. "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.\n\nI 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."^^ . "1"^^ . "2016-03-20T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . .