text: I made it to Guiseppes only after a friend had seen it on the Food Network I would heard of it before but had not ever felt like making the trek out here from Glendale On one hand I am glad I did I have been lucky finding good Italian food places as of late It is also nice to know what people are fussing over with places like this that get noticed after being on tv On the other hand the overall experience I just found lackingnnnYes I know it was on Diners DriveIns and Dives Even though I suspect it falls into the first category I still think it could have been betternnThere was a wait Which only shocked me since it was an off night so be aware of that Reading many of the previous reviews I had caught that it was BYOB So we had run over to the Sprouts next door and grabbed a few bottles Surprise No more BYOB Oh well wine never really goes to wastennThe place was cramped and my party of was squashed into a tiny corner table Then what made that even more exciting was the roving guitar player that started as we sat down As far as ambiance goes he and his female vocal accompaniment left a bit to be desirednnThe food was good If I were to rate solely on that it is deserving of stars easily The eggplant appetizer was thin sliced and breaded though I would have liked more of the red sauce on it to combat the dryness of the breading I cannot comment too well on the bruschetta appetizer as splitting different types ways does not allow for a sizable tasting The bolognese I had was very tasty and the inclusion of ox tail to it was a very very good onennBut in the end the pretty good food could not save me from an overall meh dining experience