For years I've passed the place, curious about it. But tonight my hubs suggested it and I said "Sure, let's give it a try". Keeping in mind Italian food is one of the most profitable as it's so cheap to buy materials. Also keep in mind that as a chef myself I expect a little more than fast food at a sit down restaurant. Nonetheless there is no reason for even low budget cuisine to not be good. It's all in the technique. On first impression, the dining room could be more cozy. Very cold big area. Like an enclosed theme park patio with no personality and too wide open. No noise barriers and very bright lights. Just a bunch of tables and chairs in a big bright room. We let the server know it was our first time and asked what she suggested. She was very friendly and polite, and said she doesn't really eat the food there so she'd probably go with the pizza or a sandwich to be safe as she had no clue what to offer. That should have been the first clue. We had pizza last weekend and a sandwich for lunch so we opted for the baked ravioli and the eggplant parmesan. I asked if the pasta side dish included with the eggplant also had sauce & cheese. She said "yes". But... Nope, it didn't have cheese or seasoning. The Garlic rolls are just oil and garlic, I had to add (the cheap faux parm and salt) and they were a little dry and rubbery. I also asked if the eggplant was breaded and crispy fried first. She said "Yes" again. Well, there was a thin almost nothing mushy coating that had not been pre-fried and just melded in with the sauce. so the whole dish was just mush with hard burnt edges that were inedible. As far as flavor there seemed to be the least of efforts in any attention to actual seasoning whatsoever. Un flavored Eggplant, basic tomato sauce straight from a can and mozzarella. Very, Very, VERRRRY bland like almost a joke. We were so hoping this would be our next favorite italian place. My husband was not pleased with his baked ravioli, his complaints were the same, He even said "are we being puncked? this is awful... Just pasta, cheese and bare sauce like they are telling us how invisible and unimportant we are? Just slinging out something to put in front of us". Italian food is hard to mess up and pretty easy to get right with a small amount of attention. But it made us feel like hearded cattle and though the portions are good... There was no flavor, therefore no value for the price. It was $42 without drinks. When the server brought the check and asked how it was I hesitantly grimaced and kindly let her know she was really great but we were completely disappointed and unhappy with our food. She just sighed and said "oh, okay. I'll take that up when your ready" (referring to the check). No, "I'll let the manager know", or "asking if we'd like something different". They were 30 minutes from closing and already had all the chairs up on the tables around us so we realized we needed to just cut our losses and leave. I can't speak for the other things on the menu but our experience leaves us with no desire to go there and try again. For another $10 we could have had Ribeyes at Texas Roadhouse. I wish I had a better review for a place that's been there for so long :-( read more