Deepika G.
Yelp
I made reservations here for me and three of my friends for last night (Thursday) at 7:15 p.m. Upon entering the restaurant I didn't realize how crowded it would be (especially during this ongoing pandemic) but this place was packed! So, I am glad I made reservations in advance and requested to sit in a corner away from other people. This place does not enforce masks, but all four of us wore masks when entering and felt more comfortable because we were given the "family dining table" in a corner that had a booth end seating as well as chair seating on the other side of the table.
Service: Incredible! Our waiter was super friendly, and towards the end of our meals, the owner came by to check if we needed anything and asked how we were all doing. So courteous and caring! We truly appreciated that. With how busy this place was that night, we received our drinks and all our food in a timely manner. We were not waiting on anything for that long! Exceptional service. The management is doing an amazing job.
Ambience: There are table seatings with chairs in a small space, and the ambience is very romantic with dim lighting and dark interior. Everything was very neat and clean, nothing out of place.
Food:
All four of us LOVE Italian food, all meals cheese, especially. We ordered SO MUCH!! The portion sizes are very generous, so I think the pricing was justified. It is what I would expect to pay, especially for high-quality at a local restaurant! They also do offer A La Carte items so if you are wanting a little bit of everything, you can totally do that!
Appetizers:
*Dinner Rolls & Butter* These fresh and hot classic dinner rolls were so delicious. We knew we were going to be loading up on carbs with pasta for our meals, but that didn't stop us from eating a LOT of bread last night. Our table also had parmesan cheese, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar to make our own dipping oil, which I did and it tasted amazing with the bread!
*Garlic bread* - yummy.
*Italian bread*- super yummy and pillowy clouds-soft!
*Fried Mozzarella* served with marinara and ranch dipping sauce, to die for. So good and cheesy deliciousness.
Meals:
*Lobster Ravioli* These were amazing! The raviolis were filled with cheese and a minced up lobster, and the sauce with the ravioli was an Alfredo and lobster sauce. I would give this an 8/10. I would have preferred if the filing to be a bit more creamy, but it was still good!
*Cheese Ravioli* My friend ordered this and the raviolis were HUGE...like huge like the size of my hand huge haha! covered in lots of cheese and red tomato sauce. Super yummy, I did have a taste of this.
*Chicken Alfredo Lasagna* I was debating on ordering this one, but I think I will next time because my friend ordered it and said it was REALLY tasty! all the layers looked so perfect and dense, also Alfredo sauce looked perfect and creamy.
*Shrimp Diablos (Spicy level 3!)* Another friend of mine ordered this dish: shrimp sauteed in olive oil-simmered in marinara sauce & mushrooms, served over pasta. I do like shrimp, so I would try this. She said it was so good!
*Fried Pizza* I didn't try this because I was so full from everything already, but my friends were raving over this. I need to try this next time for sure! It looked like a personal sized pizza with a super soft golden crust....just wow.
*Manicotti A La Carte* one of my friends ordered a side of Manicotti and we all tried a little bite of this. It was too good. Ricotta filling was super creamy and melt-in-your mouth good. The sauce is incredible, as well.
Dessert:
Tiramisu: It was my friend's birthday last Friday so we all tried some Tiramisu! The mascarpone topping on this was so delicious and decadent, and the layer of lady fingers were incredibly soaked in the espresso liquid. Still very satisfying. Again, we could not finish this because we ordered so much food!!
Drinks*
*Italian Margarita* me and one of my friends ordered this drink. A margarita with amaretto sour. YUM!! I like that they did not add too much ice and it wasn't overly sweet. It was the perfect amount of tequila as well. I will definitely order this again the next time I come here!
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Papa Dios sells their red sauce at many local grocery stores including Uptown Grocers and Homeland! So good to know. If you present your receipt at the restaurant they will give you $$ back :D I can't wait to come back to this restaurant and try more dishes. The whole menu sounded so mouth-watering!
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