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Accidentally fell into this place on my birthday in January of 2009. Less than a year and thousands of dollars later this is by far my favorite place in Chicago. Some may say I am exaggerating, but I think not.
I am by no means a celebrity but I get treated like one everytime I dine at Frankie's. I am greeted by the owner and co-owner almost every time and given extra attention by the servers. The food is always correct and absolutely delicious. Their pome-tini is fabulous, the Rita D pizza is sooo delicious, and their breadsticks and butter are to die for. Definitely a favorite when you consider the meal you get at the price you get it for.
Swing by here for authentic Italian with a down to earth attentive staff in a fabulous location. Why every review on here is not 5 stars is beyond me....
Without holding any expectations, my wife and I decided to grab a quick dinner after doing some shopping. When we glanced over the menu, nothing seemed very appealing, just the typical Italian restaurant fare (complete with 10 versions of scallopine).
We ultimately settled on getting the chopped salad, the Luca Brasi pizza, and the Whole Wheat Capellini. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by our dining experience at Frankie's. The chopped salad had a medley of flavors, and I particularly enjoyed the strong smokiness it had.
The pizza and pasta were also very good. The capellini was sweet, and had a unique flavor that I had not tasted before in tomato based sauces. The Luca Brasi came with a sweet tomato sauce, which seemed to complement very well the marinated spicy red peppers scattered on the pizza.
Prices are also very reasonable, around $10-15 for the pizza and pasta dishes (meat dishes are a bit more expensive, like their scallopine options). Frankie's is therefore a good dining option if you are in the area, compared to all the other lackluster establishments in the 900 building. Oh, and don't forget to get your parking validation.
Is it sad that I get nostalgic for the cheesiness that was Tucci Benocch?I think not. Who didn't love eating "outside" under the trees or "inside" the cutesy Italianesque village? Instead the love is replaced by a more modern Italian trattoria. Nice but its not the same.
Luckily for fans of the baked spaghetti (a favorite of mine), you're still in luck. The heaping portion of spaghetti baked with cheese is complimented with your favorite marinara or meat sauce. I indulged and also tried the asparagus appetizer which was pretty tasty -- lightly breaded and cream dipping sauce...can you really go wrong? The cookie platter was nice but nothing too exciting. It was fun to sample the small sweets with my friend after my belly insisted that no more pasta was going in.
Would I go again? Sure...especially if I have that hankering for my baked spaghetti (yes it does happen every now and then!)
We hosted about 10 clients at Frankie's last week. Thre were about 20 of us total. They arranged a consolidated menu and we were able to pay a fixed price per person for drinks.
the food was good. We had a choice of Spaghetti with meatballs, Chicken Parmesan and a scapolini dish. I had the Spaghetti and I gotta say it wasn't bad the meatballs were cooked properly and were full of flavor.
We had two dedicated servers who we knew the menu and were very prompt. They did an awesome job and were really quick with the drinks.
All in all not bad. Definitely not the best Italian in town but a pretty good alternative if you are in the area.
2.5 stars
While spending the day working off site in the area I decided to give this place a shot. Well, I didn't really plan on giving this place a shot; to be perfectly honest I had a total brain fart and thought this was where the food court in the Nordstrom structure was. Too lazy to go somewhere else and having a taste for something other than Potbelly I gave this place a shot.
I really don't see the point of the Scallopini versus the Pizzeria portions of the place. What I was told was that the Pizzeria (the part exposed to the mall) doesn't serve pasta, but the inside portion does. Mmk, seems silly to have two places with two names for that little differentiation in menu, but whatevs.
They had a combo lunch special, but nothing really struck my fancy on it so I went with a pizza. Prices were a little pricey for a simple lunch, but then again it's a Michigan Avenue tourist magnet so I wasn't surprised.
After inquiring about the pizzas I went with the Pizza Alla Checca (roma tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and garlic). I passed on the Sardinian pizza because they were sauce-less only to find the Alla Checca was too. Lesson: take the menu very literally, if sauce isn't listed as a pizza ingredient it's not implied.
The lack of sauce made it seem more like a cheesy bread than a pizza. The pizza wasn't bad, just not memorable. The tomatoes didn't seem ripe enough to provide a nice sweet tomatoey flavor and it was light on the garlic. For $9.25 the portion could've been bigger, I can get a Giordano's personal deep dish for less.
