The fact that the restaurant wasn't crowded at 7:30 on a Saturday night in August should have told us to move on to another place with better food. Although the basic service was good, neither of us will go back unless we hear word of a major overhaul of the menu.\r
We ordered calamari as a starter. The fried basil was nice but the heavy dipping sauce tasted like mayo instead of lemon and had a weird yellow tint. The calamari was some of the greasiest I've experienced as well as tasteless. The meal breading had fallen off of most of the pieces by the time it arrived at our table. \r
For entrees, both of us ordered Shrimp Scampi. I really wanted to try another special, seasonal squash over fresh pasta, but wasn't sure I'd like the mint leaves. A woman at the table behind ordered the squash, mint and pasta special but didn't eat but a few bites before pushing it away with an audible complaint about the taste. Her companion ordered a special pizza topped with bacon and corn which looked fairly decent.\r
The fresh pasta (parsley and black pepper ,maybe) of the scrimp scampi, was swimming in greasy butter and had a slightly scorched taste. No evidence of lemon existed in this dish, as far as we could tell, and we each counted only two small slivers of fresh garlic. Eight or so small shrimp dotted the pasta but were so overcooked as to be rubbery. I ate two bites of my pasta and most of the shrimp before pushing my plate away in disgust. My companion ate one shrimp and less than half of the pasta before giving up. The waitress only asked if we wanted to-go boxes (we didn't). The chef came out and asked us and the table behind us if ""everyone doing alright here"" before walking away. No one asked either of us or the table behind us why we didn't eat our meals or ask for a take-home box for the leftovers. We were charged fifty cents more for one of the draught beers than the price listed on menu but I figured it wasn't worth the hassle and just paid it.
Pros: Service
Cons: Food
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