short form: Pretty good italian food. Lots of veggie selections. Total with tip and taxes for two people - $40 - 50. Located in Sharpsburg long form: we (two people) had the following: tomato soup - excellent - had assiago cheeze melted in it , which made it really smooth. Great value at $2.50 a bowl. italian appetizer plate - had a selection of meats and cheezes. Good if you like strong meat flavors (like pruscittio, etc). A small bowl of salad (fresh, fresh greens) is included in the cost of the entres. Artichoke ravioli with marinara sauce - excellent sauce. Ravioli were pretty good too. Pasta with meat sauce - ok. Kind of like the standard ground-beef-and-tomato-base sauce I can see myself making a comparable meat sauce, but not the marinara or the tomato soup. The portions were substantial. The pasta was probably enough for three people. Dessert - ordered tiramisu. It turned to be a non-standard version with some sort of pumpkin filling in place of the standard cheese filling. Did not care for it. Cost was 4 bucks. The restaurant has a pleasant decor. Tables are small, and are quite close together. We went at 8:15 on a Friday night and the place was half-full. The restaurant has a byob policy, with a cover charge of $1/glass. *********************************************************************** Aziz A. Lookman, Ph.D. Candidate email:[email removed]
Pittsburgh, PA