Parma Italian Roots

As soon as you open that door... the atmosphere the service and overall the food! I was craving Lasagne. Lord have mercy! That tomatoes sauce was tasty and delicious. No tart taste no acidity taste. It was bright and red delicious layered lasagne. The food and company were great. I was in heaven !

It's my birthday and I wanted Italian. This place looked good, and the menu had some decent offerings. We made a reservation for an indoor table. We told the hostess that we had a reservation and she didn't even look. She just said "indoor or outdoor?" She would have known if she would have looked. The decor is cute enough- some blue fabric chairs, some ikea lighting, a wall of mirrors.. nice. The food was delivered REALLY quick. Like- too quick. Our appetizers were delivered about 30 seconds after ordering. The rest of the food came out maybe 2 minutes later. We got the burratta bruschetta starter. Not impressed. It was just some really runny messy cheese on toast with a small slice of tomato and a basil leaf. It was sour tasting. The menu said it had "honey balsamic", but there was no sweetness. I've ordered bruschetta at a lot of restaurantsand this was on the lower end of the spectrum. It was pretty, but that's about it. I got the papperdelle bolognese entree. The sauce tasted fine- but nothing exciting. The noodles were far too al dente- actually really chewy. There were constantly hard chunks getting caught in my teeth. Not fun. The restaurant was filled with screaming children since they serve pizza - and their moms were guzzling wine. I didn't expect this place to have so many tables of kids. Halfway through dinner the sun came raging through the windows- even though they had tint- and I couldn't see a thing for the rest of the meal. For two entrees, two diet sodas and one appetizer- it was a hundred dollars with tip. It was just an overall unimpressive experience... I'm not going to be returning.

Update: Huge improvement from a year ago! Pastas are great tasting, the appetizers are very good - the staff and service is still also very good. Bravo for the improvement! I really wanted to like this place based on the google reviews, but I should have done more research as 12 of the 17 reviews are from folks who have reviewed less than 5 places and some have only reviewed this place. The good news: the staff is wonderful: friendly and accommodating. The place is nicely curated with a mix of indoor and outdoor seating. The wine list is very good and the cocktails are also good. The octopus appetizer is on par with some of the best around. The stuffed squash blossoms are very light and tasty. The bad news: the pizza is just OK - the dough needs more chew, perhaps adding some olive oil and salt will make it chewy and taste better. Being wood-fired it should have had more char. The bucatini pasta was overcooked and mushy - not al dente at all. I also did not care for the sauce as it was more of thick paste. Same too for the gnocchi which is a shame because they were actually very tasty. I am hoping that they improve, because I really like the staff and the menu. Just need to improve a bit more.

Came with a big family. Kids to grand parents they took care of everyone. Food we ordered was pasta, pizza and the foccacia bread. It was all good. Definitely worth a visit with the entire family.

Seated on the patio. Ordered Italian Bird. Gin based cocktail very good. Ordered the Mushroom Toast. Delectable. Next up Papparadelle Bolognese fantastic. But I knew when it arrived there would be another meal out of my serving. Bryan was our server and he was witty, attentive and happy to give advise of dishes to try. We finished the meal with the Butta Cake. Definitely would return. Overall there were lots of dishes to order and it was a tough choice for the entree. I chose well but my guess is there are lots of delightful flavored meals to be savored here.