text: Pop quiz nnWheres a place that serves yummy Italian food at am on a late Sunday nightearly Monday morning nnExactly With some help from Yelp and Google we find this place I pick up a lady friend whom I have just met and we venture forth to fill our late night cravings of garlic and pasta nnGiuseppes is a standalone restaurant which seems to be surrounded by desert We pull up around am to find a decent number of cars in the parking lot After three sets of doors we finally make it into this bar and grill A huge square bar stands in front of us after we enter the room About or so people are sitting around the bar drinking and some eating You guessed it PastannWe eye a spot in the corner and perch ourselves on the high bar stool and table The friendly bartender Mike greets us from behind the bar and delivers his standard line What can I get you guys to drink We opted to look over the menus first since that is what we were really here for He lays down two menus and our adventure beginsnnThe offering is pretty extensive for a bar and grill Appetizers Specialties Pastas Soups Salads Pizzas Burgers Sandwiches Steaks Seafood options line the menu Wow Where do we begin Ah yes straight to the pasta section Remember we are looking for key words Pasta Check Garlic ChecknnAfter a few moments we are still unsure on what to order Everything looks so good We have a few dishes in mind but nothing set in stone yet Mike comes by and we ask him what the specialties are We tell him we are looking for pasta garlic and red sauce with a spicy kick He recommends the Cappellini Pomadore and the Linguini Calamari Funny Those were two dishes we were both looking at Done dealnnSince this was our first time out together my guest and I had tons to talk about Life stories pet peeves likes dislikes dreams aspirations and so on And finally The food arrives Both dishes look delicious Without missing a beat in our conversation we both dig in and continue chattingnnThe Cappellini Pomadore is Angel Hair pasta tossed in olive oil roasted garlic roasted tomato and fresh basil We requested the red sauce on this dish have a spicy kick to it The kitchen happily obligednnThe Linguini Calamari is pasta and calamari tossed in extra virgin olive oil roasted tomato fresh basil and roasted garlicnnBoth dishes were pretty good Oh did I mention each dish comes with a choice of soup or salad We both choose the Minestrone soup which was the special of the daynnBetween myself and my guest one of us was able to finish the dish while the other had to admit defeat and take the rest of the pasta home for another small meal Due to myself being a gentleman I will not divulge on who finished and who did not nnAfter our meal was done we both sat around and conversed for the next hour and half Hey what can I say We both got along pretty well What we were not expecting was Mike our bartenderserver stopping by our table and offering us two bottles of water on the house He apparently saw us yapping so much he thought we would be thirsty I thought that was pretty spot on servicennEarlier during our car ride to the place I joked that my curfew was am since I had to work at She fortunately had the next day off Our great conversation got the best of us We looked at our clocks earlier and it read The next thing you know its Time flies when you are having a good time We graciously thank Mike for being a great host and we head out homeward bound with a happily satisfied tummynnWould I eat at this place again Definitely Would I ask the same girl out again Definitely Clearly a win win situationnnOh and before I forget the leftovers were eaten for breakfast a day later It was better tasting than at the restaurant Go figure