"0"^^ . "0"^^ . "3"^^ . "I went with a guy I have been dating who doesn't really like to go out much. We arrived hungry and were pleasantly surprised by immediate seating and service. A nice baguette was immediately, and we ordered the wood fired wings which were delivered within minutes. They were succulent and tastefully seasoned. The wait staff were all very genuinely pleasant. Our server, Georgine (sp?) was superb, cute and sweet. She brought us wine samples, and we were surprisingly very happy with a $20 bottle. I usually drink a red zinfandel, but this was a close match at a lower price and very pleasant. My date who can really put away food ended up taking home half of his lasagna (which equaled an entire portion from another restaurant). I had the mussels, scallops and shrimp pasta with a fresh basil and lobster sauce. I am very picky and was impressed with the subtlety of the sauce, i.e. they didn't go with the \"if a little garlic is good, a lot must be better\" motto (I don't like the taste of concentrated garlic powder repeating on me for the next 24 hours). It was just right. Everything was fresh and the atmosphere was great. Our server had a big table on the other side of the restaurant and had another equally cute and sincerely friendly server check on us right away (even though we would not have noticed her absence in that short of a time). The server asked if were celebrating anything, and when I told her my birthday she offered a complimentary dessert. I chose the Tiramisu among a reasonable selection. I'm not a big dessert person so I won't expound other than they were fresh selections - and the price was right. I really enjoyed the layout and atmosphere and give kudos to the owner for excellent hiring and training skills for the employees along with the wine selection and food quality. As much as the food is important, a night out is much better with the type of people employed by this restaurant. And they only use real butter. One of my bare minimum criteria for a restaurant is \"no margarine\". The server misunderstood my inquiry and upon verification of whether they served butter or margarine, apologized that the restaurant did not have any margarine. If I were a critic, I would have checked one thing after another all with the most available stars. The wood fired pizza oven looked nice and was visible from the restaurant. Maybe next time we'll get pizza as an appetizer."^^ . "1"^^ . . . . "2012-09-23T00:00:00"^^ .