Well, they've managed to exceed my expectations. Expectations for how long they'd remain open, that is. In a strip-mall called "The Village at the Crossing" where pickup places like Jupiters survive (with kids' game room and grandpa gambling (OTB) in the basement, and hookup bar/pool/ and frozen pizza upstairs) and Billy Barooz (bar food, bar atmosphere), and nearly every other restaurant has failed within a few years, Minneci's is still in business after a few years at this location. They are not usually crowded, and the food is marginally better than it was a few years ago. I had soup and salad, not trusting much else, and it was probably marginally beneath Olive Garden soup and marginally above OG salad - I like that it comes in a single bowl to you, not a gargantuan salad bowl for you to serve yourself. My son had a kids spaghetti and meatball, which he ate (which is a good sign), along with a chocolate cake that looked to be above Olive Garden quality. My wife had chicken and spinach cannelloni in a cream sauce that also looked about olive garden level. For CU-folks, the food is somewhere between Olive Garden and Biaggi's, probably closer to Olive Garden. But, it's much closer to where people live (that's a plus) and there's not a wait (OG tends to be packed with mall-goers). Also, given the lower key atmosphere, it's not as loud and the service is faster than OG or Biaggi's.
I am surprised that they are still in business, but remain hopeful they will continue to improve, as we certainly could use better dining options on this side of town.