They really play dirty pool with their mini desserts. I think repeatedly checking the time while waiting for my check saved me from an all-out dessert assault. See they come to your table with a tray of all the desserts and tell you about them complete with hand gestures (like a Barker's Beauty on the Price is Right). It's hard to say no to a yummy dessert put right in your face - no fair!
Service was friendly, but frenetic. I wasn't sure who my server was since two people tried to take my order. I also had to resort to chomping on my ice when I couldn't find someone to refill my water until my plates were cleared. And even then the bus boy took my dirty silverware off my plate and put them on the bare table, wth??
Bottom line: Not bad, not great - maybe the pasta's better. Expect to pay tourist prices.
Went here with a group of 5 near closing time on a Tuesday, so not even half of the tables inside were in use. Waiter got us seated and had our drinks out very fast, but disappeared after my friend asked for a minute or two more to look at the menu.We eventually had to motion for him to come take our order, but they did manage to get the food out fast.
As for the food itself, everyone at our table was more than satisfied with their meals. The waiter made up for his previous avoidance of our table by giving my friend a complimentary Tiramisu for her birthday. So while we weren't given the greatest service, we still agreed nonetheless that we could see ourselves eating here again.
Truthfully there only a few items on the menu that even make this place worthwhile: the chopped salad and one of the pasta dishes that has rigatoni and peas (the name escapes me at the time of this review). I've tried more items on their menu, however each time I am extremely disappointed. For instance, Their seafood chopped salad is way too fishy and I really love fish!
The only reason I even know about this place is linked to the fact that I work upstairs in the office space at 900 North Michigan. I am very unimpressed with the food quality.
That, coupled with the fact that the take out attendant Kyle no longer works here (he was absolutely AWESOME), you could easily find better Italian food in the area...
I was meeting a friend for lunch and he suggested we go here. Really nice place, bigger than I thought it would be since it is in a mall, but really nice food. We split a cheese pizza, which was small, but big enough for two peopel who weren't terribly hungery to eat. The chopped salad there is awesome! Also, the breadsticks with the some really good dipping sauce, I don't know what it was, but obviously its a standard appitizer.
My only complaint is the waiter wasn't as attentive as he could have been, a few times when we needed him, he was just kinda standing around talking to co-workers.
Chocalate amerretto cake, Bomb!!
White pizza topped with fried egg with Ricotta cheese.
I can die happy.
Frankie sits in the take out window...
he looks like a portrait.
My SECOND dinner in Chicago this most recent trip, I dined alone, quite late, at the top of the Bloomington building at 900 N. Mich. First let me say that this building is beautiful inside. I usually despise designs that force you to walk to the other side on every floor to catch the escalator to the next floor; with this building I didn't mind.
I was greeted by the host who was obviously on a personal call. Not only did he have the courtesy to put that conversation on hold right away, but later came into the dwindling dining room to wish everyone good night as he himself was leaving. If he's not the owner, he acted like one, and that's a compliment.
Irene gave me pleasant unobtrusive service, as I blocked out my next door neighbor's conversation listening to Chopin's nocturnes with the noise reduction on, chowing down on a salmon piccata that's washed down with an innocuous but not offensive pinot grigio by the half carafe. Life was good. The salmon was done perfect, perhaps a nudge too salty due to the capers, but I enjoyed it. The asparagus side was a little burnt, and really, asparagus was never made by God to be put on the grill, I don't think.
After nursing my wine allotment home, I wandered over to the cookie trolley and spotted these fig-filled home-mades. I tasted 1 and ordered 5 more. Valentine's was in 2 days' time, and they have a little box into which I could put those cookies. Five is a lucky number for us Chinese after all.
Not great, but good enough after a long day of shopping.
I really love their chopped salad.
Service sucks.
The company of two hot men? About twelve stars.
The food? A couple bites of melted cheese on a matzo. Needed two vodka tonics to wash down the exceedingly dry fare. That's not pizza, people.
The best part: my gracious host didn't like it here, so I can be honest without feeling like an ingrate.
We'd come to 900 N. Michigan for lunch at the Oak Tree but didn't know it was closed or renovations. So, too lazy to venture off to somewhere we knew, we came here, where neither of us had eaten.
