Great Italian since 1968. If it has been around for that long, you know it is good. I highly recommend the "Porta" said, great combination of toppings.
We had a great time. The atmosphere was amazing and very clean, which is the main reason I would go back here. The staff was great and seemed really enthusiastic to be there. The was good, which is the reason for the 4 stars. For the price you are paying, I expected more. The big thing was the cheesecake, it was clearly recently frozen. The raspberry glaze was still frozen and felt like biting into an Icee when your teeth hit it.
My, son, and I were a bit disappointed. While the service and main dish was really good, it was the little things that made us disappointed. The menu said that the meal was supposed to come with brioche bread and olive oil dipping. In reality it didn't come with any bread. When we asked our waitress about bread she said they needed to update the menu, but would bring us some bread and "spiced oil". Well the bread turned out to, what seemed to be old, dried out rolls and the spiced oil had no taste.
One of my favorite Italian restaurants. I love the porta salad with buttermilk ranch. The ambiance is dark and intimate. Staff is usually top notch; we had a newbie last time, but he was ok.
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