i took my dad here on a recommendation from a friend. after we were seated, it took over 10 minutes before someone even came by to ask us if we wanted something to drink. while they were taking our drink and appetizer order, we felt rushed to place our main order at the same time .
while we were waiting, it was encouraging to see them put leftovers in the boxes for the patrons. of course, when it came our time to leave, they gave us the boxes and we had to do it ourselves
after dinner arrived and we were eating, another couple came in, and our server served them as well. what was interesting was that he told them the specials before they ordered. we did not know they had specials, and were not offered any before ordering.
the menus were laminated paper that was coming apart and seemed pretty dirty as well.
thefoodwas not bad, but seemed mostly canned sauce with very little effort to make it taste italian. it also came out as we were finishing up salads and appetizers, so decent marks there.
this was a friday night, but we were there before it was really busy. the impression i got, was that if you frequented a lot and they knew you, you received excellent service. if you were someone trying it for the first time, you were treated as an outsider and it seems like you are bothering them.
i would not recommend this to anyone who wanted to get a good italian or mediterranean type of dinner. maybe next time i'll try the pizza, but not sure i would go back after the previous experience.