4 /5 Mary Naughton: This is a great, casual spot for family-style Italian food. The portions here are pretty large, the good thing about that is the leftovers! I’ve had their pizza a few different times throughout the years and it hasn’t been consistent, so I get their other items instead. This time, we ordered fried calamari as an appetizer, the Chicken Francese and Pasta Pomodori. I love that the bread for the table is their garlic knots. The fried calamari was excellent, it was hot and crisp, not rubbery at all, and their sauce had a slight kick but not too hot; very good. I’d get this again. The portion was so large it could feed a group of people. The Pasta Pomodori was very flavorful, I’ve had it another time and it was good then too. The Chicken Francese sauce tasted a bit too sweet for me, like there was an actual sugar taste to it. I’m not sure if they added sugar to try the balance the acidity of the lemon juice, or if the white wine they use is a sweeter variety. There was definitely something too sweet there.
Aside from the sauce, the chicken itself was a very generous portion and it was cooked beautifully! It was a thick cutlet of chicken breast cooked all the way through and still so tender and juicy, I could use a fork to cut it. I may try a different chicken option here as the chicken was perfect but the sauce was the only issue for me. This is a nice spot to try, but go with someone that will let you try what they get too so you have some different ideas of their food.
