It took me awhile to finally eat at Italian Restaurant. I met the head chef on a plane from NY to Phoenix recently and told him I would definitely try it out soon so I moved it up on the list. We tried a number of dishes and sides and everything was good. We shared a salad with goat cheese, arugula and apples. It was wonderful. All the pastas are made in-house. My wife had the cavatelli and she loved it. It had a cauliflower, fresh sausage and a great sauce. My gnocchi was not what I expected but I was not disappointed. The flavors were incredible. I'm used to gnocchi the way my grandmother made it but this was done in a pan in butter with sweet corn and pancetta. Wow. And the portion was big enough to take some home. We had to try a few of the sides as well. I am pretty picky when it comes to meatballs and I rarely order them in a restaurant but I am always curious when they are on the menu as a side dish. I figure they must think their meatballs are pretty good. I was impressed. Best meatballs I've had in a long time. They also had a pork belly side dish. I liked it, my wife didn't. The flavors are very concentrated and strong. We shared a rice pudding for dessert. Also the best I have had in a long time. I am usually disappointed when I order it (I keep trying though) but this one did not disappoint. We'll be back.