Ever had pizza flavored crackers? That's what we thought the thin crust Sardinian pizzas tasted like. Thin crust is one thing, but dry is another. My Paremesan/Anchovie pizza looked awesome on paper but when it arrived it really did taste like anchovie flavored butter melted on crackers with parmesan cheese.
I didn't realize this is a Lettuce Entertain You undertaking until afterwards, which explains some of the mediocrity. But even Lettuce does way better than this more often than not.
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there was a fried egg on my pizza! Brilliant!!
Went here with out-of-town friends and this was a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant we picked because one of them had a gift voucher.
We walked up and ask the hostess the difference between the indoor seating and outdoor seating. She said they're exactly the same. She left then and another server/host came in - who said pizzas are only outside and everything else is inside.
We wanted to have the pizza option open so we said we would eat outside. After another server almost seated us there he said pastas could not be served outside. So then we asked him again to clarify and he said inside we could order everything including pizza!
The inside server was terrible! She was mean and kept ignoring us! She didn't even bring us bread. We requested some and she said she would get some when the next lot come out of the oven.
Long time later there was still no bread, no server, no service. When we finally got her to take an order, she said they were out of bread for the night and won't be making more...
After that we're looking around and saw a few newly seated tables being brought, guess what, BREAD!!
And now the reason bread is so important to me is that by the baking of bread, I ascertain their overall cooking style. And I don't like the lies!!
The food took forever to come out and the server just completely started ignoring us for the rest of the night. A different server finally brought our food out.
The food was better, which is why the 3 stars not 1 star. We got the handkerchief ravioli, margharita pizza, and another pizza with herbs and olive oil. The food was promising and the 4 of us liked that part of the meal.
Haven't quite made up my mind whether I'll be going back here or not, but here's my first experience there in plain and simple words.
The little pizzas (which aren't really so little) here are great! One pizza can actually be shared by two people... unless you're really, really hungry. I went for lunch on a weekday. The staff was friendly and helpful. Warning: the soda here is crazy expensive... $2.50!!! It made for a pricey lunch... about $12 or so... which I thought was expensive... can't be spending that kind of money every day. Next time I'll definitely split the pizza with someone and just have water. Oh! The caesar salad was great too... maybe I'll splurge on a side caesar too!
I thought the service was great here and for that reason, I almost gave this place 3 stars but the Pizza really didn't cut it for me. I would honestly say 2.5 stars. BUT, if you like Lettuce Entertain You restaurants, you'll like this place. The same style of food where everything is cooked to appeal to the masses.
We arrived and some man with an accent wearing a chef's coat seated us. I thought he was the chef until I saw multiple people in chef's coats waking around doing non-chef-like duties. He was very nice. The room was a little too dark and cavernous for a Saturday afternoon lunch but perhaps more suitable atmosphere for dinner.
The arugula salad with chicken was good and the iced tea with the add your own peach flavoring was favorable. We really liked that you could add your own peach flavoring thus not making it too sweet. The pizzas were OK. The pizza was oily and although it was very thin at one point, it got too thick near the crust. I like thin pizza but this just didn't cut it for me. It was paper thin at the center and thick by the crust, just not consistent. The sauce was too sweet and tangy.
I think they hired staff that has never worked in restaurants which was a good idea, in my opinion - no bad habits to break. But it was kind of funny beaus the staff was so nervous about what they were doing. The bus boy was PARANOID about spilling the water and the server could not get away from his memorized spiel. The staff was very nice but probably could use a little more training.
The pricing was reasonable. I may return if I were in the mall and was hungry for Pizza.
I had a gift certificate for a free pizza so I met my friend here for lunch.
It was not nearly as good as the last time. The wine was good but not fantastic. The tomato bisque soup was very good. They add a piece of crostini with cheese on the bottom of the bowl so that it melts into the soup. It was the best part of the meal. The worst was the margherita pizza. It was just very blah.
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Their pizza was fine. It was very similar to California Pizza Kitchen, but, in my opinion, a little better. The service was pretty good. I would have rated it 4 stars, but my dad's spaghetti looked reheated. My mom didn't seem to like her pasta that much, either.
Upon arrival, an overly cheerful and chipper hostess approached me and asked me what my belly was hungry for. I must have just stared for too long, because she eventually explained that there are different menus for the interior and fake outside of the place. I chose inside.
