The wife and I made it to Juno Tratoria on Saturday evening. The food was excellent, as mentioned earlier on this list, but the service and general organization left a lot to be desired. Due to logistical constraints, we had a 6:30 reservation even though we had no plans afterward. The restaurant was busy but not full. After we were seated, the waitress took our drink order and left. Eventually (10 minutes or so) drinks and menus showed up, but no wine list, bread, etc. We sat there for another 15 minutes waiting until finally, the waitress came back to take our orders. We asked for the wine list and some bread. Again, a wait. We reminded the waitress that we'd wanted to graze from the antipasto cart. It came rolling over, they manhandled it up the two steps to the area where we sitting, and we had some very nice marinated green beans, cannellini, and artichoke. This is probably 40-45 minutes after we first sat down. At some point around here, the waitress came by and said they were out of the osso bucco special my wife had ordered. If a place runs out of a special by 7:00 pm, it would seem that they're not planning particularly well. By this time the place was starting to clear out and they were catching up a little, but there were still little things that made me wonder if anybody knew what was going on. I asked for a refill of water (the empty glass sat on the table, along with all the other used dishes, until the end of the meal)--out came another glass with a big white plastic straw in it. Real classy. The wine glasses were still hot from the dishwasher. Realizing, I suppose, what a botch they had made of things, they gave us free desserts, but all things considered, I'd rather have smoother service and pay for my own. The wine list is short and over-priced, with more Californian than Italian wines, and $23 for a bottle of Brolio ($8 at the state store). Our total was $70 (not including a small tip) for 2 pre-dinner drinks, 1 antipasto plate, 2 entrees, and a bottle of wine. I would consider going back, but not real urgently. Chris McGlone
Pittsburgh, PA