. "2013-03-17T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . . "CLIFF'S NOTES: \nBland, flavorless, no depth, uninspired, luke warm, waaaaaaaaaaay overpriced. \n\nIN DETAIL: \nWe were obligated to come here because we were part of a big group of friends celebrating a bachelor/bachelorette weekend. Reservations were easy to get for 16 people on a Saturday night holiday weekend. That should already tell you something. The restaurant was pretty empty. \n\n(By the way...if you go with a big group, ask ahead of time if you want split checks. Apparently the waiters aren't properly trained to keep track of dishes by seat number, like I was in fine dining. It was apparently impossible for him to split our checks. Of course it's always extra fun because a big group means bad service because they don't earn a tip when it's an auto-gratuity. Fabulous.)\n\nThe menu is uninspired and absurdly ABSURDLY overpriced. I'm not one to shy away for paying a hefty price for a fab meal, but this was some of the worst Italian I've had in a while. Since I tried several dishes of our friends, here's a run down. \n\n1. CAPPELLACCI--Spinach and Ricotta Cheese-Stuffed Fresh Pasta Pocket, Tomato-Gorgonzola Fonduta 29 \n\nOnly thing good was the marinara sauce. It was bland, lacking in texture and depth. Just a bunch of mushy ingredients stuff into a mushy pasta \"pocket\". Ew. \n\n2. Risotto with duck confit. \n\nSo overwhelmingly blue cheese flavored. Awful texture, tempid tempurature, salty, no depth of flavor. \n\n3. CAPRESE--Buffalo Mozzarella, Tomato, Basil, Roasted Bell Pepper 21 \n\nTiny portion and I'm almost positive that the mozarella had turned sour and gone bad. Beyond gross. And I love caprese salad. Oh...and unripe tomatoes. \n\n4. Polenta--9\n\nWeirdest flavored polenta I've ever had. How do you mess up polenta? These guys know how. \n\n5. Asparagus au gratin--10\n\nWaiter recommended this over the creamed spinach. It came out with maybe 10 tiny asparagus stalks. cheese on top looked to be melted and then sat around, so it was coagulated and hard, and was served lukewarm. There was nothing to it. And asparagus can be good just served sauteed. So they had to work hard to make it disgusting. And the waiter recommended it!!!! ???? \n\n6. PICI TOSCANI AL RAGU--Hand-Rolled Thick Spaghetti, Three-Meat Rag\u00F9 29 \n\nDelicious. Only thing on the table that I would describe that way. \n\n7. CARRE D'AGNELLO--Colorado Lamb Rack in Pistachio Crust, Semolina Gnocchi in Butter and Sage 50\n\nDidn't try this but friend got it. she said it was delicious but very heavy. \n\nAll in all, go somewhere else. I'm angry that I wasted money on such an awful meal."^^ . "0"^^ .