Old news is especially bad when it comes to restaurants. I believe that for all but the Top 10 percent of restaurants, reviews are valid for only three to six months. After that, there's a tendency for chefs to shuffle off, quality to slip, menus to change. He was right. They've been upgraded.
Sauces are more complex, dishes more varied.
And the garlic aspect still makes dining here a bit of an adventure. It's in the saffron sauce. In many dishes, the garlic flavor is mild. You're more likely to taste garlic for days after a visit to Assaggio's than here. A few small slices of garlic accompany red chilies, clams, shrimp, calamari and scallops.