text: The more things change the more they stay the samennFirst started going to OSF Or was it Spag Co on Mill Ave as a teenagernDad and Mom had just split temporarily and Dad did not have a lot of moneynHed take me here on payday and it became a bit of a tradition for usnBack then it was a place where we could have a real sit down dinner with soup or salad entree fresh bread and garlic butter drink and dessert for CHEAPnnThese days it is a place where you can have a real sit down dinner with soup or salad entree fresh bread and garlic butter drink and dessert for CHEAPnnLove the historic building Love the furniture decor antiques and mockantiques Granted I did not know any of them were mock until I met the man who does most of the stained glass that I thought was vintagennEven though there is a huge capacity it is split up to feel much more intimatennIs any of the food amazing No but it is not trying to be This is good oldfashioned ItalianAmerican comfort food Sure there is a couple updates pesto ranch dressing gluten free pasta but for the most part it is the same menu you would see in an Italian restaurant anywhere in America in the s and s No risks taken on the menu all very safe middle of the road farennBut sometimes that is exactly what I want Service is always friendly food is always fresh I have never left hungy Oh and it is CHEAP