This place was pretty disappointing for me in terms of the food, but I've only been to eat here once, so it could have been an "off" day. They seemed to have a lot of regulars, so some people definitely love this restaurant. I would take my review with a grain of salt and try it yourself! One thing that made the dining experience good was Tracy, the waitress. She was fantastic! So very gracious and sweet. Loved her!
I initially asked for the spicy shrimp fettuccine ($20). Honestly, this was awful. I don't often send back dishes, but this was not right, and I couldn't eat any of it. The creamy sauce was too heavy on some sort of weird cheese. I suspect a processed cheese like American (you know, like the type that's used in Kraft singles or Velvetta?) was used. I asked about it and it was not confirmed, but that's what it tasted like to me. Not to mention, it was too acidic and sour, I'm not sure where that came from. I felt bad about sending it back, but Tracy was really nice about it anyway.
I asked to replace that fettuccine order with the Shrimp Mediterranean Pasta ($20). I did not enjoy this either, unfortunately, but I couldn't send this back too, that would just be too much as we were already late in the evening close to closing time. This was also much too acidic and sour, the canned tomatoes were overwhelming. The tomato was also weirdly sweet, so too much sugar as well trying to compensate for the acidity? They should have leaned heavier on fresh basil working into the red wine. If they had used fresh roasted cherry tomatoes or substituted for sun-dried tomatoes, it would have saved the dish. Unfortunately, they skimped on the shrimp too as there was only five pieces for the entire plate, which was sad because the shrimp was both cooked and seasoned well. For $20, I think we could have gotten more than 5 shrimps, I mean, really?
The chicken breast parmesan ($15) was okay. The chicken could have been crispier. I'm sure it was crispy when it came out of the fryer, but it had been sitting in the red sauce of the pasta for too long and it had already lost the crispiness by the time it reached our table. The tomato red sauce was okay, but again, it was a bit too acidic and sour for us.
The fried eggplant ($10) was great. It was perfect with marinara sauce. This didn't have the same problem with acidity!
We also tried a cup of the seafood gumbo ($7). It had a dark roux, and it was good, but nothing to write home about.
Again, give this restaurant a shot for yourself! One of my complaints was the sauces here ran too heavy on the acidity and tasted too sour for me. If you like a more sour dish, this place might be for you! read more