text: I met friends here for an impromptu lunch one afternoon I was completely blown away First off this place has a real Italian feel to it from the moment you walk through the door The tableclothes on the cute little square tables even feel Italian This cute little restaurant is housed in a strip mall area in Scottsdale It is small a little dark and quaint once you step inside I met my three airline crew friends there for an afternoon of catching up over lunch Two of us wanted wine and two of us wanted dirty martinis Let me begin by saying the wine was a healthy pour of vino I am NOT complaining Our waitress was so sweet and she was Italian too We just loved her She was knowledgeable about the menu she recommended dishes based on our likes and wants She let us chat and take our time on ordering and that is important because in my group of friends and foodies dining is a social thing and we have the gift of gab We ordered a variety of dishes I had the Crab Louie priced at This Crab Louie had THE best louie dressing I have tasted outside of SF It had the right dose of kick to it to add to the flavor of the overall salad Amazing So much food and fresh FRESH crab My friend had the Chicken Milanese we all tried it and it was divine My other two comrades had the Chicken Piccata I am always a fan of this dish but I have not found one here in the valley that I LOVE This piccata I loved Those main pasta entrees all came with a starter of soup or salad all generous portions All very tasty Get this all the menu items are under for the lunch menu For dinner it seemed the menu was decently priced under on average Each of us had take home bags if we wanted But we all had stops to make and opted to leave our morsels of goodness behind The freshly made garlic toasted bread that accompanies the meal is also a good way to blow some hard earned workouts I ordered two calzones to take home for dinner that night The Mediterranean Calzone I minusd the feta cheese it comes with is stuffed with mozzerella ricotta cheese artichoke hearts spinach and olives and the Special Calzone comes with mozzerella cheese Italian sausage and green peppers I added a dose of pepperoni and took off the green peppers Our wonderful waitress told me I could do whatever I wanted with the calzones ANY combination at all So my dinner that night cost me less than I love when I find a gem of a restaurant to hang and be a foodie in the valley This will now be my new go to Italian place This place has real Italian charm and taste and the price is right