The menu was somewhat dull, but I decided on the sliders (without fries) and a cup of soup. This was a lunch special--add a cup of soup for $2, or something cheap like that. A few minutes later, some chef came out of the kitchen, acknowledged it was my first time here, and gave me a fried spaghetti square thing as a welcome to the restaurant. It was a nice gesture, but tasted like oil.
The tomato bisque was super sweet and the put tons of mozzarella on top, so every bite I took was inundated with huge strings of cheese. It was so much so that I gave up on eating it because it just made a gross globular mess on my chin with every bite.
The sliders were okay and the best part was the horseradish/blue cheese sauce. But, despite asking for no fries, they came anyway, which made me feel badly about wasting food.
The service was fine, but my waitress seemed to have difficulty expressing any emotion on her face.
Yummy pizza! Though I miss Tucci Bennuch (I had no idea it closed down until recently), Frankie's Pizzeria is pretty damn tasty and makes up for the loss. The pizzas are all thin crust, and you have the option of whether you want the traditional tomato sauce or no sauce pizza. Everything on the menu was explained by our helpful server (I forgot his name), who made sure we had everything during our first visit.
The crust on the pizza is awesome, and my mom and I went for the crust first on each of our pieces. We ordered the boring sausage pizza because my mom's not super adventurous with pizza choices. Like I said, it was pretty tasty and portions were enough for two people. Actually, I don't think there are sizes to choose from, at least I don't remember. Just note that one (about eight or nine inch size pizza) is good enough for at least two people. The glasses of water were really small, and I pretty much drank like a camel. I felt bad for our waiter who kept stopping by so often to refill my glasses. I definitely want to go back and try the other pizza options as well as try their Italian restaurant also in the same location.
For those who bring laptops to pizzerias (don't we all? Heh.), they offer free wifi! I thought that was pretty random but then again, I don't always lug my computer with me...at least not to pizza places. ;-) I would get my laptop buddy messy!
Love this place. I've been tons of times by myself and I've taken big groups and I've never been disappointed. Great food and wonderful service.
Some new plaster, some new drywall, a few new decorations, menu tweaks, a lighter atmosphere, and now Frankie's Scaloppine takes over where Tucci Bennuch left off. This location remains in the Lettuce Entertain You domain, and the interiors are nicer and less cluttered than the old Tucci Bennuch. So far, few staples from the old menu are still around, though the menu has changed postively to offer lighter fare and new scaloppine-style dishes.
Though I had rigatoni pasta with peas (tasty, hearty around $11), all the standard Italian fare is here and at similar prices to Tucci Bennuch. The one new concept is a "cookie cart"--a fun way to get you to splurge a few more dollars.
If you want more of a cafe feel with personal pizzas and nice antipasti, try the Lettuce Entertain You sister restaurant next door: Frankie's Pizza Kitchen.
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I discovered Frankie's while attempting to go to Tucci Benucch. Tucci had a 30 minute wait, and Frankie's had a lot of empty tables. Since I was starving I opted to go to Frankie's.
Frankie's has taken over a portion of the hallway on the 5th Floor, right next to Tucci Benuch. They have barriers and plants to keep their restaurant from the rest of the mall, and it works fairly well. It would be best if the plants were taller so patrons couldn't see out and mall-goers couldn't see in. I'm sure the plants will grow in time.
As this is a pizzeria, they really only serve pizzas, all 8" personal pizzas. There are a few appetizers, three salads, and soup to choose from if pizza isn't your thing. As I'm fairly unadventurous, I ordered the pepperoni pizza. A friend ordered the chicken and pesto. Both were amazing. I wasn't expecting much, since mine was only pepperoni after all, but it was the best pepperoni I've ever had. I'm not even joking. The crust was was crispy and fluffy at the same time. Perfection.
The wine selection is small, but good, and decently priced. The wait staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to help.
Getting better all the time
The Baked Spaghetti that I'd been thinking about since my initial visit was still on the menu and still on my mind. I decided I was going to ask out waiter about it. Indeed, it wasn't what I thought it was; instead, the sample I got the first time [and you'll get a sample after you tell your waiter it is your first time] simply didn't have any spaghetti in it, but the dish was akin to lasagna, the waiter explained, replete with strands of spaghetti. I passed and ordered a Shrimp Cocktail for an appetizer and the Handkerchief Ravioli on Marinara for my main course.
