This is in my neighbourhood and it's an easy go to. It's located in a building that was custom designed for the Italian chain ill Fornello, and when the lease was taken over by the current owners they absolutely trashed the award winning design. The front wall used to be moveable to allow for an outdoor court yard, and the interior paint lighting and decor was spectacular. It's both trashy and tacky now, but then again I wasn't there for the design I was there for the food.
The food was OK and very well priced, despite the fact they've now gone to iPad menus which were so frustrating to navigate we eventually had to find a waiter-and that's not easy. Service sucked.
But here's the one star clincher, wow, is this place dirty!
The floors don't look like they've been washed in months, food splashes down the wall, crap crusted it in the corners... And if the public areas look like this you can only imagine how dirty the kitchen is.
On my way out I pointed it out to that maître d' who shrugged and completely dismissed me.
We really noticed the lack cleanliness on our exit - and you can be rested assured that will be our last time walking out of there, much less into there.