Aron B.
Yelp
For the first time ever, Andiamo did a good job. No one is more surprised by this than I am.
I went in for their 3-course deal this week, because it sounded good, and because I found myself needing some dinner last night, and I was only a mile away from the Warren location, which is an Andiamo I'd never been to before. Service was good, even if I was severely underdressed (I was in my work clothes, which wasn't much).
The food was finally up to snuff, though! Certainly not change-your-life good, but absolutely solid. They got the most important things correct, and while the steak was overcooked beyond the mid-rare I asked for, it was a spot-on medium, which is just *fine* for me, as I build that into my temperature ask (always be conservative when you order the doneness for your steak...if it's underdone, they can cook it more, if it's one half step overdone, you're fine!). The steak honestly was quite good for a NY Strip, a solid B grade...again: it wouldn't change your life, but it honestly qualified as a good steak. Zip sauce was nice, potatoes with it were pretty good, and the veggies that came with them were, unfortunately, cooked *way* beyond reason, but I just let those go. It wasn't that big of a deal.
The pasta fagioli soup I started out with was far better than I believed that it would be...quite satisfying, actually. While there was plenty of salt, it wasn't a salt lick, and there were lots of hearty meats and veggies in there to make it a good starter. The bread that came with it was good, too!
The lemon gelato for dessert was...strange. Half lemon sorbet, half heavy cream, this was sort of an anti-gelato to me. However, having said that, the lemon sorbet itself was tasty, and I enjoyed it. I just wouldn't *ever* call this a gelato, *ever*. It isn't, or at least it's unlike any gelato I've ever seen heard of, or experienced. Still: not bad.
Tax and tip included (no beverages) was $32, and I left happy and surprisingly satisfied...by Andiamo. That's...that's never happened before. Credit where it's due, I guess.