I don't know how they do it, but every Lettuce Entertain You restaurant cooks shrimp so perfectly, at least in my eye. The shrimp is always bright white, meaty, and moist. I want to know how they do it. Could it be the shrimp? Or is there a secret in the cooking technique? Inquiring minds want to know. The presentation of the shrimp on ice in a big slanted lip bowl was stunning and the cocktail sauce was perfectly seasoned. I wanted the shrimp to go on forever.
The Handkerchief Ravioli was also beautifully plated. The pasta was expertly cooked and firm but soft and the same time and the ricotta filling was prefect in proportion and seasoning as was the Marinara sauce. Opt for the freshly ground black pepper; it really brought something out in the filling and the pasta.
I rarely order dessert, but when our waiter brought the dessert board over, my eye went immediately to the Lemon Soufflé Cheesecake. I said I wanted the cheesecake just as he was saying they didn't have it. My date ordered Vanilla Gelato which looked cheap in a tiny cup, but she proclaimed it delicious. Take a step back though: Big Frankie came out and chatted with some friends and a table of "newbies" and then approached our table and asked if we had ordered dessert. I playfully told him I'd ordered the Lemon Soufflé Cheesecake thinking he would be in on the joke. My date ordered the Gelato and he said he would go back and see how things were coming along. The minute he left, our waiter came out with the Gelato. 5 minutes later, Frankie came out with a slice of the cheesecake! They were out of the cheesecake "with the lemon curd topping", but Frankie had made a lemon and confectioners' sugar glaze and poured it over the top. I didn't mind, nor did I miss the curd [which I would think would be too much] ... the glaze was fine and the cheesecake was incredibly rich but oh-so-light.
The menu has several tempting categories and dishes and a very nice selection of Italian wines, don't pass on the wine, especially if you're trying to choke down the crispy brick chicken. I was pleasantly surprised by the Chianti, so if you haven't had Chianti in a while, give it a go; it is available by the glass. Also, if you are a bread fan, take a peak under the black napkin in the wire basket on your table. The sensually chewy salt crust on the soft and billowy bread is not to be missed; green oil and shaved parmesan round out the carb offering.
Get thee to Frankie's. I will see you in the dining room!
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My husband loves this place, especially the seat next to big window, so you can see outside.
Food is good too, we shared salad and sausage pizza last time and we felt full. I think the servers are nice and friendly.
We want to go back there again.
Amazing, the first time I went there, their appetizer special was mascarpone with sun-dried tomato spread on thinly sliced and toasted bread with basil which I copied and make on my own now. This time they had bread sliced a little thicker with ricotta, peaches, prosciutto, and basil--it was heavenly and I split with three other people so the portion size was perfect (which I will also attempt to make). The chef sent us some slices of tomato and fresh mozzarella which was the first fresh tomato I had this summer. This place uses a lot of Farmer's market ingredients. Both times I had the Rita D with ricotta, mascarpone, fresh mozzarella and asparagus, which is finished with an egg at the end that is cut in front of you, literally amazing. I had a piece of everyone I was with pizza's and I think the more exotic the better, the traditional sausage and cheese was just alright. My mother had the farmer's market pizza that had goat cheese, black olives, and rosemary, which was also really good. My cousin had the chicken pesto, which did not sound good, but was really good, probably because it had toasted pine nuts!
Wanna go back all the time!
Stopped in shortly before closing on a weeknight and the host was friendly and welcoming. Had the boring wheat capellini (I tried at least one healthy alternative) from the Tucci side and it was a bit salty. The sausage pizza from Frankie's was excellent and easily serves two people for a light lunch. Also, the ricotta dumplings were very good as well - smooth, pleasant, and just delectable! I was really taken aback by how good they were. The servers were attentive enough and I would definitely revisit.
I ate a late lunch there with some family on Black Friday. We were seated in a timely manner in the dining area, and ordered the chop salad while our server treated us to some dipping oil and bread - which I loved! The chop salad was delicious but a much smaller serving then when the place was Tucci Benuch. I ordered the mushroom scallopene, which was ok. I wasnt impressed with the decor...its now called Frankie's, but its more of a modern restaurant with plates hanging with local and not so local autographs of celebrities. (I didnt really get a good look of the pizzeria area.) It didnt seem to fit with the Italian menu. Overall the experience was ok but I missed the "country Italian" decor and food from Tucci.
