesar. I'd forgotten to request no bacon bits (vegetarian), but fortunately it didn't come with any and was flavorful enough to not need any. My gnocchi was good...semi-bland, but that's how it's supposed to be. Lemon blueberry cheesecake was very good. I left feeling satisfied but not too full....basically just right.
Got a $41 bottle of pinot grigio. Forget the name but was good.
Definitely go back here. Our neighborhood doesn't have a ton of selection for decent sit-down restaurants, so I picked it because I didn't feel like driving far. But for a local "chain" that has a few in the city, it's decent.