"0"^^ . "2"^^ . "Came here last night after a friend and I decided we were in the mood for some Italian food. From the outside I could not tell this place was attempting to be an upscale restaurant, but all the wait staff were fairly dressed up and the menu (i.e. pricing) suggested otherwise. Upon entering this establishment we were greeted by whom I assume was the owner and we requested to sit in the bar area as I wanted to hide my grubby appearance. First problem encountered was the owner was not even aware of what the specials were that night? Next the controls of one of the main televisions had been entrusted to a lovely age strained couple who decided that turning up their hearing aids would be silly and it would be more acceptable to crank the volume up to almost the max setting. Anyways on to the food, we started inconspicuously with Clams Casino - pretty simple right. Well after waiting close to 20 minutes they finally come out, and all I can say is really. They are not supposed to be runny, they are supposed to be baked with breadcrumbs not so runny that when you pick up the clam all the good stuff just spills out. For the entrees we had Chicken Parmesan and Lobster Ravioli, pretty simple dishes again can't really mess those up. Well I stand corrected, the ravioli wasn't cooked long enough and was hard/tough on the edges but the vodka sauce was good and there was a decent amount of lobster inside. As for the friends chicken it was cooked well, but the sauce was comparable to Ragu or other canned sauces. Both dishes were just lacking in flavor. Some parsley or oregano for the chicken and some brandy in the ravioli sauce would of set it apart. Overall the service was slow and hopefully that means the dishes were handmade/homemade. I should of noticed that this place being dead on a Saturday night. As a side note the owner was hilarious between not knowing the specials, pacing behind the bar all night, trying to expedite and oversee all the orders/dishes, spilling wine, and eating his dinner right at the bar amongst all the customers it was very entertaining. I will most likely not return to this restaurant unless everything else is closed."^^ . . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . . . "2011-11-20T00:00:00"^^ .