Pretty good pizza. We loved the chicken pesto, but the mozzarella, tomato, and garlic was pretty bland. Also, the weird thing is that it's really 2 restaurants, and you need to choose one of the other when you get there. We obviously went for pizza. The other part is more pasta and salads than pizza.
All I can say is RITA DEE's!!! Oh wow - it's delicous - fresh mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan, fresh asparagus, with an egg cracked on top - cooked on the pizza on its way from the oven to your plate as it's cut gently for you tableside. While admittedly I have had hit or miss service, the price point is right on for the perfectly prepared pizzas - I have tried at least 6 or 7 on the list by now (also try the chicken pesto - yum) and I have to be even slightly disappointed by their offerings. They are sized for one as a great lunch or snack to share while out shopping the Mag Mile. I loved Tucchi, but this is some of the best authentic pizza I've tried here in the city.
Not as good as Tucci's. I had a hard time deciding my entree because the lunch menu seemed rather limited. The prices did not seem lunch friendly. A quarter of the menu is pizza, which is from Frankie's Pizzeria. Confusing. I split the baked spaghetti (spaghetti in cube form) and chopped salad with my co worker. The chopped salad was good, but I like it better from the pizzeria. Maybe if they wanted to win their way to my heart they would dole out that balsamic vinegar, olive oil and cheese combo for dipping the bread in, like they did back in the Tucci days. I could easily and happily make a meal out of that.
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Malls suck. BUT, Frankie's Pizza will keep me coming back to the mall. My leariness of having to endure eating in a mall where I worked for nearly 8 years of my life (well, in my prior retail industry life) in search of the perfect thin crust pizza was more than I could bear - or so I thought. Eventually, curiousity got the better of me and I traversed to the mall last weekend. Frankie's was so worth it. The thin crust pizza was so delicate and yet very tasty. I enjoyed the potato and rosemary version and had I been hungrier, would have tried one of the sardinian pizzas (described as thin, cracker crust type pizzas with no sauce). Alas, I was stuffed on my one pizza (well, actually in pizza terms, it was my third of the day as I had been on a pizza research mission since lunch time), but I am looking forward to returning this weekend again.
Frankie's Scaloppine at 900 Michigan Ave is awesome. The food is served hot and cooked well. The flavors are amazing, too. The only thing that wasn't perfect was how there were green peas in everything. My friend and I both don't like peas and she was picking out all the millions in her risotto and I was doing the same with my sausage rigatoni. We would've told them not to put them in but there's no indication that there would be any from the menu description. So, despite us working for it, it was still great and we'd all go again. Next time, I'll just make sure to tell them to hold the peas!
Sometimes the service is not so great but the sausage pizza is the best!!!
Frankie's is yet another Lettuce Entertain You pizza shop that recently opened in Chicago. I tried it for the first time last night at a Chicago Magazine holiday event. I must say that I was really impressed upon first bite. The crust was nice and thin, and slightly bubbly on the edges. Just the way I like it! I tried the margherita and the Sardinian fennel and rosemary pizza (no sauce). Both were delicious, I can't wait to go back and try more. The fennel and rosemary pizza was something that I normally wouldn't have ordered, just based on description, but I'm so glad I was able to sample it so I can make sure to broaden my pizza horizons. Finally, a restaurant worth visiting in that building! They are practically right on top of Tucci Benucch, and I was a little confused about whether Tucci Benucch was still in operation, or if they shared some of their space.
What hit the high note with us was the outstanding service from our waitress, Sneha. Very patient and very hospitable. The food was very good as well. I had the Rigatoni w/ Sausage and Peas...outstanding. My wife had the Shrimp Risotto...so good! Finished it off with a Chocolate Amaretto cake. The prices are nice and normal here! No sticker-shock. And you get a decent portion as well! We remember the restaurant when it was Tucci Bennuch. As far as decor, we can't say we are really crazy about it...it's OK, but the plate thing on the wall....well...we thought it dresses it down a little too much, leaving the walls a little too bland. Maybe if it were only in one section rather than the whole place. I still highly recommend them for food quality and service. Give them a try!
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