text: Yelp just never steers ya wrong Ever Case in point Fiamma last night It is as reported in a strip mall and we would have driven right by not giving it another thought except that there are a number of Yeeps out there that called this place out as surprisingly deliciousnnFIamma does its best to transform your experience from strip mall to elegant once you walk in My eye for example was immediately drawn to the wood beams installed across the well strip mall drop ceiling tiles The beams are beautiful and substantial and the ceiling tiles made me smile Work with what you have gotnnOur waiter was perfectly attentive knew the specials menu by heart and was able to answer all of our questions He brought a lovely bread basket served with fresh homemade pesto The pesto was an easy starsnnI second the suggestion of other Yeeps to order the grilled shrimp with grilled zucchini Yummy I think the dish could be the tiniest bit better if they switched to a larger shrimp but that is a suggestion I can make across the board to most restaurants Sometimes bigger is in fact betternnThe best meal at the table was the oricchiette pasta with fresh seasonal vegetables The pasta was cooked to the perfect consistency and the vegetables tasted garden fresh It was a lovely meal that could have come out of someone is home and gardennnWe did order dessert and coffee I was not a huge fan of the coffee Frankly if you are going for top notch Italian I think it is worth the investment to serve Illy or Lavazza and if you are a commercial operation brewing into a hotpot glass pot throw it out already and go thermal carafe this is the st century after all The dessert however a chocolate torte served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream was super creamy and decadent A wonderful finish to a delicious mealnnIf you are in the neighborhood do not drive by Give this place a try I think you will be very pleasantly surprised