Not sure how this establishment was rated a 5 star....really? Hubby and I wanted Italian food without having to drive all over Pittsburgh so we Yelp'd and found a five star Italian restaurant just up the road a bit.
No hostess waiting at a podium here. Just a togo counter where we were instructed to grab a menu and seat ourselves. The only available two tops were located in the middle of the traffic aisles, meaning patrons and wait staff walking on both sides.
None of this mattered to us, however, because the ratings of four and five stars that we read were based on how delicious the whole menu is. And we LOvE Italian food!
I ordered the chicken parm which came in two sizes, as do other menu items. Hubby ordered spaghetti and meatballs. We thought these dishes would be accompanied with hot, freshly toasted garlic bread but came with a large cold bun. But just a few minutes earlier, the table next to us had what looked like some sort of bread, toasted and wrapped in foil. So assuming it was toasted garlic bread, we asked our server if we can have garlic toast instead of the bun. Oh, no, says our server...we always serve the buns.
The pasta and sauce were adequate but not as amazing as what the others rated. Definitely not a four or five star, but adequate. Therefore, my rating is 3 stars.