Restaurant Santa Lucia has a lot going for it - great location, capable waitstaff, an enticing menu, and a seemingly skilled chef. This restaurant could really be great if they could improve on the quality of their ingredients.
We started out with an appetizer of escargot, which my wife usually insists on. The sauce was delicious, but the snails were obviously not fresh and that really killed the dish.
For entrees, I had a calzone while my wife opted for a veggie pizza. The presentation was great, and the homemade wood-fire cooked pizza dough was fantastic. Once we hit the toppings though, the honeymoon was over. The onions in my calzone were raw and totally overpowering. My wife said most of the vegetables on her pizza tasted canned and were nearly inedible. We both picked everything off and ended up eating mostly dough and sauce (which were good!).
If Santa Lucia steps up and starts buying fresh ingredients to pair with their great pizza dough and sauces, it could really shine.