I love Italian cuisine, but I am often torn when it comes to dining out. Mainly because it usually involves the see saw battle between a) unpretentious, affordable, in a casual environment but poor to average tasting; and b) fantastic recipes, skilled preparation and beautiful presentation though more expensive and in much more formal settings. So I was cautiously optimistic when I received a... more

Middle-of-the-road pizzeria chainlet features broad selection of passable pies and generous-to-a-fault pasta platters made family friendly. The massive “old country” meat lasagna ($12.99) is baked and fattened up with ricotta, mozzarella and cottage cheese, requiring access to a defibrillator. The killer fettucine Alfredo comes with tender chicken (lunch $10.99, dinner $13.99) and sees a... more