"0"^^ . "0"^^ . "2017-08-27T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . . . . "This popular little Italian joint is a rarity, a family owned and operated restaurant in south Charlotte. It has anchored its hard-to-find shopping center, Touchstone Village, for at least the past 25 years after being started as a family business in 1962.\n\nAfter a mediocre dinner nine months ago, my wife and I opted to give it another shot for a Friday night dinner. Its reputation alone and do-it-all, ever-present owner Ricky warranted such, and in all fairness, was overdue. Dinner is your only choice for dining here now as they no longer serve lunch. Chicken, fish and seafood entrees run $18-22. A conspicuously older clientele, many of whom were regulars, didn't seem to mind however as the place was again packed. As usual, Ricky tirelessly and cheerfully doted on diners between seating guests.\n\nWe ordered one of their specialties, the Chicken Parm at $21 and it was moist, delicious and plentiful. In fact it was even better than our last visit, however the Chicken & Veggies with Penne was very dry due to the fact that the chicken was diced into small cubes which tend to dry out during cooking. We replaced it with the Vodka Pasta at $14 and it was okay but nothing special. We both got side salads at $5.50 each which are accompanied by garlic knots. Both were pretty good.\n\nOur main gripe last visit was the horrible service provided by our server. This visit it was greatly improved in spite of the fact that we had the same server.\n\nOverall, I feel it definitely earned an upgrade from 3 stars to 4. I will be back again but will stick to the chicken or veal parm or pizza."^^ . "0"^^ .