Meredith S.
Yelp
We're always on the lookout for a good neighborhood Italian place and I am a sucker for caprese salad, so if it's on the menu, we're going to check it out. We'd been here before it was Antonio's and it's not far from the house so we gave it a shot on a recent Saturday night. Surprisingly, there were only 2 other tables seated when we got there. I think this is more a takeout and delivery place.
First impressions are everything and we didn't get the best one here. We walked in and despite several people behind the counter in the kitchen (including our eventual server who was taking with another) we weren't greeted until a line cook noticed us and told us to sit anywhere.
Service with a smile, this was not. We got a nice helping of attitude, though. For example, when I ordered the caprese salad, she asked what kind of dressing I wanted? Um ok, I asked what they had. She listed them off - no balsamic. I asked if they had balsamic vinegar (obviously on her nerves at this point) to which she replied "nope. Just red vinegar." It was even better when Hubby ordered a Caesar salad and she asked what kind of dressing he wanted. Thinking she had misheard him, he said, "I'm so sorry, I meant a Caesar salad." To which she testily replied, "um, I got that. What kind of dressing?" Alrighty then.
The salads were weird. Definitely not a traditional caprese or Caesar, but the ingredients were fresh. The other food was standard Italian - stuffed shells were tasty, Hubby's Italian combo was plentiful and the sauces were good. The kid got spaghetti with meat sauce on the side. The meat sauce was really good. It was nice to see that they don't use the same sauce for everything. Of course we ordered a small pizza (because how else can you judge the food at a small Italian place like this?) and it was cooked well with a nice sweet sauce and a decent amount of cheese.
All in all, good food at a decent price. We'll eat it again, but next time we'll order take out. Oh yeah, our server? She turned sickly sweet and solicitous halfway through the meal when she noticed me taking pics of the food. Guessing she's heard of Yelp?