text: stars leaning towards a based on the pricennWent on a Wednesday night at with reservations Got there fifteen early got seated on time The front of the restaurant is loud with a waiter talking to the table next to us and a somewhat unpleasant pair on the other side of us the noise was a factor here Got much better when the waiter was not dealing with anyonennAnyways it is a loud restaurant That is by no means a dealbreaker and really common for Downtown Crowd was mixed the most represented group there when we were in were something guys wearing polo shirts half tucked into khakisnnThe foodn I had the pork which was decent my wife had the gnocchi which was good but more doughy instead of meltinyourmouthn We had the bruschetta which we were told took minutes Weird to be that precise but OK Some other waiterwaitress apparently swiped ours so it took nearly half an hour as our waiter thought someone had already brought it to usn Salads were good acesn My wife asked for a meatball with her gnocchi which they forgot it came about ten minutes late and warm but not hot which left us wondering if they finished cooking it The meatball Not all thatn Portions were fine dining and not redsaucestuffyourgullet I liked the portions and left pleasantly full nnServicen good but with us having a very quick set of orders when we sat down it took minutes to get the first of our food which was an hour after we first showed up OuchnnSo the food was decent but not as good as some other places around town at the same or lower price points Either the service or the kitchen botched this one and for restaurant of the year and at a premium price yeah that sinks itnnWe spent after tip two entrees two salads one appetizer no boozennFor better red sauce Italian I would try Lydias in the Strip and save a bit of money For better Italian especially gnocchi I would go to Dish Osteria in the South Side and still save a bit of money If I hear good things I would be glad to check back here but we left disappointed on our first trip