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We were so excited to visit Aldo’s after their long-anticipated opening, and unfortunately we were left disappointed. There are definitely a lot of kinks that need to be worked out with the service, but we also felt that all of our dishes tasted heavily of black pepper and were very salty. When we were initially seated, a man who was not our waiter brought over waters for each of us and a basket of bread, which was great. However, after our waitress came to take our drink orders and a few of us said we were going to stick with our water, she brought over additional glasses while our other ones were still full, which made the table cluttered. Not really a big deal, but we found it strange, and it took a while for a busser to clear off our table, so it began to feel crowded after multiple courses. The house salads were fine, though my mom said the lemon vinaigrette tasted artificially sweet, and as mentioned before, the pasta fagioli type soup was very salty. The waitress was unsure of what the soup was called, but it seemed similar enough to pasta fagioli. For our meals, the mashed potatoes and cavatelli were heavily coated in black pepper, and the bolognese had a distinct nutmeg flavor that we found off putting. When my cavatelli dish first arrived to the table, it appeared with sausage instead of chicken as I requested. A server different from our waitress brought it over, and when I told her I had asked for chicken, she flagged over the waitress to let her know. The waitress was silent, basically looking at the ground, and never apologized for the error. I got the impression that she didn’t believe I had asked for chicken, but my family confirmed that was the choice I made. I will say I was impressed with how quickly they were able to remake the dish for me. A lot of the issues here I’m sure will be fixed over time with more experience, but I definitely won’t be in a rush to come back.