davinci's eatery

wow, what a slip. we've enjoyed davinici's when in the l/a area many times, but the last two meals were disappointing. our latest was for lunch, after the midday crowd we were seated and maybe 1/3 of the tables were seated. the service was slowwwww and both the hostess and waitress seemed annoyed to be there. needless to say, on with the great italian food! first up were the rhode island calamari, which were decent but was a very small portion  for $13. even the side soups were barely more than a true measured cup. my dirty peas and pasta was an alfredo sauce baseddishwith sausage and peas. first the size was meager compared to anywhere, nevermid previous trips here. thedishlacked flavor making it a real flop. my gf's chicken amore was nearly identical with penne instead of linguine and added chicken in place of 90% of the sausage. sadly they boasted using local mailhot's sausage but in fact it had an odd flavor. poor slow service, meager portions and lacking decent taste? what happened?   with plenty of other options in the area, i doubt we'll return. oh how we miss graziano's!

i'm a fan. decently-priced food with an alluring decor (old warehouse). i had the milano chicken and was pleased with the meal. the second time, i had thedish(name has escaped me) with chicken, shrimp, angel hair, artichoke hearts in a butter wine sauce. i will say that this was quite flavorless, and the shrimp had a strange flavor/odor to it (as if it were frozen and old--does that make sense?). i had to pour a ton of cheese on it to make it taste like anything.

the wedding soup was a bit bland, and cheese was necessary here, as well. the garlic knots, however, are wonderful. try them with the olive oil--i could make a meal out of that.

our waitress was nice, though we had to constantly repeat ourselves to her. she never once came to check on us until our meal was complete--and at least three of use needed refills.

their chocolate gelato is good, their strawberry-rhubarb is excellent. the turtle cheesecake is also delicious, although it's really cheesecake with a chocolate base and the caramel syrup/chocolate on top. if you want dessert, i recommend staying with the tiramisu or gelato--you can't go wrong!

all-in-all, i'd go back. there are a lot of other dishes i want to try, and one unimpressivedishwon't dissuade me!